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To keep up with the changing times,is modernising the logo used to mark women’s coaches. The symbol of a woman with a saree pallu over her head, which currently marks all compartments reserved for ladies, is to make way for a woman in a formal suit.Apart from the change in the logo, posters of inspiring women likestar, cricketerand astronaut, with details of their achievements, will also be displayed inside the coaches. So far, two 12-coach rakes have been remodelled with the new logo while another two are expected to roll out in a few weeks.The redesigning of the logo began after a regular inspection by WR General Manager AK Gupta two months ago in which he felt that the logos and signages on trains needed to be more prominent. After officials set out for the task, they realised that the picture of woman in a saree did not adequately reflect the woman of today.Chief PRO of WR, Ravinder Bhakar, told Mirror, "The idea was to adopt an icon that will do justice and represent today's women in this city, who are independent and successful."WR officials then got on to the task of zeroing in on a design that could replace the earlier one. Several images were designed by an internal team of the railways and the senior officials approved the one with the suit and the arms folded in front, which they felt reflected the confident, modern Indian woman.The new logo is also larger to ensure that commuters do not mistake it for a general compartment. The red diagonal stripes that mark a first-class compartment have also been enhanced. Coaches reserved for senior citizens and physically handicapped commuters will be marked in yellow.All the 110 rakes on WR will subsequently be painted with the new logo as and when they undergo periodic overhauling.