Railways Rolls out New & Improved AC 3-Tier Coaches with CCTV Cameras and Enhanced Safety Features

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Train Set project: Chinese, Japanese cos among 7 consortiums in race

By PTI | 21 Aug, 2015, 07.17PM IST

NEW DELHI: Seven consortiums involving global companies including from China, Japan and Germany are in the race to bag the Rs 2,500 crore Train Set project in India.

A total of 14 companies have submitted applications for participating in the bid for procuring 15 EMU train sets, a first for Indian Railways, a senior Railway Ministry official involved with the project said today.

Railways had floated a global tender last month inviting bidders for the project.

While 40 coaches will be imported, 275 will be manufactured in the country as part ofNarendra Modi government's Make-in-India initiative.

The Train Sets, known for faster acceleration and deceleration, are to be pressed on Rajdhani and Shatabdi routes with the aim of reducing travel time between cities.

Companies from China, Japan, Canada, South Korea, France, Spain and Germany and two Indian PSUs had applied for the project.

Chinese ventures CSR Zhuhou Electric Locomotive and Zhuhou CSR Times Electric have formed a consortium for the global bidding while four Japanese firms are in the race separately in three different consortiums.

Two Indian PSUs are also bidding for the project as part of two different consortiums.

German firm Siemens has applied alone while Japan's Kawasaki and Toshiba have formed a consortium with Indian PSU BHEL. Hitachi, another Japanese major, has staked its claim for the ambitious railway project with Spanish Ansal Do.

Canadian multinational Bombardier has joined hands with CAF from Spain while BEML, another Indian PSU has tied up with French engineering major Alstom.

South Korean Rotem and Japanese Melco have formed consortium to participate in the bidding process.

The bidder will now be shortlisted through an evaluation process, the official said.

"Evaluation will take about a month and then shortlisted companies will be asked to submit their price bid by Novemeber 15. Contract will be awarded by December end after examining the price bid," the official said.

The selected bidder will have to manufacture and supply about 315 rail cars with AC sleeper as well seating facilities.

Train Set project: Chinese, Japanese cos among 7 consortiums in race - The Economic Times



@anant_s tell us more about this deal, if possible with some images would be great

this is semi high speed train sets for existing class A tracks. as u know presently the fastest train is 12001 New Delhi Habibganj shatabdi express that is doing 160 kph between New Delhi and Agra cantt. this speed is slated to go upto 190 soon.
however we are still using a standard locomotive and coach combination for this. globally they use a concept of distributed power on axles for achieving high speed much in same way we find on EMUs or HSTs like French TGV, German ICE or Italian Pandelino trains.
the advantage of this scheme is that smaller motors are required and designs are far more aerodynamic.
India has asked for these sets to ply on certain Rajdhani routes shaving off atleast 30% of existing journey time.
however the trouble right now is bottleneck from slow moving freight traffic on same lines. once DFC comes on line, true potential of these trains will be realized.

 

[proud_indian]

this is semi high speed train sets for existing class A tracks. as u know presently the fastest train is 12001 New Delhi Habibganj shatabdi express that is doing 160 kph between New Delhi and Agra cantt. this speed is slated to go upto 190 soon.
however we are still using a standard locomotive and coach combination for this. globally they use a concept of distributed power on axles for achieving high speed much in same way we find on EMUs or HSTs like French TGV, German ICE or Italian Pandelino trains.
the advantage of this scheme is that smaller motors are required and designs are far more aerodynamic.
India has asked for these sets to ply on certain Rajdhani routes shaving off atleast 30% of existing journey time.
however the trouble right now is bottleneck from slow moving freight traffic on same lines. once DFC comes on line, true potential of these trains will be realized.

we require just 15 emu train sets? or its the initial order?

 

[anant_s]

we require just 15 emu train sets? or its the initial order?

number of train sets will increase and in all likelihood manufactured in India.
prima facie this is similar to GP 140 project awarded to erstwhile Adtranz in 1995 for WAP 5 & WAG 9.

 

[gslv mk3]

Pakistan is making some GREAT AC coaches for our trains and the new ones really are stunning! A treat to travel in.

Those are made at coach factory Islamabad.Design by Changchun Railway Vehicles Company.Max speed 130 kmph

@Roybot @sudhir007

Indian Railways exports these beautiful coaches!

We will export lhb coaches to Bangladesh this year

its merely a equal level unit to perhaps existing old units with minor electrical units

google 'lhb coach'

 

[Dandpatta]

The curtains are an eyesore. Could they not have designed a roll up roll down screen instead?
(Added later - am writing about the Indian new design of the coach interiors of Indian train)

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

To strengthen security on trains, Indian Railways is expediting the process of installing CCTV surveillance cameras in 20,000 coaches at a cost of Rs 700 crore, which will be derived from Nirbhaya fund.

20,000 railway coaches to have CCTV cameras with Rs 700 crore Nirbhaya fund - The Times of India

@anant_s What's the status of WDG5 - 5500 HP diesel electric locomotive? When will its commercial production start? No updates since it's first prototype roll-out in late 2013 - and can it be used in DFC's for which we are importing from Japan?

 

[gslv mk3]

The curtains are an eyesore. Could they not have designed a roll up roll down screen instead

 

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The Modi government has given an in-principle nod for Madrid-based locomotive-maker Talgo to undertake trial runs of its lighter and faster trains that could cut travel time between Mumbai and Delhi from 17 hours to 12 hours without overhauling India's ageing rail tracks.

Talgo Chief executive officer Jose Maria Oriol, who met top officials in the Prime Minister's Office on Thursday, told ET they are hopeful of bringing their trial train to India by October or early November at their own cost and risk to demonstrate its advantages.

Titagarh Wagons’ acquisition of Italian passenger rail engineering firm Firema Trasporti S.p.A has given a €220-million order book boost, said Umesh Chowdhary, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Titagarh Wagons Ltd, at a press conference.

Firema has designs and technology for manufacturing of metro coaches, semi and high-speed trains, propulsion systems such as traction motors and converters, shunting locomotives and trams.

This is the second overseas acquisition of TWL since 2010, when it acquired French company Arbel Fauvet Rail (now Titagarh Wagons AFR). These two acquisitions catapult TWL as a global player in advanced freight and passenger rolling stock technologies.

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[Indika]

This is the second overseas acquisition of TWL since 2010, when it acquired French company Arbel Fauvet Rail (now Titagarh Wagons AFR). These two acquisitions catapult TWL as a global player in advanced freight and passenger rolling stock technologies.

Cool , indian company is taking global steps. Private sector go out take over companies acquire and invest in R&D. They need to show vision of creating better competing products in global arena.

 

[Dandpatta]

I was referring to the clunky cloth curtains shown in the very first set of pics in the sleeper class AC

 

[gslv mk3]

I was referring to the clunky cloth curtains shown in the very first set of pics in the sleeper class AC

They too can be made in this way....I guess its possible with LHB 3 tier AC

 

[IND151]

Railways unveils new AC coach with CCTV cameras and improved safety features

For faster evacuation in case of emergency, doors have been made to swing both ways, this feature will soon be the norm in future coaches.​

NEW DELHI: To provide better amenities to passengers, Railways unveiled a new AC 3-tier coach here with state-of-the-art facilities including CCTV cameras, bio-toilets and improved safety features.

The interiors of the coach, with better security and comfort features, have been designed aesthetically, said Railway Board Member (Mechanic) Hemant Kumar.

While CCTV cameras have been installed at the entrance of the coach on both the sides to strengthen the security system, fire-retardant materials have been used to prevent fire as a safety measure.

Manufactured at the Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, the AC coach is equipped with wider stainless steel ladder with hand-holds for easy climbing to upper berths.

Besides, the coach has also been fitted with braille stickers for the convenience of visually-impaired passengers.

Asked about the cost of the enhanced features, Kumar said an additional Rs 7.2 lakhs were spent to upgrade the coach with better amenities.

For faster evacuation in case of emergency, the door of the coach has been made to swing both ways. The bi-directional swing door is a new feature which is likely to be a norm for all new coaches in future.

This new compartment is the 50,000th coach rolled out from ICF and is likely to be fitted in a train bound for the southern states.

Source:- Railways unveils new AC coach with CCTV cameras and improved safety features - The Economic Times

Look good............

 

[samlove]

Cool , indian company is taking global steps. Private sector go out take over companies acquire and invest in R&D. They need to show vision of creating better competing products in global arena.

main thing is multinatinonal are taking interest in investing in railways as they know tht there will be a big upgradation of this sectors, also really excited about talgo company as they are spending their own money for this and we dont need to upgrade much for thiese trains.

 

[Ankit Kumar 001]

@Chanakya's_Chant

Sir the second prototype was also ready few years ago. And they say that its results were satisfactory. I don't know about its commercial production but the website of DLW VARANASI says that they will soon start producing 5000hp locomotives.

 

[anant_s]

@anant_s What's the status of WDG5 - 5500 HP diesel electric locomotive? When will its commercial production start?

Sir the second prototype was also ready few years ago. And they say that its results were satisfactory. I don't know about its commercial production but the website of DLW VARANASI says that they will soon start producing 5000hp locomotives.

Commercial production, albeit at a very slow rate has started. 50002 has been dispatched and as per my source 50003 is on way. First examples of WDG 5 will be based at Sabarmati (Gujarat) which is a dedicated shed for EMD derivative locomotives.

Railway board has cleared these locos upto a top speed of 90 kph and after the dynamic characteristics of these locos are stabilized (one can expect teething trouble), further increase will be given for speed. Also dual (or MUed) operation has been cleared with restricted operation conditions.
Link

can it be used in DFC's for which we are importing from Japan?

Without doubt, these locos will ply on DFC routes and given the bridges on DFC have a higher loading limit, we will see these running in MUed mode (so 11,000 HP) on track.
Capability of a WDG 5

Interestingly IR has also formalized specifications of an even higher HP locomotive, WDG 6.
WDG 6.