20 Axle ITB Internationale Tieflader-Bahntransport GmbH

Description:

This 20 axle schnabel car is owned by ITB Internationale Tieflader-Bahntransport GmbH a subsidiary of the Felbermayr Group of Companies. It is still in service.

Specification:

Capacity

524,000 lbs.

Light Weight

 

Load Limit

 

Number of axles

20

Empty Car Length

 

Maximum Loaded Length

 

Maximum Vertical Load Shifting ability

 

Maximum Horizontal Load Shifting ability (either side of car center line)

 

 

Photos:

The following photos were taken by Toby Koehler and are used with his permisssion. ITB heavyweight transformer car Uaai 83 81 996 1 201-4 at Graz Hbf. 2003-02-01.



The following photos were taken by Toby Koehler and are used with his permisssion. These photos were found on the The European Railway Picture Gallery web page. ITB has 16 special freight cars with between 6 and 32 axles and a load-bearing capacity of up to 500 tons These three photos were taken on March 25, 2002 moving a transformer from the ELIN transformer works in Weiz. The third photo is of the crew car that accompanies transformer shipment.

The following was found on the following web page.


 

Phase shifter to Poland

ITB transports 4 high-power transformers on behalf of the VA TECH Elin transformers to Mikulowa.

     
Since August 2000 was ITB together with VA TECH Elin transformers with investigations over the supply from high-power transformers to the Polish transformer plant Mikulowa busily.

After of Austria most successful transformer farmer with the Polish power supplier polish power Grid could kontraktieren, the first phase shifter was brought to April 2002 with a sword express weight by 187 tons at the beginning of to the dispatch.

On a 20-achsigen ITB carrying bill car with bent Durchladetraegern shipped, unreeled the transportation set to 04.04.2002 from the work Weiz direction of Austrian state border. The journey extended over the route Weiz - track village - Friedberg - Vienna - state border Bernhardsthal/Breclav - Ostrava - Vribice. Reached in Chalupki Polish territory, there took place also the Polish import duty dispatching. Over Opole and Wroclaw to 15.04.2002 the zielbahnhof Mikulowa was finally reached, where the transformer was placed to 16.04.2002 in the UW Mikulowa order in accordance with of ITB on its foundation.

 
  All accessory and oil transports were transferred likewise ITB and spent surely to the plant Mikulowa.
     

Three further sand will follow to summer 2002, a transformer also
187 tons and two with ever 225 tons.

ITB functions also with this project as a complete offerer, over rail special transport, the accessory and oil transports up to unloadings and foundation positions - everything in a hand.

Our special thanks apply for the involved course administrations, the OEBB, that beside our customer, CD and the PKP, in addition, our office in Prague, Hrn. Marcel Hubeny, which contributed much by its outstanding work to the good success.
 

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