Russia: The new rolling stock, designed to operate on 750 mm lines, can be used for transportation of continuous welded rails, wheeled and tracked machinery, and other cumbersome loads. The customer and the size of the batch are not disclosed.
According to the data from the manufacturer’s website, the four-axle PG1 flatcar with a payload of 14 t has a length over buffers of 9.3 m and a width of 2.37 m. The vehicle is made as an all-metal welded construction consisting of a frame mounted on bogies. The frame features flooring, draw and buffer gears, and brake equipment.
Preparing for the delivery of narrow-gauge PG1 flatcars to the customer. Source: Kambarka Engineering Works
The Kambarka Engineering Works is focused on designing and manufacturing of industrial diesel locomotives, metro maintenance machines for the 1,520 mm gauge track, as well as vehicles for narrow-gauge tracks of 600, 750, and 1,067 mm. In particular, the plant has recently supplied a train for the children’s railway in Kazakhstan.