Class NPS-3 wagons entered service in 1975. They are used in 15 wagon sets to transport 216m welded rail lengths. This one has been modified to serve as spacer between the locomotives and ore wagons when ore trains are being backed into the unloading tippler.Number range 96 030 003 to 96 030 186, Length between couplers 14.784m, Length over headstocks 13,900m, Length between bogie pivot centres 11.000m, Deck height 1.070m, Width 2.426m, Tare 17,000kg, Load 42,000kg. |