Vande Bharat aluminium trains will be game-changers for Indian Railways, states Sudhanshu Mani, previous GM of Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.

Indian Railways is seeking to produce 100 aluminium Vande Bharat train sets in the coming years - a first for the nationwide transporter.

Just recently the technical bids for the Rs 30,000 crore job were submitted.

Sudhanshu Mani, also referred to as the innovator of Vande Bharat Express trains, believes that at 200 kmph speed capacity the aluminium trains will change the face of Indian Railways.

Enjoy todays TOI Business Bytes episode to understand what Sudhanshu Mani needs to say about the advantages of aluminium trains for Indian Railways and travelers, their functions, most likely fares, business chance and export potential.Vande Bharat aluminium trains will change the face of Indian Railways at 200 kmph speedTwo major train devices manufacturing firms - Swiss significant Stadler in a tie-up with Medha Servo and Frances Alstom have sent quotes for making aluminium train sets in India.

According to the tender, these 100 aluminium train sets will be sleeper trains.Vande Bharat Express train was first introduced in 2019 on the Delhi-Varanasi path.

Ever since 9 more Vande Bharat trains have been presented.

While the very first two trains were prototypes, Indian Railways started rolling out the Vande Bharat 2.0 upgraded trains from mid-2022.

In their present kind, Vande Bharat trains are air-conditioned chair cars and trucks, exceptional to Shatabdi Express trains in terms of features.

The semi-high speed self-propelled Vande Bharat trains can running at 160 kmph.Indian Railways hopes to now present the sleeper version of the Vande Bharat trains.

200 sleeper Vande Bharat trains - a more superior variation of Rajdhani Express trains - are anticipated to be manufactured in the coming years.

At the same time, the nationwide transporter is wishing to get the manufacturing prowess for aluminium trains which are significantly becoming a standard world over.