Wrocław 2024-01-20
ZNTK Wrocław freight wagon type 203V (Flls).
The type 203V wagon, letter designation Flls, is a self-unloading wagon, popularly called "Szutrówka". The wagon is two-axle with a "hopper" unloading system. The wagon is designed to transport aggregate, limestone, mining and metallurgical waste, etc. The wagon is also used during renovations and modernization of railway infrastructure. The wagon has two axles. Unloading takes place through openings in the lower part of the box, closed hatches that are manually activated. Gravity loading and unloading method.
The design of the type 203V wagon, letter designation Flls, was developed in 1971 by ZNTK Wrocław to replace older wagons of similar types, but with lower operational parameters. Wagons of this type were produced in the period 1971-1978. The wagons were painted brown (brick red).
T-T data of the wagon type 203V letter designation Flls:
Length 9.14 m. Height 3.34 m. Wheelbase 5.00 m. Load capacity 17 cubic meters. Curb weight 11,400 kg. Minimum arc radius 75 m. Maximum weight 28,500 kg. Maximum speed 100 km/h. Track width 1,435 mm. Pneumatic braking system. Oerlikon ESt3e mechanical combined brake. Suspension: 4 8-leaf springs.
In addition to the type 203V with the letter designation Flls, the type 204V (Flls) was also produced, which differed in the structure of the frame. This wagon was developed in 1974, also at ZNTK Wrocław, and produced there. The empty weight of the type 204V (Flls) wagon was 12,000 kg and the maximum weight was 24,000 kg.
Letter markings: F - wagons of special construction with an open roof, mainly self-unloading ones for the transport of bulk materials. LL - with movable side walls. S - maximum speed 100 km/h.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman