Exim News Service reported that Indian Railways will launch a 15 day trial run of freight trains that can double stack containers from the first week of July 2008. The trial run is part of its dedicated freight corridor project.
As per report, Research Design & Standards Organization will conduct the dry run on a 60 kilometers stretch in Orissa.
The dry run would be conducted between Daitari and Jakhapura to establish a new height for the overhead electrical equipment line so that double stack containers can run on electrified lines. The electric wires are likely to be put up at a height of 7.4 meters.
If the experiment succeeds, India will have obtained the new technology to run double stack containers on flat wagons.
