Railway Oil and Liquids Tanks used in Europe, and the models.
Fleet cars with no oil branding and fleet tanks owned by companies who specialize in the transport of Liquids
The European continent supports quite a few companies who specialize in the transportation of bulk liquids and oils, and I feature some of them here. Because tank cars a very specialized form of carriage, the railway operations such as DB are reluctant to build, or own them. Each tank car must be fitted and used only for carriage of the same type of product, unlike a box car used for dry goods of any type, or an open wagon used for minerals or rock. This is why specialised transport companies were formed to build and own tank cars. So if a food company used a tank for a load of vinegar, the same car could be used for the same purpose for another food company.
The name EVA, stands for Eisenbahn-Verkehrsmittel-AG, Düsseldorf, Germany., or Railway Transportation Corporation. I am not sure of their history, but they certainly existed after 1945. I got this picture one day in the team track yard at Altkloster, the tank car is restricted to the carriage of solvents (ladegut: lösungsmittel), and also restricted for use by the Hoechst chemical company. (Another EVA tank)
This tank was photographed near the oil storage yard at Altkloster, and belongs to EVA. It is restricted to the loading of flammable liquids (Ladegut: Brennbare Flüssigkeiten). I guess the logo UK stands for the company who has sole use of this tank.
The name VTG, stands for Vereinigte Tanklager und Transportmittel GmbH or United Tank Farm and Transport Services, Inc. This tank car was taken on an eastbound train at the east end of Altkloster. It is labelled for the carriage of acids, alkalis, and flammable liquids (Säuren Laugen Brennbare Flüssigkeiten). I can only assume they have special cleaning facilities to be able to vary the loads.
