Titagarh Rail Systems, TuTr Hyperloop join hands for indigenous freight technology

New Delhi: Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) on Thursday said it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with IIT Madras-incubated startup TuTr Hyperloop Private Limited to develop India's first hyperloop-enabled freight mobility solutions.

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The collaboration brings together TRSL's expertise in design, engineering and manufacturing of rolling stock with TuTr Hyperloop's capabilities in hyperloop propulsion, control systems and advanced mobility technologies, the company said in a statement.

Hyperloop is a proposed high-speed transportation system for passengers and freight, where autonomous pods travel at airline-like speeds through low-pressure tubes.

"This strategic collaboration with TuTr Hyperloop represents an important milestone towards engineering India's first hyperloop freight mobility platform," Titagarh Rail Systems Dy MD Prithish Chowdhary said.

He said the partnership aims to develop freight mobility solutions that set global benchmarks for speed, sustainability and engineering excellence, designed and developed in India.

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TuTr Hyperloop co-founder and director Aravind Bharadwaj said the collaboration marks a defining moment for India's advanced mobility ecosystem, combining indigenous propulsion technology with Titagarh's wagon manufacturing expertise to create faster and globally competitive cargo transportation solutions.

"We are taking India's indigenous Hyperloop technologies from the laboratory to large-scale commercial applications, not only for India but also for global markets," he said.

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