Habis

Habis large-volume van

H — Covered, sliding wall

Volume-optimised van for cargo that runs out of space before it runs out of weight.

Specification

Tare
25 t
Payload
55 t
Gross on rail
80 t
Axle load
20 t
Axles
4
Over buffers
22.5 m
Loading length
20.8 m
Deck height
1180 mm
Volume
150 m³
Max speed
120 km/h
Carries
palletised goodslight manufactures
Loaded by
side

How many fit in a train

The binding limit is usually the shortest passing loop on the route, not the locomotive.

European norm
24 wagons
550 m train · 1320 t payload
TEN-T corridor
32 wagons
740 m train · 1760 t payload
Extended
37 wagons
835 m train · 2035 t payload

Worked example.1100 t needs 20 × Habis, which is 83% of a 550 m train (24 wagons). That is enough to justify running a block train: it goes origin to destination without being marshalled, so it avoids the 1–4 days of yard dwell wagonload adds, and the per-tonne rate is lower because the path and traction are spread over a full train.

Loading gauge clearance

Whether a load clears the tunnels and bridges, on this wagon's 1180 mm deck. This is not track gauge — see the track gauge checker for whether the wheels can run on a given network.

LoadW6A
3965
W8
3965
W10
4020
W12
4020
GA
4280
GB
4320
GB1
4320
GC
4650
1-T
5300
plate-c
4724
plate-f
5182
plate-h
6147
sa-cape
3965
dfc
7100
40ft standard (8'6")
3771 mm total
✓+194 ✓+194 ✓+249 ✓+249 ✓+509 ✓+549 ✓+549 ✓+879 ✓+1529 ✓+953 ✓+1411 ✓+2376 ✓+194 ✓+3329
High-cube (9'6")
4076 mm total
✗-111 ✗-111 ✗-56 ✗-56 ✓+204 ✓+244 ✓+244 ✓+574 ✓+1224 ✓+648 ✓+1106 ✓+2071 ✗-111 ✓+3024
Swap body
3850 mm total
✓+115 ✓+115 ✓+170 ✓+170 ✓+430 ✓+470 ✓+470 ✓+800 ✓+1450 ✓+874 ✓+1332 ✓+2297 ✓+115 ✓+3250
P400 semi-trailer
5180 mm total
✗-1215 ✗-1215 ✗-1160 ✗-1160 ✗-900 ✗-860 ✗-860 ✗-530 ✓+120 ✗-456 ✓+2 ✓+967 ✗-1215 ✓+1920

Margins in millimetres. A load clearing by less than 50 mm needs the operator to confirm the specific path before booking.

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