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Third Bombardier rake to have normal grab pole

The two new Bombardier rakes that were introduced last week have one feature that will be among the most short-lived of designs in Indian Railways. The grab pole at the door of the Bombardier rake, with a hexagonal ring at the centre, will be a thing of the past as the third Bombardier rake being given final touches at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai has a normal grab pole.

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The two new Bombardier rakes that were introduced last week have one feature that will be among the most short-lived of designs in Indian Railways. The grab pole at the door of the Bombardier rake, with a hexagonal ring at the centre, will be a thing of the past as the third Bombardier rake being given final touches at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai has a normal grab pole.

The third rake is now ready at the ICF and is being tended to at its furnishing unit where the seats and other accessories are being fitted onto the train. "The grab pole was the first complain that we had got in October 2013, a week after the rake was sent to Bombardier. So, it was decided that the other 70 Bombardier rakes we will build will have normal grab poles," said a senior ICF official.

The furnishing of the rake is expected to take around 45 days and ICF officials believe the train should be ready to be sent to Mumbai by May. The plan is to send at least 6 rakes by July, informed officials.
The hexagon ring-centered grab pole has already got the thumbs down from commuters who have been using the two new Bombardier rakes. Several commuters told dna during the rake's inaugural run that the grab pole was uncomfortable.

The hexagonal ring at the centre of the pole was opposed by railway officials on two counts. The first was that Mumbaikars having formed the habit of catching a running train, the chances of some of them meeting with an accident or slipping is not entirely unthinkable. Moreover, the hexagonal ring-centered pole might also make alighting and getting onto the train slightly more cumbersome with high chances of someone's wrist getting stuck in while alighting. "During peak hours, if someone's wrist gets stuck in the ring, it could lead to a serious injury. The wrist could snap," said an official.

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