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really used for the movement of these types of
In
addition,
clearances
vary,
in
many
cases,
vehicles. The vehicles, when loaded on a suita-
from
one
country
to
the
next
and
within
one
ble railcar, can be transported in their reduced
country;
consequently,
evaluation
of
transpor-
height configuration with restrictions within
tability capability must be made on an indi-
European countries complying with the Inter-
vidual basis.
national Loading Gauge (formerly Berne Inter-
national); the majority of the countries in the
7-7.
Transport
on
US
Army
Foreign
Service
Middle
East;
and
South
America,
Australia,
Flatcars
India, and Pakistan. In the Middle East and
South
America,
the
clearances
vary
by
country,
a. General. The vehicles can be transported
on a bumber of US Army-owned foreign service
and each country will require a separate check.
flatcars. These flatcars are exclusively for the
In Australia, India, and Pakistan, wide- or
transport
of
US
military
materiel.
broad-gauge railways provide greater clear-
ances and less restrictions. Because of the vari-
represents a few of the flatcars available in
ous designation systems used by different coun-
Europe that are suitable for transporting the
tries, foreign railcars are not easily classified.
vehicles.
b. Materials. The materials required for
same as those used for transporting the vehicles
blocking and tiedown of the vehicles on US
within CONUS. For general guidance, refer to
Army-owned foreign flatcars are essentially the
