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Swap body

Intermodal Loading Unit optimised to road vehicle dimensions and fitted with handling devices for transfer between modes, usually road/rail. It is handled by gantry cranes or mobile transhipment equipment by the grappler pockets using grabs and lifted and loaded on the carrier wagons (vertical transhipment). In this document, the swap bodies considered are codified and suitable for wagons with a compatibility code C.
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ERA Technical Document
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Freight
Origin document

Codification of lines and wagons for combined transport and associated operational procedures Technical document : ERA/TD/2023-01/CCT - Version : 1.1 on 21 March 2023

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