Vande Bharat Mastermind

Sudhanshu Mani, a mechanical officer of the Indian Railways with a 38-year career, was the mastermind behind the Vande Bharat Express train. He was instrumental in ensuring that the train was delivered within a short duration of about 18 months. This semi-high speed train was a dream that Sudhanshu had while he was the General Manager at the Integrated Coach Factory, Chennai. He envisioned a self-propelled train that could run at a speed of 180 km and would cost half the price of the imported semi-high speed trains. Sudhanshu became the General Manager at the Integral Coach Factory Chennai. He proposed the idea of developing a semi-high speed train with indigenous technology that could compete with the imported trains in terms of speed and quality while being cost-effective.