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Braithwaite was established in 1913 as the Indian Subsidiary of Braithwaite & Co. Engineers Limited (U.K.), for undertaking fabrication of Structural Steel Works. The Clive works in Calcutta commenced manufacture of wagons for Indian Railways from 1934.

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Ro Ro Wagon

RDSO has designed Low Floor RoRo Wagon dedicatedly for Ro-Ro service. Floor height of this Wagon is 975mm (i.e. 299 mm less than BRN 22.9 Wagon) First prototype wagon is manufactured by Braithwaite & Co. Limited.

Key Features

  • ★  5 Units consisting of 2 A-Cars and 7 B-Cars each.
  • ★  Capable of carrying all lengths of rigid frame trucks (up to 12 meters).
  • ★  A total of 45 rigid frame trucks can be transported in one rake.
  • ★  Wagons use coupler connections instead of slackless drawbars, enabling easier detachment and swapping of sick wagons.
  • ★  No restriction on the width, length, or gross load of the trucks.
  • ★  Maximum truck height allowed is 3000 mm as per IRSOD.
  • ★  No height restriction for DWARF Containers and DFC routes (up to 3.8 m height).
  • ★  Enables loading of semi-articulated vehicles longer than 12 meters using two wagons.

Higher Throughput & Flexibility

  • ★  Expansion of Roll on and Roll off (RO-RO) through optimization of wagon design.
  • ★  New design of RO-RO will give much more option up to 92 in normal condition and 114 types of trucks may be get transported in dedicated freight corridors.
  • ★  Roll on and Roll off will facilitate road transport also and will create a win-win situation for both the sector and will ultimately help in reducing overall freight cost in India.

Enhanced Carrying Capabilities

  • ★  RORO Wagon has provision for fitment of Automatic Twist Lock for carrying of ISO Containers.
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