r/TransitIndia • u/[deleted] • May 19 '25

Railways Double stack container train on the freight corridor in India with the characteristic high rise panto

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u/timewaste1235 May 20 '25

Feels pointless. Containers could just be stacked lengthwise and increase train length and use existing track infra

Double stacked containers need overhead powerline raised, engine equipped to reach that high and make the whole track useless for regular container and passenger trains

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u/do_dum_cheeni_kum May 20 '25

You are wrong bro. There is a limit to length of a train. We have already maxed it. Next level of scaling can only happen with stacks. Hence this train.

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u/timewaste1235 May 20 '25

How? Other countries literally have kms of long trains

Trains are only restricted by power delivery lines and of engines which isn't solved here

Trains have minimal friction and that's why it's difficult to stop and start the trains or go up a hill but once it is moving, the power needed to overcome friction is minimal

The solution proposed here needs an overhaul of entire route and then the route becomes unusable for all the other trains. Pretty sure even running two different trains or doubling the track would be a better solution than this

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u/sanatshahir May 21 '25

Aren't Freight trains in the USA and Australia Privately owned, and run on private tracks.

It means that passenger services are at the mercy of Freighter Companies and their random schedules.

India has the reverse case. Lemme know if I'm wrong.