First standard guage metro car, aluminium wagon rolled out

India's first standard gauge metro car and the first aluminium 80-tonne wagon was rolled out by Bharat Earth Movers Ltd at a function here today.    

The BG Metro train is a four car formation, comprising two driving trailer cars and two motor cars with a capacity to carry 1,506 passengers. The cars have electrically automated passenger doors to ensure passenger safety.     

The airconditioned cars have been manufactured to global standards and have fire retardant GFRP interior panels.     

BEML would supply 150 metro cars to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd worth Rs 1,672.5 crore. The first set is expected to be delivered by October 2010 for test purposes.     

 

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa symbolically handed over the Metro Car to Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd E Sreedharan at a function here. The wagon was handed over by Minister of State of Railways K H Muniyappa to C R Pradhan, Chairman and Managing Director NALCO.     

Minister of state for Defence M M Pallam Raju, speaking to reporters at the sidelines of the function hoped that BEML, also engaged in core businesses like mining, infrastructure development and transport would bag more orders from the defence sector.     

He said the ministry was streamlining defence procurement and reducing delays in view of the increasing demand to do so from the three Armed forces.