Patent ID: 6401624
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B60G,B61B,B61D,B65G

Abstract:
Railway terminal (1) for loading railway wagons (6) with containers (7, 9, 10) and/or unloading railway wagons (6) which are laden with containers (7, 9, 10), comprising:a section of track (3), and at least one loading (4) and/or unloading platform (5) which is arranged along and adjacent to the said section of track (3) and which is at a higher level than the said section of track (3), supports arranged on either side of the section of track (3), and at least one railway wagon (6) having a superstructure (14) comprising a loading floor (15), the railway wagon (6) being provided with setting means (17) with which the superstructure (14) can be vertically adjusted with respect to the section of track (3) so as to be moved upwards from the supports (11) and to be supported on the supports (11), in such a manner that the loading floor (15) of the said railway wagon (6) is held at a fixed, predetermined height during loading and/or unloading, wherein said supports have upper support faces to support said superstructure which face unobstructed in an upward direction when no superstructure is supported thereon.