Roos
Roos long flat
R — Flat, ordinary, bogies
Extended deck for loads too long for a standard flat.
Specification
- Tare
- 26 t
- Payload
- 54 t
- Gross on rail
- 80 t
- Axle load
- 20 t
- Axles
- 4
- Over buffers
- 24 m
- Loading length
- 22.8 m
- Deck height
- 1250 mm
- Max speed
- 100 km/h
How many fit in a train
The binding limit is usually the shortest passing loop on the route, not the locomotive.
- European norm
- 22 wagons
- 550 m train · 1188 t payload
- TEN-T corridor
- 30 wagons
- 740 m train · 1620 t payload
- Extended
- 34 wagons
- 835 m train · 1836 t payload
Worked example.1080 t needs 20 × Roos, which is 91% of a 550 m train (22 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 1250 mm deck. This is not track gauge — see the track gauge checker for whether the wheels can run on a given network.
| Load | W6A 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") 3841 mm total | ✓+124 | ✓+124 | ✓+179 | ✓+179 | ✓+439 | ✓+479 | ✓+479 | ✓+809 | ✓+1459 | ✓+883 | ✓+1341 | ✓+2306 | ✓+124 | ✓+3259 |
| High-cube (9'6") 4146 mm total | ✗-181 | ✗-181 | ✗-126 | ✗-126 | ✓+134 | ✓+174 | ✓+174 | ✓+504 | ✓+1154 | ✓+578 | ✓+1036 | ✓+2001 | ✗-181 | ✓+2954 |
| Swap body 3920 mm total | ✓+45 | ✓+45 | ✓+100 | ✓+100 | ✓+360 | ✓+400 | ✓+400 | ✓+730 | ✓+1380 | ✓+804 | ✓+1262 | ✓+2227 | ✓+45 | ✓+3180 |
| P400 semi-trailer 5250 mm total | ✗-1285 | ✗-1285 | ✗-1230 | ✗-1230 | ✗-970 | ✗-930 | ✗-930 | ✗-600 | ✓+50 | ✗-526 | ✗-68 | ✓+897 | ✗-1285 | ✓+1850 |
Margins in millimetres. A load clearing by less than 50 mm needs the operator to confirm the specific path before booking.