Infact we didn't even need a dedicated category for VB trainsets. Existing Shatabdis should have been upgraded to VB and if demand was there a new Shatabdi could have been started with VB trainset.
Here the need of the hour is installation of kavach across IR and conversion of all existing ICF trains to LHB and not a new category of premium train.

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Even in single line highly saturated routes like KR's Mumbai Madgaon where already a Jan Shatabdi and Tejas exist they gave a VB.
But proposal for daily conversion of overcrowded train like Vasco Patna SF put down by all zones including KR citing slot sharing issues. Here they could not adjust slot but for VB they are ready to delay n number of non premium trains.

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What can you expect from a man who sees scums like Lalu Yadav as God only coz he gave more trains to Bihar ?
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Also isn't he the same guy spreading fake news that his relatives were the victims of Balasore accident ?

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No fare hike so RM good ?
Kya logic hai ?
Blog delete kar diya hoga but you were clearly exposed spreading fake news about your relative dying in the accident.

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But how many did Lalu Yadav actually built ?

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He was RM till 2009 then why didn't he start them ?
Why didn't he neither any previous UPA RM ministers start mass production of LHB coaches ?
Too busy in doing one scam or the other must be. Defending corrupt criminals like Lalu Yadav who totally destroyed Bihar is stupid.

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I never said current government should not increase fares but statements like Lalu Yadav was a good RM sound hilarious that's what I was referring to.
You can check my previous post yesterday or day before time where I have objectively pointed out the positives and negatives as I feel of current NDA government's in Indian Railways.

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That's a valid point.

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Add as Train board pic please.

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Was Kavach installed there ?

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Could LHB coaches have saved more lives in this case ?

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But HCPs also restrict the CC of of the trains.

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But still I don't think it's a plausible solution. Also if IR starts to use parcel vans as safety buffers may be the businesses booking them will hesitate and instead choose other modes like roads.

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It you can pinpoint to one or two things that needs improvement in Indian Railways then it's ok but looks like they are in a total mess now be it in terms of safety, security, crowd management, punctuality or cleanliness everything looks like in a total mess.
All the governments including current one have totally screwed IR in one or the other. I don't know if they will ever get out of this mess. Looks like a whole reset is required and covid era gave them the opportunity when only few trains were running but mostly they failed.

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Dude the work culture in India is like if you work more than your official shift you are considered a hard working person otherwise a person coming and leaving work on time is looked down upon. Thats across private and government sectors. No one cares about efficiency going down due to fatigue.

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Then it should be installed across all heavy density traffic routes on priority basis.
Also VB production should take a backseat now and the goal of 100% LHB conversion trains should be given a priority now.

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That totally crumbled coach is it the SLR ?

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But HCPs are at the end of the rake so the freight must have hit them so how did the SLR get this much crushed ?

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Goods hit it from behind.

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So if LHBfied the damage would have been less ?

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