India’s fastest Train 18, which will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15, has seen a tough period of trial. The Rs 100 crore Train 18, to be called the Vande Bharat Express, has had stones hurled at it during trial runs at least on two occasions.
The window of one of the coaches of the engineless train was damaged in December last year when some unidentified people threw stones at it during a trial run between Delhi and Agra.
The Indian Railways had appealed to people to desist from damaging railway property hours after the incident. Read More
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