MODERNISAITON OF RAIL COACHES
Railways have taken action
to upgrade the coach manufacturing technology to derive benefit
of higher passenger comfort, safety and lower cost of maintenance
and operation by purchasing 24 state-of-the-art coaches from M/s
ALSTOM LHB alsong with transfer of technology to manufacture these
coaches in the country. These coaches have state-of-the-art features
for improved passenger comfort and safety like flexi coil suspension
bogies, noise insulated flooring with anti drumming feature, fibre
reinforced Panels, modular toilets with electronic fitting and
controlled discharge toilet, centre buffer coupler with anti climbing
feature, stainless steel body etc.
A competition was recently
held at New Delhi in which such coaches were displayed. All suggestions
made by various workshops and Production Units are now under scrutiny.
Features found approximate for adoption in global basis will be
advised to Zonal Railways and Production Units for incorporation
during overhaul/new manufacture. Also, an improved version of
existing Second Class coaches has been launched as Jan Shatabdi
coaches, which have upper class like features. These have been
designed in-house by Indian Railways. The coaches of new design
are expected to be brought out within the current financial year.
This
information was given by Shri O.Rajagopal, Minister of State for
Railways in a written reply to a question by Shri Ramchandra Paswan
in the Lok Sabha today
