Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said the Rail Coach Factory is targeting to manufacture 1,422 Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches in 2018-19.
About:
Meaning: Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches are the passenger coaches of Indian Railways that have been developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany and mostly produced by Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, India.
History: They have been used since 2000 on the broad gauge network of Indian railways.
Recent Decision: To better the safety standards in rail travel, Indian Railways has decided to use Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) design coaches and stop production of the old ICF design coaches.
Benefits:
As compared to Integral Coach Factory (ICF) design coaches, the LHB design coaches are lighter in weight.
Not only that, they also have higher carrying capacity as well as higher speed potential. Also, the LHB design coaches have increased codal life and better safety features.
LHB coaches also have anti-climbing features, so that in case of a collision, the coaches do not climb on top of each other.
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