strictly speaking: bottle (torpedo) cars do not transport molten steel but pig (raw) iron from the blast furnaces to the basic oxygen plant which converts iron to steel. Steel is then sent to the continuous caster (within the same or adjacent building).
That ungated crossing where the road zigzags across the track seems to be just asking for accidents to happen, particularly with propelling moves of some lengthy trains. (And there didn't seem to be a shunter hanging on the end of those empty hoppers at 14:56.) . I suppose it's all internal traffic so drivers are briefed on safety protocols and so on, I suppose.
Which country are you from? There are still many unrestricted railway crossings in Germany, even in the middle of the city. or you have to call the person in charge at the level crossing so that they can open the barriers briefly
The Deutsch T-Bottles appear to be the equivalent capacity of two of the larger U. S. Treadwell bottles--reargding iron volume capacity. I'd hate to have to re-rail one of the large German bottles, if it was a load. ThyssenKrupp appears to operate safe and efficient in-plant switching operations.
they are about a 400/450 metric tonne capacity if i recall correctly. here in belgium we use 220 tonne bottle cars atm. making the transition to 500 tonne ones in a year or so
Beinahe noch interessanter als die Züge sind so manche Straßenfahrzeuge. Weiß jemand, was die blauen Tankwagen transportieren? Tolles Video, Daumen hoch!!!
