Torpedo Ladle Car.
Prototype: Privately owned car, used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). Built starting in 1967. Use: Transport of molten crude iron.
Most Important Facts
| Article No. | 15188 |
|---|---|
| Gauge / Design type | Minitrix / |
| Era | III+IV |
| Kind | Freight Cars |
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Highlights
- Weathered version.
- New car number.
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Product description
Model: Era III-IV. The car has a metal torpedo ladle and a close coupler mechanism. The container can be tipped to both sides and is weathered.
Length over buffers 212 mm / 8-3/8".Spare parts for our articles can be found here in our spare parts search.
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Publications
- New Items 2003 - Main Catalog 2003 / 2004 - Main Catalog 2004 / 2005 - Main Catalog 2006 - Main Catalog 2007/2008
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Prototype information
The main product of the blast furnace is crude iron. It is transported in torpedo ladle cars for further processing in the steel mill. The prototype for our model is an 18-axle special design car with an authorized total weight of 360 metric tons. The interior of the torpedo ladle is lined with fireproof brick so that the 1,350 degree Celsius hot load does not cool off, and so that the ladle does not melt through. Three to four of these cars can be seen in a train consist. Two-axle empty cars are coupled between these cars so that the authorized load on railroad bridges is not exceeded.
