ICF coach
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Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coach | |
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Designer | Swiss Car & Elevator Manufacturing Co |
Built at | |
Constructed | 1955–2018 |
Scrapped | c.2000s–2009 (PNR) |
Number scrapped | 30 (PNR) |
Successor |
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Operator(s) |
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Specifications | |
Car body construction | Corten Steel |
Car length | 22,297 millimetres (22.297 m) including buffers |
Width | 3,245 millimetres (3.245 m) |
Height | 4,025 millimetres (4.025 m) |
Floor height | 1,313 millimetres (1.313 m) |
Wheelbase | 14,783 millimetres (14.783 m) |
Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
Bogies | ICF Bogies |
Minimum turning radius | 152.4 m |
Coupling system | Buffers and chain coupler, AAR H Type Tightlock CBC coupling |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coach is a conventional passenger coach used on the majority of Indian Railways (IR) lines.[1] The Philippine National Railways (PNR) was a previous user of the cars, but retired the last of them in 2009.[1]
Indian railways is currently phasing out ICF coaches and replacing them with newer LHB coaches are expected to address many of these issues.[1][2][3]
History[edit]
The design of the coach was developed by Integral Coach Factory, Perambur, Chennai, India in collaboration with the Swiss Car & Elevator Manufacturing Co, Schlieren, Switzerland in the 1950s.[citation needed] The design is also called the Schlieren design based on the location of the Swiss company.[citation needed]
The 1st ICF coach had been flagged by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1955. The last ICF coach was flagged off by senior technician Shri Bhaskar P. in the presence of Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on 19 January 2018.[3]
Image gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
- Bo-Bo – The wheel arrangement of ICF coaches as per the UIC classification
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "DNA Exclusive: Is It Time for Indian Railways to Tear Up Ageing Tracks and Old Machinery?". ZeeNews.India.com. Zee Media Corporation. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ Ayyappan, V. (4 January 2021). "Leakage Found in ICF Coaches". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Debroy, Bibek (9 February 2018). "A 70-Year-Old Vs a 30-Year-Old: LHB Coaches Perform Better than ICF Ones". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 June 2023.