India’s Rail Coach Factory (RCF) is trying out applying the airline belly freight concept to railway carriages.
RCF has a new-design double-decker train carriage with a lower hold dedicated to some six tonnes of cargo, with 46 passengers on the upper deck.
The inspiration came during pandemic lockdowns, when, to maintain profitable operations, empty trains were used to carry parcel freight.
“The belly freight concept is widely used in airplanes for transporting cargo,” …
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