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Utility cars house payload space, but more importantly power banks to accumulate power as the train travels. After the civil war, at least 37 Battery Cars were offline.^[1] This suggests that large parts of Snowpiercer are dedicated to power reserves.

Melanie later drained the batteries to much trying to escape from Wilford. As a result, the train could never move on it’s own again and had no energy reserves to restart the bogie motors. However before the Pirate Train was created, Bojan Boscovic said Big Alice has enough juice for systems to survive. Which means Big Alice recharged the batteries, some point after the sabotage of The Engine and is powering Snowpiercer.

However, without Snowpiercer’s engine, the energy it provided was only enough to support essential systems on the train. As a result, it was minus degrees inside the train and all resources were rationed. First Class was even decommissioned by Wilford to save energy.

C0992-C0997[edit | edit source]

Car C0995 is an Electrical junction.
Car C0996 is the first car to contain access to Sub-Train for anyone traveling from the tail.^[2]

Technology[edit | edit source]

The batteries in the car were developed by Solar Industries in Colorado, USA. They are Lead-acid batteries (6-GFM-200/12V200Ah) encased in a recycled aluminum shell.^[3]

Interior[edit | edit source]

Each car consists of three sections, with double internal bulkheads dividing them. To grant access through the door, a RFID Access Chip must be used. The battery section has several levels of batteries stacked in rows on each side of the car. While blue light illuminates the battery packs, they themselves have red indicators. The Utility section (mainly in the middle of the car) has a storage room divided by two RFID protected bars.^[3] The Sub-Train is accessible in the battery section, by a hatch in the floor.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Season One

First, the Weather Changed

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The lifetime of this kind of battery is around 5-7 years.
One of these batteries can charge a iPhone X around 73 times.
Each battery has around the same power capacity as a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range.
Ironically, the batteries carry a "Non Spillable" label.
There appears to be one of these cars as part of the Pirate Train.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Battery section
Interior
Interior
Behind the scenes
Layton being escorted through
Interior
Interior
Cargo section
Battery
Sign

References[edit | edit source]

[1] S01E10 - 994 Cars Long

[2] S01E01 - First, the Weather Changed

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 S01E06 - Trouble Comes Sideways

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-{{DISPLAYTITLE:Utility Cars C0992-C0997}}
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:Utility Car C0992}}
-{{Train|name = Utility Cars|image =BatteryCar.jpg |imagecaption = |car_no. = C0992-C0997|next_car =[[Bio-Security_Car|C0998 - Bio-Security Car]] |previous_car =[[EVA_Car|C0991 - EVA Car]] |class = [[:Category:3rd_Class|3rd Class]]|length = ~65.0 meters|height = ~11.9 meters|width = ~8.8 meters|owners = [[Wilford_Industries_(series)|Wilford Industries]]|aka =Battery Cars |use = Storage, Energy Storage|sectionr = [[1001_Cars_Long#3rd_Class_.28Section_3.4.29_C0849-C0997|Section 3.4]]|creator=[[Melanie_Cavill|Melanie Cavill]] &dagger;
+{{Train|name = Utility Cars|image = BatteryCarBTS.png|imagecaption = |car_no. = C0992-C0997|next_car =[[Bio-Security_Car|C0998 - Bio-Security Car]] |previous_car =[[Utility Car (EVA)|C0991 - EVA Car]] |class = [[3rd Class]]|length = ~65.0 meters|height = ~11.9 meters|width = ~8.8 meters|owners = [[Wilford_Industries_(series)|Wilford Industries]]|aka =Battery Cars |use = Storage, Energy Storage|sectionr = [[:Category:Snowpiercer (Series Train) Cars|Section 3.4]]|status = Derailed and destroyed for [[New Eden]] colony|train = [[Snowpiercer|Snowpiercer (TV Series Train)]]|creator=[[Melanie_Cavill|Melanie Cavill]]<br>[[Joseph_Wilford|Joseph Wilford]]}}'''Utility cars''' house payload space, but more importantly power banks to accumulate power as the train travels. After the civil war, at least 37 Battery Cars were offline.<ref>[[994 Cars Long|S01E10 - 994 Cars Long]]</ref> This suggests that large parts of [[Snowpiercer]] are dedicated to power reserves.
-[[Joseph_Wilford|Joseph Wilford]]}}'''Utility cars''' house payload space, but more importantly power banks to accumulate power as the train travels. After the civil war, at least 37 Battery Cars were offline<ref>[[994 Cars Long|S01E10 - 994 Cars Long]]</ref>. This suggests that large parts of [[Snowpiercer]] are dedicated to power reserves.
-Melanie later drained the batteries to much trying to escape from Wilford. As a result, the train could never move on it’s own again and had no energy reserves to restart the bogie motors. However before the [[Pirate train]] was created, [[Bojan Boscovic]] said [[Big Alice]] has enough juice for systems to survive. Which means Big Alice must have recharged the batteries, some point after the sabotage of [[The Engine]] and is powering Snowpiercer.
+Melanie later drained the batteries to much trying to escape from Wilford. As a result, the train could never move on it’s own again and had no energy reserves to restart the bogie motors. However before the [[Pirate Train]] was created, [[Bojan Boscovic]] said [[Big Alice]] has enough juice for systems to survive. Which means Big Alice recharged the batteries, some point after the sabotage of [[The Engine]] and is powering Snowpiercer.
-However, without Snowpiercers engine, the energy it provides is only enough to support essential systems on the train. As a result, it is now minus degrees inside the train and all resources are rationed. First Class is even decommissioned by Wilford to save energy.
+However, without Snowpiercer’s engine, the energy it provided was only enough to support essential systems on the train. As a result, it was minus degrees inside the train and all resources were rationed. First Class was even decommissioned by Wilford to save energy.
 ==C0992-C0997==
-* Car C0995 is an Electrical junction.
+*Car C0995 is an Electrical junction.
-* Car C0996 is the first car to contain access to [[Sub-Train]] for anyone traveling from the tail.<ref>[[First, the Weather Changed|S01E01 - First, the Weather Changed]]</ref>
+*Car C0996 is the first car to contain access to [[Sub-Train]] for anyone traveling from the tail.<ref>[[First, the Weather Changed|S01E01 - First, the Weather Changed]]</ref>
 ==Technology==
 The batteries in the car were developed by Solar Industries in Colorado, USA. They are Lead-acid batteries (''6-GFM-200/12V200Ah'') encased in a recycled aluminum shell.<ref name=":0">[[Trouble Comes Sideways|S01E06 - Trouble Comes Sideways]]</ref>
-== Interior ==
+==Interior ==
-Each car consists of three sections, with double internal bulkheads dividing them. To grant access through the door, a RFID [[Access Chip]] must be used. The battery section has several levels of batteries stacked in rows on each side of the car. While blue light illuminates the battery packs, they themselves have red indicators. The Utility section (mainly in the middle of the car) has a storage room divided by two RFID protected bars<ref name=":0" />. The [[Sub-Train]] is accessible in the battery section, by a hatch in the floor.
+Each car consists of three sections, with double internal bulkheads dividing them. To grant access through the door, a RFID [[Access Chip]] must be used. The battery section has several levels of batteries stacked in rows on each side of the car. While blue light illuminates the battery packs, they themselves have red indicators. The Utility section (mainly in the middle of the car) has a storage room divided by two RFID protected bars.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Sub-Train]] is accessible in the battery section, by a hatch in the floor.
 ==Appearances==
 :;Season One
-:;* [[First, the Weather Changed]]
+:;*[[First, the Weather Changed]]
 ==Trivia==
-* The lifetime of this kind of battery is around 5-7 years.
+*The lifetime of this kind of battery is around 5-7 years.
-* One of these batteries can charge a iPhone X around 73 times.
+*One of these batteries can charge a iPhone X around 73 times.
-* Each battery has around the same power capacity as a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range.
+*Each battery has around the same power capacity as a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range.
-* Ironically, the batteries carry a "Non Spillable" label.
+*Ironically, the batteries carry a "Non Spillable" label.
+*There appears to be one of these cars as part of the [[Pirate Train]].
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery ==
 <gallery>
-UtilityCar1.png|Battery section
+BatteryCarBTS.png|Battery section
-UtilityCar2.png|Cargo section
+Batery22.JPG|Interior
+UtilityCar1.png|Interior
+Batery1.JPG|Behind the scenes
 BatteryCar.jpg|Layton being escorted through
-BaterryCar.png|Battery
 BatteryCarAGSEC.png|Interior
 BatteryCars.png|Interior
+UtilityCar2.png|Cargo section
+BaterryCar.png|Battery
 KeepOutBattery.png|Sign
 </gallery>
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 <references />
 [[Category:Snowpiercer]]
-[[Category:Cars]]
 [[Category:3rd Class]]
+[[Category:Snowpiercer (Series Train) Cars]]