India: The country’s minister of railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, together with the ministry, has released a series of videos unveiling the country’s first hydrogen-powered train, developed at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.
India: A video of the tests was shared by the country’s Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw. The minister stated that the trials are being conducted on the tracks of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
India: The national operator, Indian Railways, reports that its three car and coach manufacturing plants built 7,134 units in FY2024, which runs from April 2024 to March 2025.
India: The 16-car train, released at the end of 2024 by the ICF plant of the national operator Indian Railways, has completed all the necessary tests.
India: The Ministry of Railways commissioned the ICF plant in Chennai, part of the Indian Railways, to develop two prototypes of such trains by March 2025.
India: In Chennai, the production unit Integral Coach Factory (ICF), part of the national operator Indian Railways, manufactured 1,091 cars for electric and diesel trains from April 2023 to March 2024.
India: B.G. Mallya, General Manager of ICF, spoke about the plans for the production of the domestically developed electric train in an interview with Financial Express.
India: In July, the national railway company launched a tender for the supply of 200 Vande Bharat trains of fourth generation and extended the receipt of applications for 200 Vande Bharat EMUs of third generation.
India: West Central Railway, the division of Indian Railways, announced the beginning of equipping Shatabdi Express trains with new second-generation Vistadome seating coaches with panoramic windows.
