Poor gauging information threatens Super-Low 45

摘要

It is now 19 months since WH Davis Ltd rolled out its prototype Super-Low 45 twin-platform wagon in May 2008. This would allow containers up to 9 ft 6 in high and 45 ft long to be carried within the W8 loading gauge.rnDuring the intervening period, the company has engaged in a lengthy process to secure an Engineering Acceptance Certificate, allowing orders that would recoup the £750 000 invested in the project to be secured. The venture is funded by a 50:50 partnership with Standard Car Truck, which designed and built the Super-Low 45's track-friendly Barber Low Ride bogies. Wabtec Corp acquired SCT just over a year ago.