Heavy-Duty Ballast Hopper Car 19-6940

The VPM-770PG Heavy-Duty Ballast Hopper Car is used for transportation of all types of ballast. The ballast unloading is mechanized and synchronized with its profiling on the track. The ballast is discharget in the required quantities, uniformly spread, and leveled. If neces- sary, this process may be inter- rupted. Besides, there is a pos- sibility to limit the height of the ballast layer in the middle of the track.

Advantage

Large hopper volume with an increased ballast carrying capacity

New bogies with an allowable cargo load of 25 t per axle

The hopper is equipped with an illumination system for lighting of the working area

SmartSun tracking system and RFID- marking for metal castings

A smaller fleet of track machines and railway cars required for repair work due to increased capacity of the hoppers

Specifications

Maximum static bogie axle load	24.8 tf
Lifting capacity	75 t
Cubic capacity	45 m²
Travel speed	120 km/h
Travel speed during ballast laying	3-5 km/h
Number of axles	4 ps.
Ballast laying height
— above the rail head	150 mm
— below the rail head	150 mm
Standard service life	40 years
Length between coupler axis	12 020 mm