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
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.Template:Citation needed The design is also called the Schlieren design based on the location of the Swiss company.Template: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
See also
- Bo-Bo – The wheel arrangement of ICF coaches as per the UIC classification
References
- ↑ 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(14 January 2022). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ Leakage Found in ICF Coaches. The Times of India(4 January 2021). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A 70-Year-Old Vs a 30-Year-Old: LHB Coaches Perform Better than ICF Ones. Business Standard(9 February 2018). Retrieved 6 June 2023.