THE FIRST EMU COACH

The history of the EMU service in Bombay dates back to 1927. The first EMU service ran between the stations Victoria terminus (Now CST) and Kurla. The EMU consisted of one motor rake followed by 4 coaches. The  fabrication was completely wooden then.

It is now kept at National railway museum, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. It was constructed by Camel Liard and Co. and was in service in 1928. Its many of the features can prove useful in the present context.

• The openings were more than existing trains.
• The glazed shutter was outside and the louvered inside.
• The doors have full length bars to hold.
• The height at the center seems to have increased.
• The side wall has openings for air inlets.
• The fabrication is neater and vertical.
• The door is slightly inside from the surface of the walls.
• The same color is being used even now.

    The window details of the old coach.