LOADING RAILWAY CARRIAGE

The invention relates to a railway goods wagon, consisting essentially of a loading platform (1) and two wheel sets, two sets of double-axle running gear or two bogeys, the suspension being provided via laminated bearing springs (6) which are suspended from spring brackets (3) with suspension links (4). The object of the invention has consisted in constructing the railway goods wagon in such a way that using simple economical means a possible way is provided of moving the railway goods wagon under items to be loaded, in particular interchangeable containers, of raising the loading platform and lowering the loading platform again into the travel position after the items for loading have been picked up, in order to permit the railway goods wagon to be loaded and unloaded independently of loading devices external to the wagon. This object is achieved in that with a railway goods wagon of the type mentioned at the beginning a lifting element (10, 12) is interconnected between each suspension link (4) and the associated spring bracket (3) of the loading platform (1) or of the bogey frame, by means of which lifting element (10, 12) the loading bridge (1) can be raised with respect to the wheel sets (2) or the double-axle running gear or with the bogey frame with respect to its wheel sets (2).