The order was announced by the rail wagon leasing company at the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich this week. In addition to its initial confirmed order, the company has also secured options for several hundred more wagons.
The Twin concept owes its name to the particular construction of the units, which have two identical pockets each able to accommodate a semitrailer, a swap body up to 13.6 m long, a 30’, 40’ or 45’ container or two 20’ containers or two swap bodies up to 7.82 m long.
The undercarriages of both pockets are seated in the middle on a shared bogie of the 34 m long, six-axle wagon; articulation enables the unit to operate on small curves down to 75 m radius.
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