ɐ ɹˈeɪlweɪ bˈoːɹd ˈɔːɹdɚ tə bɹˈɪŋ ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ ɹˈoʊlɪŋ stˈɑːk ˌʌndɚ jˈuːnɪfˌaɪd mˈeɪntənəns ʌvðə mᵻkˈænɪkəl dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː wʌz hˈɛld ɪn ɐbˈeɪəns ˌʌndɚ pɹˈɛʃɚ fɹʌm ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt jˈuːniənz.
A Railway Board order to bring the entire rolling stock under unified maintenance of the Mechanical Department in 2003 was held in abeyance under pressure from Electrical Department Unions.