Vadodara, July 27 -- Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw visited Alstom's Savli facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, a key manufacturing hub for railway rolling stock in India. He reviewed Alstom's operations at the Savli facility, with a focused assessment of maintenance practices, a release from the Ministry of Railways said.

He appreciated Alstom's practice of designing customised solutions for each order--an innovation that Indian Railways could emulate and proposed developing a joint training programme with Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya through a creative and collaborative framework.

He also suggested that General Managers of all PUs undertake training and exposure visits to Alstom's Savli unit. Discussions also included the use o...