AIR-CONDITIONED TRAIN
DEMONSTRAf lON IN INbIA
PROPOSED NEW SERVICE ' .
India's first air-conditioned train recently made a demonstration run from Delhi to Agra and back. Four coac'hts were used for the journey,, which was a revelation to those on board of modern methods of travel and comfort for passengers in this hot country. The air-conditioning equipment made it possible to maintain a steady temperature inside the. carriages., the air being renewed every fofir minutes., Each coach accommodates 14 first class passengers, being divided into five twoberth compartments and one four-berth compartment.
It is proposed to attach, an airconditioned coach to each mail train between Howrah and Bombay, via Chheoki.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22933, 11 January 1938, Page 6
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