The Development History Of Rail Transfer Vehicles

The development history of rail transfer vehicles can be traced back to the early 20th century. At first, they were mainly used for freight transportation in the railway system, aiming to improve transportation efficiency and reduce manual labor. With the advancement of technology and the increase in demand, rail transfer vehicles have gradually expanded to other fields, such as coal mines, ports and industrial parks. Early development Early rail transfer vehicles were mainly converted from cars. The cab had no reversing device and needed to use a turntable to complete the reversing. In the early 1960s, the Yangtze River rail car appeared. This type of vehicle also had no reversing control device, and the personnel on the car used a turntable to change direction. In the mid-1960s, domestic rail cars began to use Jiefang brand gasoline engines and were equipped with reversing devices.