Rlys to run ‘Oxygen Express’
New Delhi: 19.04.2021
Indian Railways will run ‘Oxygen Express’ for faster movement of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) in cryogenic road tankers. The railway ministry said green corridors were being created to facilitate fast movement of these trains.
It said the technical feasibility of transportation of LMO tankers was explored at the request of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments.
On Friday, the railway board had approved the request of Maharashtra government to allow transportation of LMO road tankers through Roll On-Roll Off (RORO) service and had directed all its zonal general managers to make necessary preparations.
“Due to restrictions of the height of road overbridges (ROBs) and overhead equipment (OHE) at certain locations, out of the various specifications of road tankers, the model of road tanker T-1618 with height of 3,320 mm was found feasible to be placed on flat wagons with height of 1,290 mm,” the board said.
Inox Air Products, a manufacturer of industrial and medical gases, which joined the Indian Railways’ Oxygen Express trial, said the transportation innovation would help state governments avail oxygen in remote areas from surplus areas in a shorter time. TNN
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