is the container meant to be sealed ..? why not go for a tanker construction ..?

Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2010 Jan 06 23:17:29 +0000

Dear Shikhar, I think Rishiraj meant leakage of water from outside to inside. The wagons may be meant to carry cement bags or foodgrains etc. Notice the position of wheel. Could the wagon body have been kept on a temporary bogie?

Posted by Ashish Kuvelkar on 2010 Jan 07 01:41:24 +0000

Ashish is right. One can see Light green colored pipes with spray nozzles to spray water from outside. This could well be for dry cargo.

Posted by Anant K Singh on 2010 Jan 07 02:57:31 +0000

Each covered wagon is subjected to the water ingress test. Those that are 'water tested' successfully are certified with WT text on the side.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2010 Jan 07 04:29:45 +0000

Covered wagons are meant for payloads that may suffer damage from the elements. Hence 'covered' ;-). The wagons are on their usual bogies. They seem to be of lesser length than regular BCNA wagons to compensate for increased height/capacity in order to keep axle loads within standard limits.

Posted by Alok Patel on 2010 Jan 07 10:29:17 +0000

Thanks for clarifying...to be more realsitic they could have added some side sprayers to simulate heavy rain with winds.

Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2010 Jan 11 23:25:57 +0000

Shikhar - look carefully, the rig on the right has side sprayers to force water on the doors of the wagon.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2010 Jan 12 03:00:00 +0000