The class of this flatbed wagon is BFAT.
If this were a passenger train, the biggest risk would be from poo splashing out of the toilet-car and onto the camera and hapless cameraperson (as has happened with one of our crews before!)
Youtube viewer and wildfilmsindia subscriber Pranav Ganapathy tells us that "This is a military rake of special flatbed wagons with 12 wheels modified for hauling defence vehicles and the crew. Powered by WAG-7 # 27078 from CNB." Thanks for your input, Pranav!
"Indian Railways, abbreviated as IR, is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India.
Indian Railways has 114,500 kilometres (71,147 mi). of total track over a route of 65,000 kilometres (40,389 mi) and 7,500 stations. It has the world's fourth largest railway network after those of the United States, Russia and China. The railways carry over 30 million passengers and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. It is the world's second largest commercial or utility employer, by number of employees, with more than 1.36 million employees As for rolling stock, IR owns over 240,000 (freight) wagons, 60,000 coaches and 9,000 locomotives."
Source - Wikipedia
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