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86.06 - Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled. - Tank wagons and the like 8606.30 - Self-discharging vans and wagons, other than those of subheading 8606.10 8606.10 - Other : - - Covered and closed 8606.92 - - Open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60 cm 8606.99 - - Other 8606.91 This heading covers vehicles for the trans ort of goods on railway networks (of any gauge). It also covers small vehicles or trucks for e transport of goods b rail, in mmes, on budding sites, in factories, warehouses, etc. These latter generally differ From true wagons, carriages, etc., in that they are not fitted with springs. & In addition to the usual open wa ons and trucks (flat trucks, tipping wagons, etc.) and covered vans, the heading includes the fo owing specialised types : fi I Tank wagons and the like (e.g., reservoir wagons, cask wagons). ( 2 ) Insulated or refrigerated vans and wagons. (31 Self-discharging vans and wagons (tipping wagons, hopper wagons, etc.). 141 Underslung flat trucks for the transport of heavy goods. (5) Timber carrying trucks. (li)Reservoir wagons fitted with stoneware, etc., reservoirs for the transport of chemicals. (7) Horse boxes. (8') Double deck wagons (e.g., for carrying cars). (9) Vans specially equipped for the transport of live poultry or live fish. (10) Platform trucks for carrying other trucks. (11) Narrow gauge wagons of all kinds. (12) Mining wagons. (13) Trolleys for the transport of rails, girders, etc. (14) Trucks fitted with rails, for carrying rail-road trailers. (15) Wagons and trucks specially designed for the transport of highly radioactive products. Road-rail " trailers devised for transport by special trucks fitted with guide rails are excluded (heading 87.16). "
1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Railway or tramway sleepers of wood or of concrete, or concrete guide-track sections for hovertrains (heading 44.06 or 68.10); (b) Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel of heading 73.02; or (c) Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment of heading 85.30. 2.- Heading 86.07 applies, inter alia, to : (a) Axles, wheels, wheel sets (running gear), metal tyres, hoops and hubs and other parts of wheels; (b) Frames, underframes, bogies and bissel-bogies; (c) Axle boxes; brake gear; (d) Buffers for rolling-stock; hooks and other coupling gear and corridor connections; (e) Coachwork. 3.- Subject to the provisions of Note 1 above, heading 86.08 applies, inter alia, to : (a) Assembled track, turntables, platform buffers, loading gauges; (b) Semaphores, mechanical signal discs, level crossing control gear, signal and point controls, and other mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment, whether or not fitted for electric lighting, for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields.