What is the basic difference between ICF & LHB coaches? 5 Answers What is the basic difference between ICF & LHB coaches? Apr 15 2013 (17:05) Blog Post# 560538-105 dhooma shakata vahanam Added by: M Vijayaditya~ Apr 16 2013 (22:11) INDIAN RAILWAYS-RAIL DIBBA’s-CARRIAGES and WAGONS(C&W) . There is absolutely no doubt in saying that ICF coaches have been the backbone to the back bone of India-The Indian Railways. They have effortlessly (not in all cases) hauled tens of billions of people relentlessly every year. To know further about ICF,LHB or even locos for that matter we need to be clear on what a few terms mean, where are those parts located and what is their use. I am sure most of us here in IRI must be familiar about them but my idea... more... Apr 15 2013 (17:16) Blog Post# 560538-106 dhooma shakata vahanam Added by: M Vijayaditya~ Apr 16 2013 (22:12) Oh btw, Ride index is a variable which details the comfort a human would experience while in motion. In technical terms it can be described as the function of amplitude of acceleration and frequency of oscillation. Ride index is measured on a scale of 5, 0 being the smoothest and most comfortable ride while 5 is the most horrible one. Quite a complex one at that, i tried putting some random variables and solving it but didnt really work out. Indian Railway Employees dont get paid for nothing after all.They are good at this stuff :) . So... more... ICF coaches are manufactured in India, the normal ones found in mail/express trains LHB stands for Linke Hoffman Busch, a German Company who has granted rights to RCF through a technology transfer agreement to manufacture coaches based on their design (Alstom LHB) in India itself # Advantages of LHB: 1.... more... @Pradyu విశాఖపట్టణం**: Re# 225063-10 Yeah. The LHB coaches are approximately 2.2m longer than the standard ICF Coaches Which Provides two additional rows for the chair cars, one additional sleeping bay for the AC sleeper coaches. ... more... |