Southern Rly to provide biodegradable bed rolls

The Southern Railway has plans to provide bio-degradable and disposable bed rolls for upper class passengers travelling in express trains.

On an experimental basis, passengers travelling in the air-conditioned coaches of Chennai-Madurai Pandian Express train will be supplied with bed rolls, which are bio-degradable and easily disposable, Southern Railway Chief Mechanical Engineer, Mr V. Car melus, told PTI here.

To start with two bedspreads and one pillow case, all in white will be given to the passengers and based on their feedback, it will be extended to other trains.

According to the proposal, a wrapper printed with the phrase ‘kindly take it home’ would enthuse travellers to retain the linen themselves after the journey.

It would also mean that the linen supplied were absolutely fresh, he said. Currently, more than 20 per cent of the bed rolls supplied were not returned by the passengers at the end of the journey or considered lost or stolen.

The new scheme would also address the concerns of passengers who were against using the linen supplied by the Railways although they were neatly washed and pressed.