Up to 300 kg of cargo stays in the railcar after unloading

Even free-flowing cargo partially stays in the railcar body after unloading — in the corners and on the inner beams. In open railcars the residue depends on moisture and cargo properties: after a rotary dumper pass, up to 300 kg of coal can remain on the floor and walls. A railcar released with residue means lost product, contamination claims on the next cargo and demurrage penalties.

The Sweeper GT cleans the railcar body in 3–5 minutes (depending on residue), fully sweeps the floor and walls and gathers the residue at the railcar end — for a grab bucket or discharge through the hatches. Instead of a four-man crew with shovels and crowbars — and 20 minutes per railcar.

Frozen residue is a separate case: a brush machine cannot deal with it. It is thawed first, and only then does the Sweeper GT clear the residue in the same 3–5 minutes.

In covered railcars, residue in corners and on beams is practically impossible to collect by hand. The best tool is a powerful VH-500 vibrator: the impact reaches the most hidden spots of the railcar body where cargo collects.

Terminals already pair railcar vibrators with rotary dumpers for complete railcar clean-out in one cycle. The VH-500R is now being deployed: vibrators built directly into the rotary dumper, running on a single control system and one algorithm with the dumper.

At 2–3 railcars a day, mechanised cleaning usually doesn't pay off — check our savings calculator or ask an engineer.