[India] - Russia's TMH-RVNL consortium emerges lowest bidder to make Rajdhani-style Vande Bharat trains

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vande Bharat sleeper trains: Russias CJSC Transmashholding (TMH) in a tie-up with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has actually become the
most affordable bidder in the tender for production and preserving 200 sleeper variations of the Vande Bharat Express trains
BHEL-Titagarh has become the 2nd lowest bidder
Indian Railways is wanting to make 200 Vande Bharat Express sleeper trains - a more exceptional version of Rajdhani Express trains
Sources informed TOI that Indian Railways is seeking to increase the production of Vande Bharat Express trains by granting this agreement
The present innovation utilized to manufacture Vande Bharat trains will be used by the new maker
The sleeper version of the Vande Bharat train is being designed and this contract will assist in scaling up their production, sources
said.Russias TMH and RVNL had actually approximated a cost of Rs 120 crore per train set for manufacturing
This is less than Rs 128 crore per Vande Bharat train set as made by ICF.Vande Bharat aluminium trains will alter the face of Indian
Railways at 200 kmph speedIndian Railways had certified the technical bids of 5 players for the Rs 58,000 crore project; BEML-Siemens,
BHEL-Titagarh, Alstom, Stadler-Medha and Russian TMH with RVNL
The most affordable bidder has to produce and maintain 120 Vande Bharat sleeper trains, while the second lowest bidder will get a
possibility to match the lowest quote and manufacture and preserve 80 train sets.In their present type, Vande Bharat Express trains are
air-conditioned chair vehicle services
The self-propelled Vande Bharat trains can performing at speeds of 160 kmph
According to the tender files, the Vande Bharat Express sleeper trains will provide passenger features that are best-in-class of trains
running worldwide
The trains will be exceptional offerings in terms of aesthetics, functionality and convenience
Indian Railways had asked the bidders to study the stainless steel LHB coaches that it presently manufactures to make sure that the features
for guests on Vande Bharat sleeper trains are far exceptional
The new Vande Bharat sleeper trains will be produced for a life of 35 years and are expected to be utilized for medium to long-distance
travel
Train professionals have actually been stressing on the need to introduce the Rajdhani-style version of Vande Bharat Express considering
that the need for over night travel is higher
According to rail professionals, semi-high speed trains like Vande Bharat sleeper can help bring down travel time in between major cities to
under 12 hours
Indian Railways has actually independently drifted a tender for producing 100 aluminium Vande Bharat trains in India, which will be a first
for trains
The technical quotes for the tender were recently submitted
Frances Alstom and Swiss major Stadler in a tie-up with Medha were the only 2 bidders for the ambitious Rs 30,000 crore job.