MUMBAI In order to ensure that rain water does not create technical snags in Air-Conditioned (AC) local trains during monsoon, the Central Railway will waterproof all its AC locals.
The waterproofing is being done to ensure that rain water does not enter the electrical systems placed on the roof of the trains, along with the motor coach.
Earlier, the Western Railway had to pull back AC local train services from operations during flooding on tracks as the electrical systems were present in the underslung belly of the locomotive. However, the current ones do not have the electric systems in the underslung, and hence, flooding will not cause an issue, said an official.
