Rail Coach Factory rolls out air-conditioned double-decker coach
31 Mar 2010
Rail Coach Factory (RCF), rolled out country's first air conditioned double decker coach for oscillation trials on Delhi- Muradabad section.
RCF will start manufacturing the double-decker coaches after successful completion of oscillation trials. These futuristic high speed-stainless steel AC coaches would be introduced to cater to the heavy rush of commuters in high-density corridors offering AC travel at a low cost, an official release said.
The first double-decker train would be seen running on rail tracks by end of this year. The new coach with pleasing green-yellow colour scheme has all the features and the comforts of a Shatabdi coach.
RCF engineers in tandem with Research Design and Standard Organisation (RDSO) designed the totally new coach shell, capable of running at a speed of 160 kmph, within a short span of just nine months.
The coach can seat 128 passengers compared to 78 passengers in Shatabdi chair cars, thus increasing the capacity by almost 70 per cent.
The overall height of double-decker coach has been increased marginally (four and a half inches) keeping in view the constraints like overhead structures, bridges, electric traction equipment, platforms etc so that these coaches can be used without modifying any of the fixed structures except for clearing some minor infringements.
