46’6” Refrigerated Containers – Lindsay Australia

Lindsay Australia

Lindsay Australia Limited is an integrated transport, logistics and rural supply company listed on the ASX (Code: LAU). Lindsay Australia works in partnership with Australian farmers at all levels of the supply chain, with the two core divisions comprised of:

Lindsay Rural – Providing specialised advice and a range of agricultural products including seeds, chemicals, nutrients, fertilisers, irrigation, farm consumables and packaging. Lindsay Rural can utilise the Lindsay Transport refrigerated fleet to deliver rural supplies to farms and transport fresh produce to market via road or rail.
Lindsay Transport – One of Australia’s largest transport companies, delivering more than 2 million tonnes of freight to over 3,200 customers. Also offers unloading, cross-docking, storage, ripening, fumigation, and import/export services through Lindsay Fresh Logistics.

Customer Requirements

Lindsay Transport operates a hybrid logistics model of road and rail, with Pacific National (PN) providing rail haulage services for more than 350 company-owned refrigerated rail containers. Lindsay Transport’s costs are proportional to the net payload transported by PN; therefore, it was important to minimise the tare weight of the container.

Lindsay Transport’s customers include a number of primary producers, making it important to permit double-stacking of pallets without crushing the produce.

Railbox Solution

Railbox supplied Lindsay Transport with lightweight 46’6” (L) x 9’10” (H) x 2500mm (W) refrigerated intermodal containers, complete with vertical track and deck beams.

Weight reduction was achieved primarily through the use of aluminium external wall & roof sheeting, top and bottom side rails and floor cross-members, however, the specification of Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) internal lining also offered additional weight reduction and provided an easy-to-clean, food-grade internal surface, which was well-suited to fresh produce. At 6900kg, the tare weight of the container (inclusive of refrigeration plant) is approximately 800kg lighter than a comparable all-steel design.

To permit the double-stacking of pallets, Railbox installed aluminium Vertical Tracks and Deck Beams (VTDB), which are adjustable to suit the height of the lower pallets. The deck beam system also eliminates OH&S issues associated with manual lifting because the deck beams remain captive in the side wall tracks.

Equipment Specification

Dimensions
External	Length	14,185 mm (46’ 6”)
	Height	3,000 mm (9’ 10”)
	Width	2,500 mm
Internal	Length	13,150 mm
	Height	2,671 mm
	Width	2,380 mm
Door Opening	Width	2,380 mm
Door Opening	Height	2,676 mm
Thermal Performance
Container Carcass	Heat Leakage (maximum)	72 kcal / hr. C°
Container Carcass	Air Leakage (maximum)	5 m3 / hr
Ratings
Maximum Gross Weight (Rail)		40,000 kg
Tare Weight	Carcass ONLY	5,200 kg
Tare Weight	Carcass fitted with motor, fuel tank, fuel, decking beams & shoring bars	6,900 kg
Maximum Payload (Rail)		33,100 kg

Equipment Features

Standard inclusions and features:

Internal dimensions to permit loading of 22 Chep pallets on the floor
FRP internal side lining with aluminium upper and lower scuff plate liners
Aluminium external side wall and roof sheeting
Aluminium internal roof lining
Reinforced aluminium Reverse T ‘Easy Clean’ flat floor with anti-slip transverse notches
Provision for handling by vertical top lift at 40’ centres or bottom lift at 40’ centres
Square front protection frame for motor
600L carbon steel fuel tank (manufactured in Australia)
Aluminium Vertical Tracks and sliding Decking Beams (VTDB)
F Track (4 rows on each side wall)
6 x shoring bars per container
Emergency escape hatch incorporated into RH door leaf
Door hardware protection blocks
Uni-direction door handles for ease of opening and operation.