Koki Freight Car Question

[ShinCanadaSen]

Hello,

 

I understand that Koki 104's and 106 are basically the same (Rated for 110 KM/h and 106's designed to handle ISO Containers) but what are Koki 107's Designed for?

 

Thanks :)

[bikkuri bahn]

The koki 107 was designed as a replacement for the life-expired koki 50000 type.  Apparently it has a different cross brace arrangement from the earlier koki 100 sub-series, but the biggest difference is an upright brake wheel mounting on the car end, rather than on the side in the 104's and 106's.  It shares this feature with the koki 50000 type, which as mentioned it will replace.