Indian Railways Converts Mahindra Bolero Into Rail Vehicle To Inspect World’s Highest Rail Bridge

Indian Railways converts Mahindra Bolero SUV into Rail Inspection Vehicle (RIV) to inspect World’s Highest Rail Bridge.

To allow it run on the tracks, the SUV was fitted with small wheels, allowing an inspection speeds up to 40 mph (56 km/h).

The Mahindra Bolero SUV, produced by Mahindra & Mahindra, is offered in the Indian domestic market in six Trims.

These includes EX, SLX as well as top-of-the-line ZLX trim, which adds more advanced driver info system, a rear windshield wiper.

Indian Railways has used a Mahindra Bolero SUV transformed into a Rail Inspection Vehicle (RIV) to inspect the ongoing works at the Jammu & Kashmir’s Chenab bridge, a steel and concrete arch bridge between Bakkal and Kauri.

Video shared by journalist Rajendra B. Aklekar on his twitter handle shows the converted Indian-made Mahindra Bolero SUV riding on the track as it leads the inspection trolleys along what is claimed to be the world’s highest railway arch bridge.

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Aklekar, with the Twitter handle, @rajtoday, wrote :

“So it was a Mahindra Bolero converted into a rail vehicle that was one of the first vehicles to run on the world’s tallest railway arch bridge at Chenab, J&K, leading the inspection trolleys of Ashwini Vaishnaw. The bridge at 359 m is taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris.”

To allow the Mahindra Bolero run on the tracks, the popular Indian 7-seater Compact SUV was fitted with small wheels, allowing an inspection speeds up to 40 mph (56 km/h).

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra group, who also shared the video posted by Aklekar, wrote :

“You gave me a great start to the day with your post, @rajtoday 🙏🏽 I will treasure these images. They sum up why the founders of @MahindraRise decided to build off-road vehicles in independent India. They were meant to go where no paths existed & clear the way for others to follow.”

Mahindra Bolero

The Mahindra Bolero SUV, produced by Mahindra & Mahindra, is offered in the Indian domestic market in six trims, including EX, SLX as well as the top-of-the-line ZLX trim, which adds the Mahindra Micro Hybrid System (similar to start/stop), a more advanced driver info system, exterior graphics, a rear windshield wiper, and VMS.

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