INTEGRAL COACH FACTORY (ICF)

Dec. 16, 2019

The Railway Ministry clearing the decks for the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) here to continue making Vande Bharat Express trains is seen as a welcome move though senior officials are sceptical of rolling out 45 rakes, 720 coaches, by 2021-22.

About:

Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is a manufacturer of rail coaches located in the neighbourhood of Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
It was established in 1952 and was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955.
It is owned and operated by the Indian Railways.
The ICF is one of the three rake production units of the Indian Railways, the other two being the Modern Coach Factory at Raebareli and the Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala.
The new age flagship Trainset code-named Train 18 was rolled out by ICF by the end of October, 2018.

Source : The Hindu

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