Mumbai: No trial of AC rake on the Western Railway line today

Western Railway chief spokesperson Ravinder Bhaker confirmed to DNA that, as of now, there was no plan to carry out any trial of the air-conditioned rake between Churchgate and Virar in Mumbai.

The rake is still stabled at Central Railway's Kurla carshed and its on-field trial schedule is being finalised by the Railway Board, the Research Standards and Design Organisation (RDSO), the railway's apex technical authority.

Engineers of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Strukton Rail — firms which built the rake's power system and train management controls — are also being consulted.