Indian Railways is looking to roll out a new train for the common man – and one that will run on the push-pull locomotive system. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today took to his Whatsapp channel to share an image preview of the push-pull locomotives that are being made for the new train by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW).
The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai is manufacturing a new upgraded train with swanky second class 3-tier sleeper coaches and second class unreserved coaches. The new coaches, better than Antyodaya coaches, will have several Vande Bharat Express style features, though they will be non air-conditioned. Also, unlike Vande Bharat Express, the new train will not be self-propelled, but pulled by one locomotive at each end using the push-pull technique.
