Normally in any govt, a lot of political white elephant trains are started but then the next govt shut these down. But the problem now is VBEs have their dedicated rakes and lets say govt changes in 2029, by then we'll have like 300 of these and so many AC CC rakes aren't even needed in IR. Add to that the 18 months maintenance schedule. IR is pulling itself into a deep hole by running all these VBEs. CC VBE production must stop or slow down immediately. The sleeper version might have more long term success and can also be repurposed if required, so if they want more VB, they should focus on the sleeper version

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