Railways launch stainless steel body open wagons
To improve the reliability and productivity of its freight wagons, Railways have taken up upgradation of existing open wagons into stainless steel body wagons.
By PTI |
CHENNAI: To improve the reliability and productivity of its freight wagons, Railways have taken up upgradation of existing open wagons into stainless steel body wagons.
A stainless steel body wagon upgraded from an open wagon was flagged off on Tuesday from the Carriage and Wagon Works at Perambur here, according to a press release.
The upgradaed wagons have the potential to carry additional freight of 11.6 tonnes for each wagon, the release said.
Railway Board Member-Mechanical Raj Kamal Rao formally flagged off the first wagon at a function.
For a rake of 58 wagons, it worked out to additional freight of 673 tonnes, about 16.6 per cent higher than the existing pay load of a rake, the release added.
A stainless steel body wagon upgraded from an open wagon was flagged off on Tuesday from the Carriage and Wagon Works at Perambur here, according to a press release.
The upgradaed wagons have the potential to carry additional freight of 11.6 tonnes for each wagon, the release said.
Railway Board Member-Mechanical Raj Kamal Rao formally flagged off the first wagon at a function.
For a rake of 58 wagons, it worked out to additional freight of 673 tonnes, about 16.6 per cent higher than the existing pay load of a rake, the release added.
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