Indian Railway is Changing of Freight Wagon Designs

Indian Railways plans to increase the number of trucks carried per trip on its Konkan Railway system by 27% through new design changes for freight wagons, aiming to reduce road transport volume and improve fuel efficiency.

September 13, 2007 10:10 am | Last Update: July 31, 2015 12:43 pm

Indian Railways is changing the design of its freight wagons to increase the number of rake-carrying trucks and decrease road transport volume.

The service of carrying trucks is currently in operation, on an experimental basis, on the Mumbai and Goa line on the Konkan Railway system.
Currently, one rake carries 40 wagons while the proposed new designs will accommodate 57 wagons on one trip, according to Indian publication the The Economic Times.
The system is fuel-efficient and is considered a practical alternative in terrorist-prone areas where chances of a truck getting waylaid is much higher, rail officials told the newspaper.
Plans are underway to make this system operational in other parts of the country.

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