The 28th rake of Vande Bharat Express, which is an Indian-built semi-high-speed, will be in a new colour inspired by the national flag – saffron, said the railways officials. New Vande Bharat Express will be saffron in colour, Railway Minister Vaishnaw says inspired by TricolourRead @ANI Story | https://t.co/F8Gmwg0AQ5#VandeBharatExpress #VandeBharatTrain #AshwiniVaishnaw pic.twitter.com/847me3RSJM— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) July 8, 2023However, the new Vande Bharat Express is not yet operational and it has been stationed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, where these trains are manufactured. Speaking to the news agency, the Railways officials said that approx. 25 rakes of Vande Bharat Express are operational on their designated routes and two rakes are reserved. “While the colour of this 28th rake is being changed on a trial basis,” the officials said. On Saturday, the Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the ICF. He also supervised the safety measures in Southern Railways, and the improvements implemented in the Vande Bharat trains. Vande Bharat trains new colour inspired by the Indian flag: Ashwini VaishnawAfter the inspection, the Railways minister said that the new colour of the 28th rake of the indigenous train is inspired by Indian Tricolour.Inspected Vande Bharat train production at ICF, Chennai. pic.twitter.com/9RXmL5q9zR— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) July 8, 2023Around 25 improvements have been done in the Indian-built semi-high-speed trains, he said. In a press conference, the union minister said, “This is a concept of Make In India, (which means) designed in India, by our own engineers, and technicians. So whatever feedback we are receiving from the field units, regarding ACs, toilets, etc., during the operation of Vande Bharat, all those improvements are being used for making changes in the design.”“A new safety feature, anti climbers, or anti-climbing devices, on which we are working, were also reviewed today. These will be standard features in all the Vande Bharat and other trains,” Ashwini told the media. On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off two new Vande Bharat trains in Uttar Pradeshs Gorakhpur, taking the total operational service across India to a milestone of 50.
