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Posted: Feb 21 2017 (21:01)
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Feb 21 2017 (21:01) NKE/Narkatiaganj Junction (6 PFs)
Subrat Shrivastava
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12 coach DMU's also run in a few places. There is no technical issue as such, in running longer rakes. The new HPDMUs ( The rakes with the aerodynamic look that are seen commonly these days) are built as 4-car units ( 1 motor car and 3 trailer cars) and are fit to operate as 12 car consists. 16 car consists have also been tried out with the HPDMUs and while there are some issues with long EMU or DMU rakes, it is not really a serious problem and can be solved easily.
MFP-PPTA MEMU also has 16 coaches. BTW he is talking about EMUs and DEMUs and there are some differences b/w MEMUs and EMUs.
Exactly, the rakes would need minor modifications, but there is not real technical barrier in running longer EMU/MEMU/DMU consists and you can see such examples as you mentioned. 16 coach HPDMU trials took place around Whitefield ( Bangalore ) quite a few times, so they might be operational soon.