Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw refutes delays in Vande Bharat sleeper trains over design | India News – Times of India
Ashwini Vaishnaw (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has dismissed media reports suggesting delays in the manufacturing of Vande Bharat sleeper train due to resign clearance problems. Addressing the media on Thursday, Vaishnaw said that the design process was never an issue with the Russian firm Transmasholding (TMH), contracted to produce the train sets.Earlier reports claimed Indian Railways requested design modifications, including the addition of toilets and pantry cars, which allegedly delayed the ministry’s approval of the revised design. Vaishnaw refuted these claims, saying the delays were actually due to TMH’s limited manufacturing capacity, as the company is accustomed to producing trains with only six to eight coaches—standard in Russia. The minister cl...