Bhopal: Trial run of new chair car coaches successful

BHOPAL: A trial run of chair car of new coaches was carried out on Friday from Habibganj to Barkheda.  Earlier, trial of sleeper coaches was carried on in January. The coaches will be Mahamana Express. These passenger coaches are first of its kind in the country and have been designed by Bhopal’s coach rehabilitation workshop (CRWS), Nishatpura.  Successful final test run of luxury coaches was completed on January 4 between Bhopal to Ganj Basoda and back to Habibganj. After inspection by Prabhu, these coaches will be used in passenger trains. However, according to railway sources, the new model luxury rake of 24 coaches may be rolled out in one of the trains of West Central Railway (WRC).  Chief workshop manager Neeraj Kumar said, “These are the coaches of Mahamana Express. It was trial of chair car of new coaches from Habibganj to Barkheda. From our sides, coaches are ok now on the order Railway ministry, these coaches will be dispatched to destination.”