This document provides guidance on the design and construction of Rail Tank Cars (RTC’s) and associated equipment commonly used for the transport in bulk of chemicals.
This document does NOT address the transport of solids or of products with specific requirements e.g. ethylene oxide, ammonia, etc.
The design and construction of RTC’s must, as a minimum, be in compliance with the international regulations concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID).
Transportable Pressure Equipment and other domestic regulations where applicable.
This guidance contains recommendations on top of what is already legally required.
The document is split into 2 columns:
A. Liquids (with a focus on chemicals i.e. non-oil products)
B. Gases (limited to liquefied flammable gases e.g. LPG, propane, butane, butadiene, propylene, etc. but excluding gases that have specific requirements such as ethylene oxide, chlorine, etc.)
Text that is common to both liquids and gases has been highlighted in blue.
This guidance contains recommendations on top of what is already legally required. It replaces the previous version of the Cefic Guidelines issued in 2003.
This document replaces the previous version of the Cefic Guidelines issued in 2003
CEFIC
Rev. 1 August 2013
Rev. 2 Luly 2016
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
ADR applicable as from 1 January 2013
The European Agreement concerning the International Carr...
Multilateral Agreement Under paragraph 1.5.1 of ADR, concerning the transport of UN 2672 ammonia solution in rigid and composite IBCs
UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Model Regulations 18a revised edition
Table of contents
Volume I (Recommendations, Parts 1 to 3, Dangerous...
Testata editoriale iscritta al n. 22/2024 del registro periodici della cancelleria del Tribunale di Perugia in data 19.11.2024
