[India] - Watch: Vande Bharat aluminium trains will be game-changer

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vande Bharat aluminium trains will be game-changers for Indian Railways, states Sudhanshu Mani, previous GM of Integral Coach Factory (ICF)
in Chennai
Indian Railways is seeking to produce 100 aluminium Vande Bharat train sets in the coming years - a first for the nationwide transporter
Just recently the technical bids for the Rs 30,000 crore job were submitted
Sudhanshu Mani, also referred to as the innovator of Vande Bharat Express trains, believes that at 200 kmph speed capacity the aluminium
trains will change the face of Indian Railways
Enjoy todays TOI Business Bytes episode to understand what Sudhanshu Mani needs to say about the advantages of aluminium trains for Indian
Railways and travelers, their functions, most likely fares, business chance and export potential.Vande Bharat aluminium trains will change
the face of Indian Railways at 200 kmph speedTwo major train devices manufacturing firms - Swiss significant Stadler in a tie-up with Medha
Servo and Frances Alstom have sent quotes for making aluminium train sets in India
According to the tender, these 100 aluminium train sets will be sleeper trains.Vande Bharat Express train was first introduced in 2019 on
the Delhi-Varanasi path
Ever since 9 more Vande Bharat trains have been presented
While the very first two trains were prototypes, Indian Railways started rolling out the Vande Bharat 2.0 upgraded trains from mid-2022
In their present kind, Vande Bharat trains are air-conditioned chair cars and trucks, exceptional to Shatabdi Express trains in terms of
features
The semi-high speed self-propelled Vande Bharat trains can running at 160 kmph.Indian Railways hopes to now present the sleeper version of
the Vande Bharat trains
200 sleeper Vande Bharat trains - a more superior variation of Rajdhani Express trains - are anticipated to be manufactured in the coming
years
At the same time, the nationwide transporter is wishing to get the manufacturing prowess for aluminium trains which are significantly
becoming a standard world over.