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Railways directs ICF to scrap all ongoing tenders for making Train 18 rakes

The primary reason behind this move is to provide a level-playing field to all suppliers in the making of the flagship train

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The Railway Ministry has directed the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai to cancel all tender processes for making rakes of Train 18, now known as Vande Bharat Express, according to The Hindu.

The tenders include purchase of systems for power rolling stock such as traction motors, traction converters and transformers. The Railways Board cancelled all tenders not just pertaining to the rakes of Vande Bharat Express, but also of suburban trains such as Electric Multiple Units (EMU), Diesel Electric Multiple Units (DEMU) and Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMU).

The primary reason behind this move is to provide a level-playing

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