Higher speed mail/express and freight trains required-

7 ,13 Heavy-haul freight operations are also common in USA, China and
Russia with trains carrying in excess of 20,000 tonnes each compared to
5000 tonnes in our case. These superconducting trains operating in
evacuated tubes at speeds of up to 6,500 km/h (4,039 mph) on international
trips. The proponents of this system say that ET3 could be 50 times more
efficient than electric cars or trains.
The concept is based on the use of like heavy-duty above ground electrical
wires, but instead of carrying power, these high-tension wires become the
support for carriages. The proponents of the system see big advantages in
terms of cost (somewhere between three and 10 times less expensive than a
railway, maglev system, monorail system or motorway) and efficiency (an 80
kW (107hp) motor would take a 20-person passenger vehicle up to 155 mph
(250 km/h)).

High speed rail corridors
Rails to unload goods straight in factories and warehouses
Need for better security in freight trains.
New policy on parcels to encourage transportation of milk.
New concept of hub and spoke for parcel business
Third party warehousing in Special Parcel Terminals envisaged.
2 of the 6 planned Dedicated Freight Corridors Western DFC (Delhi-Mumbai) and
the Eastern DFC (Ludhiana-Kolkata) to be commissioned by March 2017.
Maximum speed of freight trains would be raised from 60-70 kmph to over 100
kmph.
Indian Railways (IR) is planning to buy 200 high horse power (HP) electric
locomotives to use on its proposed $16bn dedicated freight corridor (DFC) project.
Originating fright loading will increase from 1010 MT from the year 2011-12 to 2165
MT in the year 2019-20 and Net Ton KMs in billions will increase from 656 to 1407
during the same period.
Every piece of railroad rolling stock operating in North American interchange
service is required to carry a standardized set of reporting. The marks are made up
of a two- to four-letter code identifying the owner of the equipment accompanied
by an identification number and statistics on the equipment's capacity and tare
(unloaded) weight.
Division of freight rails in three classes: Class-I, Class-II and Class-III (depending on
time of delivery)
Double-stack rail transport is a form of intermodal freight
transport where intermodal containers are stacked two high on railroad cars.
Automobiles stacked in open or closed auto racks, the vehicles being driven on or
off the carriers.
Steel plates transported in modified gondolas called coil cars.
Goods that require certain temperatures during transportation can be transported
in refrigerator cars (or reefers - US) or refrigerated vans (UIC), but refrigerated
containers are becoming more dominant.
Center beam flat cars are used to carry lumber and other building supplies.
Extra heavy and oversized loads are carried in Schnabel cars
Use of sensors and detectors in freight trains that can monitor both vehicle
performance and cargo status.
Use of emergency call buttons in freight trains, utilizing a wireless remote device
that, when activated by the operator, provides responders with the precise location
of the vehicle. Additional emergency support technologies include automatic
vehicle shutdown via the engine governor, fuel line, or air brake system.
"Juice Train" (or "Orange Juice Train") is the popular name for famous unit trains of
fresh orange juice operated by railroads in the United States.
Railex LLC is a refrigerated rail service in partnership with the Union Pacific
Railroad and CSX that transports fruits, vegetables and other temperature sensitive
cargo across the United States.
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal
container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (rail, ship, and truck),
without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes.
Wagonload traffic typically consists of individual wagons load with goods at
separate locations (goods shed), transferred to marshalling yards where the wagons
are sorted by destination, then transported to a destination marshalling yard where
individual wagons are separated and collected into trains per destination.
Remote Control Locomotives (RCL) for cargo trains.
Congestion alert systems consisting of information collected from cameras, sensors
and other sources that can compiled to determine where congestion is (or will be)
occurring, with the results distributed via web portals and other communication
media.
High horse power three phase electric locomotive.
4000 HP AC/AC diesel locomotive used as freight trains






Increasing the rail connectivity-
8(part connectivity),
9(4 bridges)

Art museums on wheels: 15,
Platform :
high-quality waiting space easily accessible to platforms, conference halls, business centres, retail
shops, restaurants, entertainment and cultural facilities, museums and art galleries, and a variety of
other attractions would make the passengers' stay pleasant and memorable in both suburban and
long-distance trains must also look smart and colorful.
,Large stations would be developed to provide multifarious facilities like offices,
retail, entertainment, restaurants, theatres, hotels, and health and education
services.
Hygienic and air-conditioned food plazas having consumer-friendly ambience
opened at Pune and Chennai and license for similar plazas awarded for 17 more
locations.
In all, 50 such plazas will be opened by the end of this financial year across
the zonal Railways. Railneer - packaged drinking water is to be made
available from December this year

Customer services in train:
On board merchandising
Healthcare in trains
Rail Tel Corporation has been created to make a nationwide broadband
multimedia network by laying optical fiber cable along the railway tracks.
This system will provide better operational and passenger amenities and
additional revenue to Railways.
To give improved telecommunication systems on Railways, Optical Fibre
based communication systems has been adopted and laying OFC has
increased to 7,700 route kilometer this year.
Reduction of Car outside Noise:To create less noise pollution
Lifting mechanism to lift handicapped people into the trains
Design of passenger coaches must combine the state-of-the-art technology
and the best of aesthetics with an Indian touch. These would not only carry
passengers from place A to place B but also act as business and knowledge
centers on wheels, providing facilities like conferencing, banking and other
IT-enabled Services.
On line and E-enabled Freight Management System
On board entertainment as well as informative videos/audios on select
stations having cultural heritage.
High speed rail corridors
Electrification of railways network.
Wifi in trains with New Delhi- Howrah Rajdhani being the first train (2013).
Fifty other trains are expected to be connected this year.
Improved Automatic fire and Smoke Detection System
Self-Stabilizing Track (SST) devised by KRC, which is undergoing trials at
present.
Li-fi technology: This is a technology which is still in the process of
development. Li-Fi, transmits data using the spectrum of visible light and
leads to reduced costs and greater efficiency to traditional Wi-Fi.Wi-Fi and
Li-Fi both transmit data over the electromagnetic spectrum, but whereas
Wi-Fi uses radio waves, Li-Fi uses visible light. This technology is appealing
for railways and metros not only for the opportunity if offers passengers to
better access web-based material and enjoy a greater array on on-board or
at-station infotainment but also from an operational point of view as Li-Fi by
not using radio frequencies poses no risk of interfering with mission critical
electronic circuitry.
Virtual Ticketing Agents: The next development could well be Virtual
Agents at station computer offering a combination of ticket office, vending
machine and call centre. For passengers it offers a human contact but also
the immediacy and speed of a ticket machine.
Smart cards would be brought into railways also that would make travel
faster and convenient.
Infrastructure Development Scheme/GIS: Elaboration of infrastructure
development schemes related to the preparation of the IP and visualization
of results by means of a Geographic Information System (GIS)


Safety and security:
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Anti-Collision Device (ACD), state-of-art indigenous technology of KRC is
currently under-going intensive field trials and is capable of avoiding
collision between trains.

A number of distressed bridges, old tracks, signaling system and other safety
enhancement devices will be replaced during this period.
Anti-collision device by Konkan Railway, is going on and once deployed
across the Zonal Railways,
Renewal, replacement, up gradation and technological aids for early
detection of flaws and mechanized, integrated maintenance of both track
and rolling stock would be planned and managed from the standpoint of
attaining the goal of zero derailments.
Advanced signaling technology (such as automatic verification of train
movement and line occupation through track circuiting/axle counters, Train
Protection Systems and Anti-Collision Devices) would be used in
combination with training of station and running staff to eliminate collisions.
Communication, inter-locking and warning devices at manned level crossing
gates can be improved.
Unmanned level crossing gates would be progressively manned or protected
or replaced by subways, Road Over Bridges and Under Bridges (ROB &
RUBs).
An integrated security system covering major railway stations with CCTV
surveillance, electronic access control, personal and baggage screening
systems, explosive detection and disposal system would be implemented.
GPS Train tracking system.
Wheel impact load detectors.
RFID based Wagon/Parcel Tracking System.
Passenger Entertainment: Train passengers will now be offered films, TV programs,
music, games and news either by fixed on-board video displays (similar to airlines)
or via Wireless to be watched on their own device. On example of this is NTV in Italy
which offers an on-board portal, Italolive, which enables passengers to watch TV,
films, news and sport
Improved audio visual warning to road users in advance of approaching trains.
Development of crashworthy coaches
Provision of Vigilance Control Device in all locomotives
Various measures to prevent fire incidents on trains
Fire retardant materials
Multi-tier protection for electric circuits
Portable fire extinguishers in coaches
Induction based cooking to replace LPG in pantry cars
Intensive checks against explosives and inflammable materials.




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The participation of both private and public sectors in developing rail
infrastructure has gone up.

Green initiative
The SolarBullet project is a campaign aiming to bring high-speed (we're
talking 220 mph (354 km/h)) trains using tracks equipped with solar panel
carrying canopies that would provide the 110 megawatts of electricity that
the system needs to run. While on the subject, solar isn't the only
alternative energy being considered for powering train networks. Turbines
incorporated into tracks that could be used to harness wind energy from the
train as it whooshes overhead.
Sky bus metro is another innovative, economic and eco-friendly mass rapid
transportation solution devised by Konkan Railway.

Rechargeable Trains Using Solar Electricity From The Tracks:While
contactless systems that allow personal electric vehicles to recharge on the
go are gathering momentum, these systems also hold potential for making
mass transportation greener and more efficient.
The first train, Gwalior-Varanasi Bundelkhand Express, fitted with bio-toilets
is running since January 2011.
2096 Bio-toilets so far installed.

Double-Skin Car Body And Module Type Interior Fitting:For better resistant
to corrosion
Solar panels infused tracks
Renewable energy projects (solar, wind etc.) for power generation.
Tap solar energy for lighting and air-conditioning in the coaches
Device converting railway tracks vibrations into energy to be introduced in
India
High-Speed and Hyper-Speed Rail: That would never crash, be immune to
weather, go twice as fast as an airplane, four times as fast as a bullet train,
and to top it off run completely on solar power.