New saffron-gey livery for the Vande Bharat Express practice revealed

A brand new livery for the Vande Bharat Express practice has been revealed by the Railways, with a theme of Saffron and Grey colors. Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw posted pictures of the practice with the brand new color scheme after visiting the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.

While the coaches of the practice have been painted saffron and gray, the entrance a part of the locomotive is saffron and whereas, whereas its rear half is painted the identical because the coaches. Other design parts, just like the Indian Railways emblem under the windshield of the locomotive, and the Vande Bharat Express branding on the facet are the identical as the prevailing blue and white themed trains.

According to railway officers, the brand new look practice is the twenty eighth rake of the Indian-built semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express. The new saffron Vande Bharat Express is nevertheless not but operational and is at the moment stationed on the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, the place Vande Bharat trains are manufactured.

Railways officers informed ANI {that a} complete of 25 rakes of Vande Bharat Express are operational on their designated routes and two rakes are reserved. “While the colour of this 28th rake is being changed on a trial basis,” they stated.

Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inspected the Integral Coach Factory, reviewed security measures in Southern Railways, and likewise reviewed enhancements within the Vande Bharat Express.

After conducting an inspection, the minister Vaishnaw stated that the brand new color of the twenty eighth rake of the indigenous practice is “inspired by Indian Tricolour”.

Inspected Vande Bharat practice manufacturing at ICF, Chennai. pic.twitter.com/9RXmL5q9zR

— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) July 8, 2023

He added {that a} complete of 25 enhancements have finished within the Vande Bharat trains.

“This is a concept of Make In India, (which means) designed in India, by our own engineers, and technicians. So whatever feedback we are receiving from the field units, regarding ACs, toilets, etc., during the operation of Vande Bharat, all those improvements are being used for making changes in the design,” the minister stated in a press briefing.

“A new safety feature, ‘anti climbers’, or anti-climbing devices, on which we are working, were also reviewed today. These will be standard features in all the Vande Bharat and other trains,” he added.

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off two new and upgraded variations of Vande Bharat Express trains– Gorakhpur-Lucknow and Jodhpur-Sabarmati–at Gorakhpur Station in Uttar Pradesh, taking the whole operational service throughout the nation to a big milestone of fifty.

The Vande Bharat Express, India’s semi-high-speed practice set, now covers all states within the nation with electrified tracks. With 50 operational providers, the Vande Bharat Express has revolutionized rail journey in India, offering state-of-the-art facilities and lowering journey time for passengers.

The first Vande Bharat Express was flagged off on February 15, 2019, by the Prime Minister, operating between New Delhi and Varanasi. Manufactured on the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai and initially often known as Train 18, the practice symbolizes the ‘Make-In-India’ initiative and showcases India’s engineering prowess.

The undertaking to fabricate indigenous semi-high-speed practice units started in mid-2017, and inside 18 months, the ICF Chennai accomplished Train-18. It was renamed Vande Bharat Express in January 2019 to emphasise its made-in-India standing. The practice achieved a most velocity of 180 kmph on the Kota-Sawai Madhopur part.