What is this? (Truck on rails in Belgaum)

harit · 14th August 2009, 15:17

I had mentioned earlier that I have pictures of Police Jeeps and Trucks having an attachment for use on rails. The difference here is that this attachment was fixed permanently, and the vehicle could still be used on roads.
In this picture on the back they mention that this picture was taken at some exhibition in Nashik.
The Jeep is LHD, and they have even fitted a "cow-catcher" in the front. That is to knock off straying animals without comming under the wheels.

Cheers harit

prince_pervez · 14th August 2009, 15:47

There were reports of a 200 wheeler truck spotted in Belgaum quite a while back. It used to travel only in the night. Belgaumites, any idea about this ?

Spitfire · 14th August 2009, 16:16

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Originally Posted by harit

The difference here is that this attachment was fixed permanently, and the vehicle could still be used on roads.

Looks like a simple mechanism, with a belt drive connected to the front axle/shaft and probably a similar attachment at the rear.

It probably folds up above the front chassis cross member infront of the grille when on road.

Simple but effective.

Now why would Police Jeeps need to get on rails?

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Originally Posted by prince_pervez

There were reports of a 200 wheeler truck spotted in Belgaum quite a while back. It used to travel only in the night. Belgaumites, any idea about this ?

How is this relevant to the thread?

karlosdeville · 28th August 2009, 12:03

Some more detailed shots of the Mysore Austin rail car here

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karlosdeville · 2nd October 2009, 11:01

Another shot of the Mysore rail car, this time in yellow.

Mysore Railway Museum

clevermax · 2nd October 2009, 11:32

I have seen the normal TATA 1210 trucks running on rails in Kerala, when the parallel track was on construction in south kerala several years back.

garrett_t16 · 4th May 2010, 12:55

Here is what i caught on my way back from college,thank god my phone was in my hand.
It was flying across the tracks at an impressive 30-50 kmph(thats what i think because it was difficult to judge speed because of the moving train)

octane1002 · 4th May 2010, 13:06

A similar image as the one posted above was also featured in "Auto India"'s back page sometime in 1997.

IMHO it was the same truck, same colour, albeit clicked from the front.

smsrini · 4th May 2010, 14:00

The 'autocar mag' picture..

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They've attached two trucks back to back to allow the contraption to move forward and backward without having to turn the truck around, which would need the use of a 'Turnstile' found in some railway stations to turn the engine around.

alpha1 · 4th May 2010, 14:20

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Originally Posted by clevermax

I have seen the normal TATA 1210 trucks running on rails in Kerala, when the parallel track was on construction in south kerala several years back.

That reminds me, last week I had gone to Kochi SEZ site.
And there were "rail tracks".

After few minutes I saw our very own TATA trucks on the rails there ...

Johnny_ · 4th May 2010, 17:27

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Originally Posted by alpha1

That reminds me, last week I had gone to Kochi SEZ site.
And there were "rail tracks".

After few minutes I saw our very own TATA trucks on the rails there ...

Never knew anything of this type could ever be done.
A good practical option to the locomotive.

MX6 · 4th May 2010, 17:53

Sorry for digging an old thread. The flag on the truck was officially adopted by INC in 1931. The Belgaon (the then Belgaum) congress meeting was held under the presidency of Mahatma in 1924. So this truck happened post 1931 before 22nd July 1947 (when the current flag was adopted to adorn the masts of independant india from 15th Aug). I'll dig more in to this. Now what major thing could have happened in and around Belgaon in those 16 years?

My best bet would be the civil disobedience movement during 1932. Belgaum had loads of people detained/ arrested which included women. Also, this was the flag hoisted on 26th Jan 1930 when they proclaimed poorna swaraj. So could be then as well.

ampere · 4th May 2010, 18:40

I saw one at Subramanya road, during the railway trek.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ml#post1842589

honeybee · 4th May 2010, 22:53

I have seen a few of them doing duty near Diva junction when a few new lines were being laid down. This was many years back.

nbr · 14th May 2010, 18:38

This photo was taken in Sakleshpur almost 4-5 years back . This was used by the engineers to reach the tracks which were under renovation from narrow gauge to Broad guage

14th August 2009, 15:17	#31
harit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,033 Thanked: 3,281 Times	I had mentioned earlier that I have pictures of Police Jeeps and Trucks having an attachment for use on rails. The difference here is that this attachment was fixed permanently, and the vehicle could still be used on roads. In this picture on the back they mention that this picture was taken at some exhibition in Nashik. The Jeep is LHD, and they have even fitted a "cow-catcher" in the front. That is to knock off straying animals without comming under the wheels. Cheers harit Attached Thumbnails
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prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	There were reports of a 200 wheeler truck spotted in Belgaum quite a while back. It used to travel only in the night. Belgaumites, any idea about this ?
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	Some more detailed shots of the Mysore Austin rail car here Car on Track! on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Flickr Photo Download: Car on rails Flickr Photo Download: austin on rails
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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	Another shot of the Mysore rail car, this time in yellow. Mysore Railway Museum
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clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	I have seen the normal TATA 1210 trucks running on rails in Kerala, when the parallel track was on construction in south kerala several years back.
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4th May 2010, 12:55	#37
garrett_t16 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 193 Thanked: 101 Times	Here is what i caught on my way back from college,thank god my phone was in my hand. It was flying across the tracks at an impressive 30-50 kmph(thats what i think because it was difficult to judge speed because of the moving train) Attached Thumbnails
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octane1002 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: kolkata Posts: 409 Thanked: 863 Times	A similar image as the one posted above was also featured in "Auto India"'s back page sometime in 1997. IMHO it was the same truck, same colour, albeit clicked from the front. Last edited by octane1002 : 4th May 2010 at 13:08.
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smsrini Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,115 Thanked: 426 Times View My Garage	The 'autocar mag' picture.. They've attached two trucks back to back to allow the contraption to move forward and backward without having to turn the truck around, which would need the use of a 'Turnstile' found in some railway stations to turn the engine around.
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4th May 2010, 17:53	#42
MX6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: City of seven islands. Posts: 2,877 Thanked: 231 Times	Sorry for digging an old thread. The flag on the truck was officially adopted by INC in 1931. The Belgaon (the then Belgaum) congress meeting was held under the presidency of Mahatma in 1924. So this truck happened post 1931 before 22nd July 1947 (when the current flag was adopted to adorn the masts of independant india from 15th Aug). I'll dig more in to this. Now what major thing could have happened in and around Belgaon in those 16 years? My best bet would be the civil disobedience movement during 1932. Belgaum had loads of people detained/ arrested which included women. Also, this was the flag hoisted on 26th Jan 1930 when they proclaimed poorna swaraj. So could be then as well. Last edited by MX6 : 4th May 2010 at 18:06. Reason: more snippets added.
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ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,951 Thanked: 12,939 Times View My Garage	I saw one at Subramanya road, during the railway trek. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ml#post1842589
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honeybee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dombivli Posts: 3,056 Thanked: 2,139 Times View My Garage	I have seen a few of them doing duty near Diva junction when a few new lines were being laid down. This was many years back.
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