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What is train load?
Definition of trainload : the full freight or passenger capacity of a railroad train also : a load that fills a train.
What is the difference between wagon load and train load?
When full rake is loaded, Train-load rates are charged whereas if number of wagons loaded is less than standard size of rake, Wagon-load rates are charged which are slightly higher than Train-load rates.
How many wagons are on a train?
What exactly was a wagon train? It was a group of covered wagons, usually around 100 of them.
What is difference between train load and wagon load?
What is a wagon load?
1 : a load that fills or could fill a wagon a wagonload of apples. 2 : an indefinitely large quantity a wagonload of options.
What is the difference between wagon load and freight charges?
Freight charges per ton are very low compared to wagon load due to bulk quantity & low special operational requirement. Wagon Load: For smaller customers with distributed freight transport needs, Railways provide this facility. Unit of transport is single wagon. This form directly compete with road container transport.
What is block load in railway?
A train load which bypasses one or more Marshalling Yard is known as Block load. Block loads are given progressive number each month to see how many are run during the month. All wagons are meant to be unloaded at a particular point. Eg. Full train load of coal wagons to a particular thermal power house.
What are the types of freight wagons of Indian Railways?
I shall keep this answer on Types of Freight Wagons ( Rolling Stock) of Indian Railways very brief. Till 1990s IR had Four wheeler Goods wagons and there after these have been replaced by higher capacity 8 wheeler two bogie type wagons.Subsequently there was also a transition from Vacuum braking system to Air Braking system.
What is the difference between ordinary BOXN wagons and rake wagons?
Rake loads rise to 3783t from the 3411t of ordinary BOXN wagons. These wagons were designed for higher speed (100km/h) operations with higher axle loads (22.1t for coal, 23.5t for iron ore). 301 of these wagons were produced between Nov. 1999 and March 2000 and at first allocated to the Hospet – Chennai section.