Hari Shankar Verma, Director General (Safety), Railway Board visits Rail Coach Factory
Hari Shankar Verma, Director General (Safety), Railway Board, visited Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala today where on his arrival, he was greeted by Ravi Kumar Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer and Senior Officers of RCF.
Rajat Kumar
Oct 23, 2025 07:32
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Kapurthala, October 23, 2025: Hari Shankar Verma, Director General (Safety), Railway Board, visited Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala today where on his arrival, he was greeted by Ravi Kumar Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer and Senior Officers of RCF.
On arrival at RCF, Verma held a meeting with all the Principal HODs and other senior officers on core issues pertaining to safety of coaches , production output and manufacturing of new types of coaches in current fiscal. On this occasion, design department of RCF presented a presentation on steps taken by RCF to improve coach wiring and other aspects of safety.
Verma later on his visit to workshop, inspected the coach manufacturing processes in the workshop. He examined various types of coaches being made by RCF viz. AC & Non AC Coaches etc. He also examined the electrical components installed in coaches and their applications and had elaborate discussions on safety aspects with RCF. He praised RCF infrastructure for speedy manufacturing of coaches and also gave his valuable advice on fire safety and other aspects in the process.
Hari Shankar Verma appreciated RCF’s contribution in making Indian Railways attuned to world standards and stressed upon RCF to work hard to conserve its apex position in designing and manufacturing. He applauded RCF for its technological developments in coach manufacturing and advised RCF to follow the best practices to enhance its production as Railway Board is keen to provide every assistance to it in this field.
