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Blog Entry# 375424
Posted: Mar 18 2012 (08:27)

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Mar 18 2012 (08:27)  
 
Anil Kumar Garg
Anil Kumar Garg   24032 blog posts
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At Madgaon - the RO-RO service
courtesy cloudno9
It is a unique road-rail synergy. Truck operators, who normally compete with the railways for a share of the goods transport pie, are utilising the tracks in a big way in the Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC). Loaded trucks are thus transported daily on wagons from Kolad in Maharashtra to Verna in Goa. The trucks-on-train system, known as RO-RO (roll-on roll-off), was introduced in 1998 when the Corporation did not have enough freight traffic. The KRC authorities chose this particular stretch as the terrain is hilly
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and trucks take more than 12 hours to cover it. Now the running time is about eight hours. The two points are close to the national highways. The trucks are "rolled on" to the wagons, known as flats, at Kolad and at Verna. The drivers travel in the train and take delivery of the trucks at the destinations.

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Mar 19 2012 (09:35)
Anil Kumar Garg   24032 blog posts
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another photo of RO-RO service
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