Indian Railway Forum - 5 - Railway Enquiry

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Future Venture of Integral Coach Factory in conformity with the "Mandate" of Railway Board to ensure more safety to the onboard commuters of long distance trains by switching over to 100% stainless steel coaches:

A news about Linke Hoffman Busch(LHB) Coach is published in the esteemed english daily "The Times of India" on OCT 14,2014 at 06.42Pm IST which is described below.
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Title: Integral Coach Factory (Perambur,Chennai) to manufacture 975 LHB coaches in three years
Reporter:V Ayyappan, TNN
Date:Oct 14, 2014, 06.42PM IST(Tuesday)
CHENNAI: The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai is planning to step up production of LHB ( Linke Hofmann Busch) coaches, which are safer and faster.
The factory, which manufactures coaches for Indian Railways, will make 75 LHB coaches this year, 300 next year and 600 coaches the year after. LHB coaches are made of stainless steel.
"We are planning to switch to stainless steel coaches completely in five years. These coaches are better suited as there is a corrosion problem in coastal areas. LHB coaches have a life of 35 years and are equipped for speeds up to 160kmph and can be upgraded to run at 200kmph and are ideal for high speed trains," said ICF general manager Ashok K Agarwal at a press conference here on Tuesday.
The move comes after the railway board decided to phase out the ICF-designed integral coaches and switch to LHB coaches. LHB coaches are safe as they won't pile up over other coaches during an accident. Travel comfort is also high when compared to the conventional coaches.
"The cost of production of LHB coaches is more in comparison with the conventional coaches. A conventional coach costs Rs 80 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore and LHB coach costs Rs 1.6 crore to Rs 2 crore."
He said of the 1,622 coaches that were made last year, 386 were given to Southern Railway by Railway Board. "This year 152 coaches were given to the zone till September," he added.
ICF is performing well in the 2014-15 production year. The half yearly production from April to September was the highest ever for each month in comparison with that in previous year. The cumulative outturn of 824 coaches during the first half of this year is the highest ever for the period and is 24.5% more than the production in the corresponding period last year.
The factory, founded in 1955, is celebrating the diamond jubilee year this year. The ICF had produced 48,708 coaches till September 2014 and will cross the 50,000th mark in the diamond jubilee year.
"A series of programmes are planned for the diamond jubilee year celebrations. These include an ICF Diamond Jubilee Exhibition Express, which will travel to all zonal headquarters and production units, a special postal stamp and cover, a mass tree plantation drive, sports and cultural competitions, medical camps for employees, a diamond jubilee scholarship fund and improvement of facilities for residential units," he added.
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This is surely a "Good Move" taken by the Rail Board as the security of the passengers is concerned and a positive indication of starting a "New Era of LHBs" in Indian Railways regarding Coaches of Mail & Exp.
Please see the attached Images of AC Double Decker LHB Coach(Taken from Various Sites)
1 Russian double Decker Train
2 Double Decker Sleeping Coach of China
3 Double Decker AC Chair Car
4 EOG of Dhanbad Howrah Double Decker Exp
5 Inside Pic of AC Double Decker Coach
6 Vestibule of AC Double Decker
7 Cabin of P7 of ADI BCT Double Decker Train

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@1255543-5 @LHB_for_18047~

Yes a hopeful news.
Most Importantly now many accidents can be avoided as LHBs have "Anti Climbing Features" and "Automatic halt" features embedded in its brake.
Agar LHB na hote to DBRT Raj Incident which occured last June could claim thousand lives like Jnaneswari incident.

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Sep 22 2014 (18:14) 12952/New Delhi - Mumbai Central Rajdhani Express | BCT/Mumbai Central (5 PFs)

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Entry# 1221380 Tags Past Edits

Is WAP7 Currently produced by Chittaranjan Locomotive?
Is it possible to replace old WAP4s by WAP7 in future?
Will production of WAP7s and WAP5s will continued By IR in future?
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@1221380-7 @guest

Samarsata n Jnaneswari too.
Samarsata already hauled by wap5 once

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May 01 2014 (08:20) 02841X/Santragachi - MGR Chennai Central SpecialFare SF Special | MAS/MGR Chennai Central (12 PFs)

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Entry# 1078969 Tags Past Edits

Howrah - Chennai Central AC Premium Special Cancelled due to Poor Patronage.

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@1078969-1 @OrientExpress~

Pune - Delhi requires a daily train like Jnaneswari super deluxe express.
Hope CR will start asap.
SL-9, 3A-6,2A-3,PC-1,GN-3. Huge waiting !!!

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Mar 15 2014 (23:15) 12101/Jnaneswari Express (PT)

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Nomenclature history of Janeswari exp
Jnaneswari is the commentary on Bhagavad Gita written by Saint Jnaneswar, who lived in Maharashtra in the 13th Century AD. • This very popular & simple commentary was written in Marathi by Saint Jnaneswar when he was only 15 years of age.

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Nov 21 2013 (18:41) 22109X/Mumbai LTT - Hazrat Nizamuddin AC SF Express

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It running not that bad just max 1 and half hours late.. but as expected.. it doesnt have Rajdhani tag so its delayed purposely mainly in Jhansi-Bhopal section.
Two things could be down
1) Convert the Train to Rajdhani hence providing catering services to Bhusawal and Agra in down direction & Jhansi and Bhusawal in UP direction.
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@912883-76 @Tony Cox

petty reasons lol
WCR Bhopal has just Shaan e Bhopal BPL-HWH Express INDB DD Exp n few unwanted trains
WCR Kota has just Jan Shatabdi
WCR Jhansi has nothing!
WCR Etarsi also nothing
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