Shimmns
Shimmns coil wagon
S — Flat, special, bogies
Sliding-hood wagon with a coil trough. The hood keeps weather off the coil; the trough stops it rolling.
Specification
- Tare
- 26 t
- Payload
- 64 t
- Gross on rail
- 90 t
- Axle load
- 22.5 t
- Axles
- 4
- Over buffers
- 14.2 m
- Deck height
- 900 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
- 38 wagons
- 550 m train · 2432 t payload
- TEN-T corridor
- 52 wagons
- 740 m train · 3328 t payload
- Extended
- 58 wagons
- 835 m train · 3712 t payload
Worked example.1280 t needs 20 × Shimmns, only 53% of a 550 m train (38 wagons). A block train at this volume means paying to haul empty space — the path and the locomotive cost the same whether the train is full or not. Wagonload consolidates your wagons with other traffic, at a higher per-tonne rate but no volume commitment, and adds 1–4 days of marshalling dwell.
Loading gauge clearance
Whether a load clears the tunnels and bridges, on this wagon's 900 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") 3491 mm total | ✓+474 | ✓+474 | ✓+529 | ✓+529 | ✓+789 | ✓+829 | ✓+829 | ✓+1159 | ✓+1809 | ✓+1233 | ✓+1691 | ✓+2656 | ✓+474 | ✓+3609 |
| High-cube (9'6") 3796 mm total | ✓+169 | ✓+169 | ✓+224 | ✓+224 | ✓+484 | ✓+524 | ✓+524 | ✓+854 | ✓+1504 | ✓+928 | ✓+1386 | ✓+2351 | ✓+169 | ✓+3304 |
| Swap body 3570 mm total | ✓+395 | ✓+395 | ✓+450 | ✓+450 | ✓+710 | ✓+750 | ✓+750 | ✓+1080 | ✓+1730 | ✓+1154 | ✓+1612 | ✓+2577 | ✓+395 | ✓+3530 |
| P400 semi-trailer 4900 mm total | ✗-935 | ✗-935 | ✗-880 | ✗-880 | ✗-620 | ✗-580 | ✗-580 | ✗-250 | ✓+400 | ✗-176 | ✓+282 | ✓+1247 | ✗-935 | ✓+2200 |
Margins in millimetres. A load clearing by less than 50 mm needs the operator to confirm the specific path before booking.