Class U special wagon

They are used to move very large and heavy goods that would exceed the loading gauge on flat wagons.

Such loads typically include: combine harvesters, generators or narrow gauge vehicles.

The wagons have hydraulic equipment with which the load can be raised or lowered in order to manoeuvre it past obstacles.

When the vehicle is unladen the two carrying arms are joined directly to one another; the wagon can then travel in goods trains at normal speeds.

The DB has grouped several of the lime wagons with four hatches taken over from the DR into Class Uaoos-y.