Post on 28-Jul-2020
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RAILWAY FREIGHT AGGREGATION:
FOR SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS
Krishna Prasad R – IRTS (P) 2015
Rail is Environmentally and Economically Sustainable.
‘Small’ Hot Rolling Steel Plant – Smaller Inputs, Smaller Outputs
Kathipara, Chennai
SOLUTIONS
Realtime Network
Analysis and
Computational
Modeling to
achieve
Aggregation,
Distribution,
Transmission
Stations with very
long loop-lines for
‘train aggregation’
AGGREGATION THROUGH AUTOMATION
Consignors
•Coimar
from
Coimbatore
•Madhur
from
Madurai
•Tirumal
from Trichy
Consignees
•Bhim from
Bhiwani
•Rohit from
Rohtak
•Guru from
Gurugram
Aggregate
COMPUTATIONAL MODEL:
DECISIONS AT ORIGIN
Handling 80 Tonne Alumium Ballet?
Containers attached to Passenger Trains
Disaggregate to VPH
Wait for more consignments and run Rake-Load
Coimbatore Madurai Trichy
80 Tonnes
Aluminium Ballet
300 kg Copper Wire
Coil
150 kg Pepper
10 Tonnes Copper
Wire Coils
12 Tonnes
Aluminium Ballet
250 kg Copper
Wires
LOGISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL
MODELING
Forecasting - Need to deal
with data we don’t yet
Network Graphing - Data
about multiple
nodes/locations, traffic
Processing – From Data to
Objective Decisions
MORE COMPUTATIONAL DECISIONS
Towards Chennai or Delhi or A Third
Intermediate point?
How about Multiple Destinations?
HCPV Rakes or Container rakes?
Deaggrega
tion
Similar
Decisions:
Wait,
Parcels,
Containers,
Rakes,
AGGREGATION BEYOND RAKES
Creating Dedicated Stations for Jumbo Rakes
But how?
7.353 km long BHP Billiton Iron Ore Train - 682 wagons and 8 GE AC6000 locos moving 82 kilo tonnes
STATION RE-DESIGN ACTION PLAN:
TARGET STATIONS
Near Major Hubs like Chennai, Vizag, Delhi etc.
Double Line Crossing Stations with four lines
Move Points, Signals
Extend Loop-line Lengths to 2.8 – 5.6 km
Extend Platform/siding
REDESIGNED STATIONS: SUPERJUMBO
RAKES
Station can accommodate jumbo Trains with 2-3
rake lengths!
One such station for every 100-200 kms.
Superjumbo Trains stop only at stations.
Can also be used for Jumbo Coaching Trains with
amendment to rules.
THANK YOU!