Ladle transfer car

{{Short description|Type of rail car used for carrying molten metal}}

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A ladle transfer car is a material handling tool which is used in foundries. The car carries a metal ladle, typically torpedo-shaped (with two pointed ends), from one location to another for processing molten metal.[http://www.transfer-cart.com] special transfer cart on-rail{{cite web |url=http://www.hundred-percent.com.cn/product/454258866-210247392/KPT_50T_ladle_transfer_trailer_for_steel_plant.html |title=KPT-50T ladle transfer trailer for steel plant |publisher=Xinxiang Hundred Percent Electrical And Mechanical Co., Ltd. |accessdate=2011-08-23 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120908021822/http://www.hundred-percent.com.cn/product/454258866-210247392/KPT_50T_ladle_transfer_trailer_for_steel_plant.html |archivedate=2012-09-08 |df= }}ladle transfer trailer for steel plant It can also be called a molten steel transporter, a torpedo car, a bottle car,{{Cite book|last=Schafer|first=Mike|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41002704|title=Freight train cars|date=1999|publisher=MBI Pub|others=Mike McBride|isbn=0-7603-0612-5|location=Osceola, Wis.|pages=93, 95|oclc=41002704}} or a Tundish transfer car.

The ladle is placed on a rail car but can be removed to pour out the molten metal.