BHEL supply for Vande Bharat sleeper trains

New Delhi: State-owned engineering firm BHEL on Thursday said it has commenced supply of semi-high-speed underslung traction converters for Vande Bharat sleeper trains.

The traction converters are being despatched to Kolkata for final assembly of the trains.

To this effect, a flag-off ceremony was held at BHEL's Bengaluru plant, a statement said. Bani Varma, Director (IS&P), BHEL, in the presence of other senior officials, flagged off the first set of traction converters.

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