Indian Railways to deploy aeroplane-inspired mixed cargo wagons
Indian Railways plan to deploy mixed cargo-passenger wagons, which can accommodate up to six tonnes of freight each. The wagons will use the belly freight…
India: signal failure likely accident cause, freight train indirectly involved
The train accident in India (Odisha state) on Friday, 2 June, marks one of the deadliest railway disasters in the country, with at least 288…
Indian Railways launches innovative, homemade aluminium freight rake
Besco Limited Wagon Division, an Indian wagon manufacturer, collaborated with Hindalco, an Indian aluminium manufacturer, to build a new type of train rake. It is…
India strengthens Trans-Asian rail freight prospects
The Dedicated Freight Corridor programme in India, which could eventually help open up vital new rail freight trading links with Europe, is entering its next…