ICF - Integral Coach Factory
One of the earliest Production Units of Independent India.
Inaugurated by the First PM of India Shri Jawaharlal Nehru on 02.10.1955
Area: 511 Acres
Employees: Nearly 10000
In 1955 Installed capacity: 350 Coaches per Year
1990 Year Turn over: 1000 Coaches
Present Turnover: More than 4000 Coaches per Year
Every day - 11 Coaches
Every Two hours - 1 Coach
Cumulative Turnover since inception: 68000 Coaches - Highest by any Rail Coach Manufacturer in the World
Export: Exported more than750 Coaches, Shells & Components to countries such as Thailand, Burma, Taiwan, Zambia, Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Malaysia, Angola & Sri Lank.
Green Producer:
Creation of exclusive green forests in the ICF surroundings
Installation of Windmills & Solar panels for generation of Electricity
Zero discharge factory
Green Workshop
Only organization in IndianRailways to have completely neutralized green house gas emission due to its industrial activity and achieved Carbon negative status.
Front runner - manufacturer of self-propelled coaches viz. EMU, MEMU, SPART, OHE Tower car, SPIC and DEMU in the Country.
Train Set - Train 18 -Vande Bharat rolled out in 2018-19 - First Semi high speed Train
Currently 15000 LHB Coaches and 35000 ICF Coaches are use in IR.
Production of ICF Coaches was stopped in the year 2018
Train Set - Train 18 cost - Rs. 110 Crores
LHB Coaches Rake cost - Rs. 40 Crores
2009-14 - Manufactured 1866 LHB Coaches
2014-19 - Manufactured 9932 LHB Coaches
LHB Coaches:
LHB stands for Linke Hofmann Busch
LHB Coaches - German designed one
130 Kms per hour
However this technology is almost two decades old.
Advantages of LHB over ICF Coaches:
Higher speed - 160 km per hour (110 kmph of ICF )
Anti telescopic - In the event of accidents, these coaches do not climb on top of each other or get tangled like ICF Coaches, thereby minimizing loss of life and property. Because they use CBC - Center Buffer Coupling (Dual Buffer System in ICF Coaches)
More seating capacity - 1.7 meters longer than ICF coaches
Equipped with FIAT bogie, which has lesser moving parts than the ICF Coaches.
Easier to haul because the weight per meter is less than ICF Coaches.
Environmentally friendly bio toilets - CDTS - Controlled Discharge Toilet system
Using Advanced Pneumatic Disc Brake System for efficient braking at higher speeds.
Noise is 40 % less than the ICF Coaches.
Material for MCQ
SPART stands for Self Propelled Accident Relief Train
SPIC stands for Self Propelled Inspection Car
OHE stands for Over Head Equipment
DEMU stands for Diesel Electric Multiple Unit
EMU stands for Electrical Multiple Unit
MEMU stands for Mainline Electric Multiple Unit
CDTS stands for Controlled Discharge Toilet system
ICF is the Only organization in IndianRailways - Completely neutralized Green House Gas emission & achieved Carbon Negative status.
Production of ICF Coaches stopped since 2018 year
ICF established in the year 1955
LHB stands for Linke Hofmann Busch
DPRS stands for Distributed Power Rolling Stock
DETC stands for Diesel Electric Tower Car
NMR stands for Nilgir Mountain Railway
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