TANK CAR AND ROLLING STOCK COMPOSED OF TANK CARS Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC B61D5/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: tank car barrel is composed by vessel consisting of shell (5) and two bottoms (6) mounted on the frame or semi-frame and equipped with the set of feed-and-drain valves and accessories arranged at shell end part. Said the set of feed-and-drain valves and accessories arranged at shell end part is located some 5000-7000 mm to automatic coupler pivot pin while tank car length in coupler coupling axes varies from 17830 mm to 18230 mm. Train of tank cars includes at least two tank cars configured as described above. At least one pair of adjacent tank cars is configured so that shell ends face each other to support said sets of feed-and-drain valves and accessories, or are opposed.

EFFECT: decreased material input.

5 cl, 4 dwg