Satish Kumar, Member (Traction & Rolling Stock), Railway Board visits Rail Coach Factory
Satish Kumar,Member (Traction & Rolling Stock), Railway Board, today visited Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala where on his arrival ,he was greeted by General Manager of RCF, S. Srinivas and other Senior Officers.
Rajat Kumar
Mar 29, 2024 08:52
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Kapurthala, March 29, 2024: Satish Kumar,Member (Traction & Rolling Stock), Railway Board, today visited Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala where on his arrival ,he was greeted by General Manager of RCF, S. Srinivas and other Senior Officers.
On arrival at RCF, Satish Kumar inspected the coach manufacturing processes in the workshop. He examined various types of coaches being made by RCF viz. LHB AC Coaches , MEMU with 3 Phase Electrics etc.. He also inspected the Vande Metro coaches which are being being built by RCF, first time over Indian Railways . Manufacturing of above coaches are targeted for substantial production in next fiscal. Shri Kumar also examined the bogie components in Bogie Shop and their applications in coach bogies. He praised RCF infrastructure for speedy manufacturing of coaches and also gave his valuable advice in the process.
He held a purposeful meeting with General Manager and Senior officers on core issues pertaining to present production output and manufacturing of new types of coaches in next fiscal. He also held meeting with members of various unions/associations of RCF in which he stressed upon the importance of cordial relations between unions and administration and at the same time reaching out to them to cooperate in increasing the production of coaches.
Satish Kumar appreciated RCF’s contribution in making Indian Railways attuned to world standards and stressed upon RCF to work hard to conserve its apex position in designing and manufacturing. He applauded RCF for its technological developments in coach manufacturing and advised RCF to follow the best practices to enhance its production as Railway Board is keen to provide every assistance to it in this field.
