UIC Standard Goods Wagons
Since the 1960s, the majority of goods wagons procured by European railway administrations has been built to standards laid down by, or based on, those established by the UIC. In addition to open wagons the table also shows wagons with opening roofs (Class T), whose design is based on open wagons.
| Norm | UIC 571-1: Ordinary class two axles |
UIC 571-2: Ordinary class four axles |
UIC 571-3: Special class |
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| Class | Type 1 "French" |
Type 2 "German" |
Wagon with sliding roof four axles |
Hopper wagon two axles |
Saddle-bottomed wagon four axles |
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| without roof | with roof | without roof | with roof | |||||
| Class | Es | Ea(o)s | Taems |
Fcs | Tds | Fals | Tals | |
| Axle base | 4.85 m | 5.40 m | − | 6.00 m | − | |||
| Bogie pivot pitch | − | 9.00 m | − | 7.50 m | ||||
| Length over buffers | 9.04 m | 10.00 m | 14.04 m | 9.64 m | 12.54 m | |||
| Loading length, min. | 7.79 m | 8.76 m | 12.71 m | 12.40 m | − | − | ||
| Loading area, ca. | 22 m² | 24 m² | 35 m² | 33 m² | − | − | ||
| Loading volume, ca. | 36 m³ | 36 m³ | 71 m³ | 74 m³ | 40 m³ | 38 m³ | 75 m³ | 72 m³ |
| Unladen weight, max. | … | 12.5 t | 22.0 t | 24.0 t | 13.0 t | 13.5 t | 15.0 t | 15.5 t |
| Doors per side | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | − | − | ||
| Door width | … | 1.80 m | 1.80 m | 4.00 m | − | − | ||
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