Rlys develop new freight wagons to transport cars

Rlys develop new freight wagons to transport cars
NEW DELHI: Railways have developed new freight wagons which can transport cars efficiently and is planning to run them in routes with a good business potential.

Currently, bulk of cars rolling out of factories for city outlets are transported by road. The trial run for these special purpose wagons is over and they have been already inducted into regular service in Gurgaon-Mundra Port and Gurgaon-Chennai circuit s, sources in the Railway Ministry said.

Transporting by rails would be far more efficient than trucks, they said. Each rake comprising the modified wagons can transport up to 270 cars of various types with 100 kmph speed potential.

The technological breakthrough of modifying such wagons was achieved by Lucknow-based Research Designs and Standards Organisation recently. The wagons are bi-lever and modified in such a fashion that they can transport cars of varied shapes and more effi ciently than trucks on roads, the sources said.

Recently, the Railways had announced a slash in tariff rates for transportation of iron ore for export purpose to consolidate its market share. – PTI

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