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Railway goods
ManagementSystem
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Abstract ) is web application is de#eloped for t e need of
transportation of railway goods in a systematic way. *n
*ndian railway+ passenger and goods transport #olume
grew signi,cantly. ) ere was a notable rise in t e
transport of 'ey goods suc as coal. -arious transport
indicators reac ed a new istorical ig . After t e si tupgrade of rail speed+ t e railway department added
more ea#y goods trains and direct goods trains. ) is
as furt er strengt ened t e ability of assuring t e
transportation of 'ey goods relating to t e national
economy and t e people/s li#eli ood. 0or t is purpose
t e web application Railway goods management is
de#eloped. ) e Railway 1oods management system
contains t e tools for demand registration+ priority of
loading goods+ loading order of t e same priority goods+
railway Receipt generation and printing RR Railway
Receipt . )o maintain t e secrecy of information
contained in t e abo#e forms+ * D*A RA*56A S uses a
special software named as 0"*S w ic means 0reig t
"perating *nformation System.
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Module DescriptionsModule Descriptions of 8Railway goods Management
ieee matlab pro9ect. ) ese modules will be de#eloped
in asp.net wit c: source code8
& 5ogin2 ) is module contains t e registration of
unaut ori;ed users from e administration of t e
system.3 Demand master or demand registrations are
processed in t is module. ) is module generates
t e demand registration and re?ects it to t e
0.notes. Also t e module 'ept t e list of Demand
registrations in t e database.7 0orwarding otes Master! ) is module as t e input from demand
registration @ will implement t e forwarding note
process e%ecti#ely. ) e process of t e module
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'eeps t e records of t e forwarding notes already
e isted in t e database.$ Account Master
& ) is module contains t e accounting details of t e railway
goods management. ie. Details of accounts
of deposits+ recei#ables+ and payables.
&& Demand Registration&2 Demand registration is t e sub module of t e
demand
master+ w ic are generated concurrently.
&3 5oading 1oods&4 After t e completion of demand registration+
t e 0. otes
is forwarded to t is module as t e input. ) is
module con,rms t e priority of t e goods to
be loaded in t e list of forwarded notes.
&= RR Reports&> ) is module generates and processes t e
railway reports&7 details. ) e report contains t e records of
goods and
loaded goods details.
&! Settings&$ ) is module contains t e settings to con,gure
t e
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(age >
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Hardware Requirements•
(rocessor B (entiumCi#• RAM B &1• Eard Dis' B 4 1• (rinter B E( 5aser Fet• Monitor B 51 Monitor
Software Requirements
• ac' end B MS e cess• 0ront Gnd B -isual asis >.• 6or' Station "Hs B 6indows I(• )ool B M. S. "Jce
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Rail freight transportRail freig t transport is t e use of railroads and trains to
transport cargo as opposed to uman passengers.
A freig t train or goods train is a group of freig t cars
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recei#er lac' direct rail access. ) ese costs may e ceed
t at of operating t e train itself+ a factor t at practices
suc as containeri;ation aim to minimi;e.
Overview )raditionally+ large s ippers
build factories and ware ouses near rail lines and a#ea section of trac' on t eir property called
a siding w ere goods are loaded on to or unloaded from
rail cars. "t er s ippers a#e t eir goods auled
drayed by wagon or truc' to or from a goods
station freig t station in
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single car mig t be reclassi,ed or switched in se#eral
yards before reac ing its ,nal destination+ a process
t at made rail freig t slow and increased costs. Many
freig t rail operators are trying to reduce t ese costs by
reducing or eliminating switc ing in classi,cation yards
t roug tec niques suc as unit
trains and containeri;ation .L2 *n many countries+
railroads a#e been built to aul one commodity+ suc
as coal or ore+ from an inland point to a port.
Rail freig t uses many types of goods wagon
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go#ernments are now trying to encourage more freig t
onto trains+ because of t e en#ironmental bene,ts t at
it would bringN rail transport is #ery energy eJcient.L3 Kompared tO road transport w PQ employs t u
Of truc's+ rail transportation ensures t Tt goods t Tt
QOuld Ot rwP b transported On T number Of truc's
Tr transported Pn T single s ipment. ) P sa#es T lot T
fTr T cost connected tO t transportation Tr
concerned. L4
*n Gurope particularly ritain many manufacturing
towns de#eloped before t e railway. Many factories did
not a#e direct rail access. ) is meant t at freig t ad
to be s ipped t roug a goods station + sent by train
and unloaded at anot er goods station for onwarddeli#ery to anot er factory. 6 en lorries truc's
replaced orses it was often economic and faster to
ma'e one mo#ement by road. *n t e
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rail systems a#e turned to computeri;ed sc eduling
and optimi;ation for trains w ic as reduced costs and
elped add more train traJc to t e rails.
0reig t railroads relations ip wit ot er modes of
transportation #aries widely. ) ere is almost no
interaction wit airfreig t + close cooperation wit
oceanCgoing freig t and a mostly competiti#e
relations ip wit long distance truc'ing and barge
transport. Many businesses s ip t eir products by rail if
t ey are s ipping long distance because it can be
c eaper to s ip in large quantities by rail t an by truc'N
owe#er barge s ipping remains a #iable competitor
w ere water transport is a#ailable. L>
0reig t trains are sometimes illegally boarded byindi#iduals w o do not wis + or do not a#e t e money+
to tra#el by ordinary means+ a practice referred to as
8 opping .8 Most oppers snea' into train yards and
stow away in bo cars. older oppers will catc a train
8on t e ?y+8 t at is+ as it is mo#ing+ leading to
occasional fatalities+ some of w ic go unrecorded.
Regional di erences
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A map of t e world s owing regions by principal
rail trac' gauge .
Railroads are sub9ect to t e networ' e%ect B t e more
points t ey connect to+ t e greater t e #alue of t e
system as a w ole. Garly railroads were built to bring
resources+ suc as coal+ ores and agricultural products
from inland locations to ports for e port. *n many parts
of t e world+ particularly t e sout ern emisp ere+ t at
is still t e main use of freig t railroads. 1reater
connecti#ity opens t e rail networ' to ot er freig tuses including nonCe port traJc. Rail networ'
connecti#ity is limited by a number of factors+ including
geograp ical barriers+ suc as oceans and mountains+
tec nical incompatibilities+ particularly di%erent trac'
gauges and railway couplers + and political con?icts. ) e
largest rail networ's are located in ort America and
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Gurasia. 5ong distance freig t trains are generally
longer t an passenger trains+ wit greater lengt
impro#ing eJciency. Ma imum lengt #aries widely by
system. See longest trains for train lengt s in di%erent
countries.
!orth America
Mi ed freig t running down ill in Kaliente+ KaliforniaKanada +Me ico and t e
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Rail freig t is well standardi;ed in ort America+
wit Uanney couplers and compatible air bra'es . ) e
main #ariations are in loading gauge and ma imum car
weig t. Most trac'age is owned by pri#ate companies
t at also operate freig t trains on t ose trac's. Since
t e Staggers Rail Act of &$! + t e freig t rail industry in
t e
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) e 1uatemala railroad is currently inacti#e+ pre#enting
rail s ipment sout of Me ico. (anama as freig t rail
ser#ice+ recently con#erted to standard gauge+ t at
parallels t e (anama Kanal . A few ot er rail systems in
Kentral America are still in operation+ but most a#e
closed. ) ere as ne#er been a rail line t roug Kentral
America to Sout America+ but a connection+ 0GR*S)SA +
from Me ico to (anama+ as been proposed in t e past.
"urasia
Koal awaiting s ipment to an electric generating plant
in 1ermany
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)rain station in )atarstan+ Russia wit container and
tan' cars
) ere are four ma9or interconnecting rail networ's on
t e Gurasian land mass+ along wit ot er smaller
national networ's.
• Most countries in t e Guropean
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• ) e countries of t e former So#iet
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0reig t train M1 new modi,ed goods for Automobile
transportation in *ndia
"I type freig t train in *ndia
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mo#ement between networ's+ including a Gurasian
5and ridge .
South Americara;il as a large rail networ'+ mostly metre gauge+
wit some broad gauge. *t runs some of t e ea#iest
iron ore trains in t e world on its metre gauge networ'.
K ile and Argentina a#e *ndian gauge networ's in t e
sout and metre gauge networ's in t e nort . ) e
metre gauge networ's are connected at one point+ but
t ere as ne#er been a broad gauge connection. A
metreCgauge connection between t e two broad gauge
networ's+ t e )ransandine Railway was constructed but
is not currently in ser#ice. See also Trans-Andean
railways . Most ot er countries a#e few rail systems+ if
any.
Africa
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*ron ore train in Mauritania
) e railways of Africa were mostly started by colonial
powers to bring inland resources to port. ) ere was
little regard for e#entual interconnection. As a result+
t ere are a #ariety of gauge and coupler standards in
use. A 3 ft > in &+ >7 mm gauge networ' wit Uanney
couplers ser#es sout ern Africa. Gast Africa uses metre
gauge . ort Africa uses standard gauge + but potential
connection t e Guropean standard gauge networ' is
bloc'ed by t e ArabC*sraeli con?ict .
OceaniaMain article: Rail transport in Australia
(age 22
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Rail de#eloped independently in di%erent parts
of Australia and+ as a result+ t ree ma9or rail gauges are
in use. A standard gauge )ransCAustralian
Railway spans t e continent.
Statistics
Rail freight by networ#$ billion tonne%#m
&'(' L$
!etwor# )t%#m Countriesort America 2!>3 7Guropean $ includes oli#ia &Sout Africa &&= includes Fimbabwe &.>Australia >4
Uapan 2*n 2 &&+ ort American railroads operated &+47&+73>
freig t cars and 3&+!7= locomoti#es+ wit 2&=+$!=
employees+ ) ey originated 3$.=3 million carloads
a#eraging >3 tons eac and generated X!&.7 billion in
freig t re#enue. ) e largest Klass & .2Y of tonnage
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originated and &2.>Y of re#enue. ) e largest
commodities were coal+ c emicals+ farm products+
nonmetallic minerals and intermodal. Koal alone was
43.3Y of tonnage and 24.7Y of re#enue. ) e a#erage
aul was $&7 miles. 6it in t e .4Y and inland
waterways >.=Y
*ul#
ul' cargo constitutes t e ma9ority of tonnage carried
by most freig t railroads. ul' cargo
is commodity cargo t at is transported unpac'aged in
large quantities. ) ese cargo are usually dropped or
poured+ wit a spout or s o#el buc'et+ as a liquid or
solid+ into a railroad car . 5iquids+ suc as petroleum andc emicals+ and compressed gases are carried by rail
in tan' cars .L&4
(age 24
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ul' freig t car scales at t e MMAMac' (oint yard+ MG.
Eopper cars are freig t cars used to transport dry bul'
commodities suc as coal +ore +grain +trac' ballast + and
t e li'e. ) is type of car is distinguis ed from
a gondola car
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coal+ w ic can get wet and dry out wit less armful
e%ect. Eopper cars a#e been used by railways
worldwide w ene#er automated cargo andling as
been desired. Rotary car dumpers simply in#ert t e car
to unload it+ and a#e become t e preferred unloading
tec nology+ especially in ort AmericaN t ey permit
t e use of simpler+ toug er+ and more compact
because sloping ends are not required gondola
cars instead of oppers.
Heavy%duty ore tra+cMain article: Heaviest trains
) e ea#iest trains in t e world carry bul' traJc suc
as iron ore and coal . 5oads can be &3 tonnes per
wagon and tens of t ousands of tonnes per train. Daqin
Railway transports more t an & million tonnes of coal to
t e east sea s ore of K ina e#ery day and in 2 $ is
t e busiest freig t line in t e world L&= Suc economies
of scale dri#e down operating costs. Some freig t trainscan be o#er 7 'm long.
Containeri,ation
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is mo#ed by containers stac'ed on transport s ipsNL&> 2>Y of all container transs ipment is carried out in
K ina. L&7 As of 2 =+ some &! million total containers
ma'e o#er 2 million trips per year.
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)rain in Ari;ona+
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(art of a
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wagons on lines wit o#er ead electric wiring . K ina
runs double stac' trains wit o#er ead wiring+ but does
not allow two ma imum eig t containers to be
stac'ed. L2
*n t e
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its Riyad CDamman corridor. Double stac'ing is used in
*ndia for selected freig tConly lines. L2
Rolling highways and piggy bac#
service
*n some countries rolling ig way + or rolling road+L2= trains are usedN truc's can dri#e straig t onto t e
train and dri#e o% again w en t e end destination isreac ed. A system li'e t is is used on t e K annel
)unnel between t e
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