@ Alex.. this was taken at Idappilli

Posted by Binai Sankar on 2009 Aug 30 17:14:40 +0000

Where was this photo taken?

Posted by Alex P. John on 2009 Aug 30 05:37:00 +0000

Are those grilles meant for ventilation? If yes, these wagons might be for carrying livestock. Alsonote the super-long road number on the wagon! Looks like somebody's mobile number!

Posted by Karan Desai on 2009 Aug 29 20:22:03 +0000

Military use .. the overlapping panels at the end fold over to provide a continuous surface to roll tanks from one end to another

Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2009 Aug 25 03:15:52 +0000

Thats right BFAT is actually "BOGIE FLAT ARJUN TANK WAGON". More information click here.

Posted by R Viswa Chandra on 2009 Aug 24 05:34:13 +0000

Thats right these are meant for Tanks and other armored vehicles. One can see them in large numbers at Babina stn on NCR. Projected Triangular shaped members also have arrangement for putting metal chains to secure the loads during transit. Also notice these flat cars have 3x2 axles as opposed to usual 2x2 for supporting higher loads.

Posted by Anant K Singh on 2009 Aug 24 02:58:51 +0000

are these for miliary use or colour does not mean anything here!

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2009 Aug 23 22:44:32 +0000

These are VB wagons, able to carry battle tanks and other heavy vehicles.

Posted by Anamitra Ghatak on 2009 Aug 23 19:00:40 +0000

found these wagons parked in Naihati yard from April. Offsprings of Jessop or TWL.

Posted by Anamitra Ghatak on 2009 Aug 23 18:03:13 +0000

The rake is chained to the rails. The profile reminds me of a BOXN wagon with a curved roof.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2009 Aug 23 16:26:55 +0000