Mumbai's new locals flagged off

A new set of local trains are being introduced by the Western Railway - the first of which was flagged off on Monday.Mumbai's super local have it all - break neck speed, better ventilation and comfortable seating. The notable features of the train are extra bars at the door for people to hold on to, high power blowers for better ventilation and double size windows especially for standing commuters.

[@modelltrain]

If this is indeed "super' train for Mumbaikars in 21st century then surely we Indians have stopped hearing or seeing how 21st century transportation looks like in other countries.

[@voiceofsepultra]

Well there were some incidents of people throwing stones to the train! nobody ever found out the cause or people responsible. There is a fire exit window but as you said that is not enough for the masses.

[@mandesa31]

Well this new set of local trains are indeed better ventilated and sport swanky look. Mumbai urgently needs to introduce airconditioned trains also, if at all it is serious about taking off private cars from the roads. To begin with, one or two a/c coaches can be attached to every rake and the First Class should be done away with. Compared to trains in the west and some of the Eastern countries, this local is no 'super train' - Manish Desai