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Rajendra B. Aklekar

@rajtoday

Journalist @mid_day Author of multiple books on India's rail history & heritage. Trains, trams & buses. Biographer of Dr. E. Sreedharan. Museology @csmvsmumbai

On trains and rail lines... Katılım Nisan 2010
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
@mumbaimatterz Had asked. AC trains with closed doors and windows have been running well in the monsoon without major complaints in Mumbai for the past few years. The same shell and AC has been used for this in fan mode.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
What are your questions, queries and doubts regarding the non-AC local? Pls post them in reply.
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Non-AC door closing EMU local train that arrived at Kurla carshed in Mumbai. Here are the key differences: *The coach is built on an AC EMU shell, but maintaining the various classes of first class (with cushion seats), ladies, the disabled one and others. Hence though vestibular, it has physical partitions to segregate these coaches. *The windows are wider 1,900m with sliding glass panels like buses as compared to 900m windows in existing trains. *The blowers are powerful forcing 10,000 cubic m/hr air into the coach, with two such units in every coach which means 20,000 cubic m/hr air in each coach. *The leg space between the two seats has been increased for a comfortable seating and wider gangway. *The luggage compartment at either end of the train is two times larger than the existing ones. *The doors have been shut and along with glass panels on the top, to improve air circulation, these coaches feature louvered doors (slatted) that allow air movement while keeping doors closed for safety.

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BatataTamata
BatataTamata@sab57290·
@rajtoday why are we ordering this when union govt has stated that 238 AC local will be provided?
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Gaurav Khopkar 🇮🇳
Gaurav Khopkar 🇮🇳@akash_railcric·
@rajtoday Since the seats are narrowed, more crowd would stand between the seats than a regular train which can also block the window, is the new design of the window (that only opens in the middle section) sufficient to ventilate each section of the coach even in a packed train?
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Bala Vardekar
Bala Vardekar@BalaVardekar·
@rajtoday Will windows be enough for fresh air during crowded travel? How will evacuation happen if the train stops between stations? What happens if doors malfunction mid-journey? Are there emergency alarms or door override systems? Will ticket prices increase due to this upgrade?
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
@chinya_9 Yes. AC trains with closed doors and windows have been running well in the monsoon without major complaints in Mumbai for the past few years. The same shell and AC has been used for this in fan mode.
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Chinmay
Chinmay@chinya_9·
@rajtoday Any additional provision to increase ventilation to compensate for closed doors? Any backup for ventilation in case of power line failure? How will they handle delays due to trouble during closing of doors in jam packed trains? Any wardens being deployed on platform?
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Nikhil C
Nikhil C@imbevda·
@rajtoday The ventilation will suffer during monsoon! How has @mid_day asked to the railway babus about this and when the blower goes out of service due to some issue then what?
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
@apoorvklicks -First is an extremely likely possibility. -That is a possibility and the rake would need to be taken off service. -That will indeed be a struggle -Yes.
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Apoorv K
Apoorv K@apoorvklicks·
@rajtoday - What if the sliding windows get locked given the poor maintenance - Who gives the guarantee that blowers would be functioning all the time - What happens when auto doors are not able to close due to extreme crowding - Is the seat width reduced in an attempt to increase legroom?
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Digamber Karekar
Digamber Karekar@drkarekar·
@rajtoday Most questions will be from those who do not travel in Mumbai trains and who are unhappy that they cannot target the govt for people falling from trains. Non-AC closed door trains is a challenge and may require crowd managers to ensure proper operation.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
The answer to WHY is that this is a temporary and immediate arrangement to stop people from falling from trains. This train came to birth after the Mumbra incident. The tender for 238 customised AC local trains to replace the existing fleet is already under process. This is till that happens.
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.@zaniolooSZN·
@rajtoday WHY? that's literally my only question.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
@apoorvklicks True. Collated feedback from commuters on the prototype will be sent back to the manufacturersfor all possible changes is what I am told.
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Apoorv K
Apoorv K@apoorvklicks·
@rajtoday - what is the use of increased window length when half of the part remains always closed due to its sliding design
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
@FalgunOza2 The tender for 238 customised AC local trains to replace the existing fleet is already under process.
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Falgun Oza
Falgun Oza@FalgunOza2·
@rajtoday They should stop this and get all the AC trains
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kannan
kannan@mkannan1968·
@rajtoday My question is when these coached will be put into service for public. ? What is the time line? April / May / June/ July or August?
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dhanraj dange
dhanraj dange@dhanrajdange1·
@rajtoday Window glass sliding moving left right should have been in up-down moving like in cars. That would have increased open area..
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Marc
Marc@marc8047·
@rajtoday Since it is based on the AC EMU, can three coaches be converted to AC, as ac trains are always delayed.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
@KedarMkv To stop people from falling from trains. In 2025 itself, 525 commuter lives were lost due to "falling from train" and as many as 1,188 injured falling from overcrowded trains.
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Save India
Save India@KedarMkv·
@rajtoday WHY the door needs such closed with no ventilation … why can’t a full length window with better ventilation
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
@AK4784877825 The answer to WHY is that this is a temporary and immediate arrangement to stop people from falling from trains. This train came to birth after the Mumbra incident.
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AK-47
AK-47@AK4784877825·
@rajtoday Why is common sense so rare in our country? All our Locals need to be AC
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Akshay Marathe
Akshay Marathe@akshaywcam1·
@rajtoday Q raised from day 1. What was the need to use AC EMU shell which has lesser passenger space in motorcoach How is IR planning to handle cjaos on platform due to different coach positions (again due to use of AC shell) when this contraption arrives Haven't got any answer yet
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Nikhil Gupta
Nikhil Gupta@notnikhilodeon·
@rajtoday In such Mumbai heat & especially humidity why not have all closed doors AC coaches like BEST switching to AC buses
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
Rajendra B. Aklekar@rajtoday·
@prafull_tweetz The answer to WHY is that this is a temporary and immediate arrangement to stop people from falling from trains. This train came to birth after the Mumbra article. The tender for 238 customised AC local trains to replace the existing fleet is already under process.
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