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June 15, 2023 5:21 pm

Mr. Sudhanshu Mani retired from Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineering as General Manager, Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. Coming with around 4 decades of professional experience he also served as Railway Advisor in the Embassy of India, Berlin for 3 years, interacting with railway systems of advanced countries world-wide on behalf of IR. Mr. Sudhanshu led the Train 18/Vande Bharat Express project, the first ever indigenous semi high-speed train of India, from concept to delivery. His journey leading to the Train 18 project is recounted in his best-seller book, ‘My Train 18 Story’. He has authored six more books. Mr. Sudhanshu is also engaged in multiple activities serving on Advisory to Editorial Board of leading Railway and Metro journals, Keynote/stand-alone speaker and panellist on platforms such as IIMs, IITs, TEDx, PMI, AIMA and CII conferences. He also runs a ‘not for profit’ art and culture centre, and presides over Rolling Cars’ Society, which promotes technical awareness. He is an independent consultant and Fellow of Institute of Mechanical Engineers, London.