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Blog Entry# 1255543
Posted: Oct 24 2014 (17:24)

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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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Oct 31 2014 (16:56)
Rishi Trivedi   1569 blog posts
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IR first should change the livery of RAJDHANI express trains ANd normal express trains which are getting LHB NOW
For Example- HWH RAJ and poorva express . and so on!
Best is change the livery of Express trains from RED RAJDHANI LIVERY (CURRENTLY IN LHB)
One more thing is that due to most of the tracks are not meant
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for LHB ( the old ones in the country), the wheels of the LHB bogies are Corroding faster than the ICF coaches , thus rlys had to replace it or electroplate the wheels and carry out other repair works.

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