Designer jackets, T-shirts for rail staff
New Delhi, July 2
Customer-facing staff of railways will be sporting designer uniforms complete with fluorescent jackets and black and yellow T-shirts from this festive season in October.
About five lakh railway employees comprising onboard staff, TTEs, station masters, guards, drivers and catering personnel will be in new uniforms designed by fashion designer Ritu Beri.
With the Indian Railway logo embossed, half and full-sleeve T-shirts in black and yellow combinations have been designed for the front office staff.
Another set of T-shirts in white with black border has been created for the catering staff deployed in trains.
Two types of half-fluorescent jackets — yellow and green — are being designed keeping TTEs, guards and drivers in mind. Currently, railway staff wear uniforms which were designed long ago. The new uniform will also be given to the technical staff in workshops and production units.
“We are examining the new designs of uniforms submitted by Ritu Beri and a decision on the final selection would be taken shortly,” a senior officer said. There could be some alterations and changes, if necessary, after the initial trial in some rail divisions. The new design would be tried on a few Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains first as part of Project Swarn, which envisages a complete makeover in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. — PTI
Soon, travel in economy AC
- Train passengers will soon have the option of travelling in a new class of ‘Economy AC coaches’ with fares less than normal 3AC tariff
- The proposed fully AC train will have three-tier Economy AC coaches besides AC-3, AC-2 and AC-1 classes as part of the transformation exercise. An added feature would be automatic doors
