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[[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]] is converting ICF coaches having a residual life of 5 years into accident relief and New Modified Goods-High Speed (NMGH) automobile carrier rakes. As of September 2023, 57 ICF coaches have been converted into NMGH rakes and 4 ICF coaches have been converted into accident relief trains.<ref>{{cite news |title=Central Railway converts ageing ICF coaches into accident relief trains |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/central-railway-converts-ageing-icf-coaches-into-accident-relief-trains-8991403/ |access-date=8 January 2024 |agency=Express News Service |publisher=The Indian Express |date=20 October 2023}}</ref> |
[[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]] is converting ICF coaches having a residual life of 5 years into accident relief and New Modified Goods-High Speed (NMGH) automobile carrier rakes. As of September 2023, 57 ICF coaches have been converted into NMGH rakes and 4 ICF coaches have been converted into accident relief trains.<ref>{{cite news |title=Central Railway converts ageing ICF coaches into accident relief trains |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/central-railway-converts-ageing-icf-coaches-into-accident-relief-trains-8991403/ |access-date=8 January 2024 |agency=Express News Service |publisher=The Indian Express |date=20 October 2023}}</ref> |
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==Liveries== |
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===Standard=== |
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[[Image:ICF Brick Red Livery.svg|320px|center]] |
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<center>Brick Red Livery (1955-1990s)</center> |
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[[Image:ICF Blue Livery.svg|320px|center]] |
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<center>Blue Livery (1990s-present)</center> |
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[[Image:ICF Utkrisht Livery.svg|320px|center]] |
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<center>''Utkrisht'' Livery (2008-present)</center> |
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===Special=== |
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[[Image:ICF Rajdhani Livery.svg|320px|center]] |
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<center>''Rajdhani'' Livery (1969-2016)</center> |
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[[Image:ICF Shatabdi Livery.svg|320px|center]] |
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<center>''Shatabdi'' Livery (1988-2019)</center> |
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[[Image:ICF Garib Rath Livery.svg|320px|center]] |
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<center>''Garib Rath'' Livery (2006-present)</center> |
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[[Image:ICF Duronto Livery.svg|320px|center]] |
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<center>''Duronto'' Livery (2009-2020)</center> |
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==Image gallery== |
==Image gallery== |
Revision as of 05:02, 9 January 2024
Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coach | |
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![]() Yellow ("Utkrish" livery) and blue ("Blue" livery) ICF coaches. | |
Designer | Swiss Car & Elevator Manufacturing Co |
Built at | |
Constructed | 1955–2018 |
Scrapped | c.2000s–2009 (PNR) |
Number scrapped | 30 (PNR) |
Successor |
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Operators |
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Specifications | |
Car body construction | Corten Steel |
Car length | 22,297 millimetres (22.297 m) including buffers |
Width | 3,245 millimetres (3.245 m) |
Height | 4,025 millimetres (4.025 m) |
Floor height | 1,313 millimetres (1.313 m) |
Wheelbase | 14,783 millimetres (14.783 m) |
Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
Bogies | ICF Bogies |
Minimum turning radius | 152.4 m |
Coupling system | Buffers and chain coupler, AAR H Type Tightlock CBC coupling |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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[when?] phasing out ICF coaches and replacing them with newer LHB coaches are expected to address many of these issues.[1][2][3][clarification needed]
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.[citation needed] The design is also called the Schlieren design based on the location of the Swiss company.[citation needed]
Introduced in 1955 with a brick red livery, the standard ICF coaches were repainted blue in the 1990s.[4]
Project Utkrisht
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/First_AC_coach_of_Nauchandi_Express.jpg/220px-First_AC_coach_of_Nauchandi_Express.jpg)
In April 2008 the Indian Railways launched a refurbishment program called Utkrisht (transl. excellence) to refurbish and modernize ICF coaches in 640 rakes.[5]
With a total cost of ₹400 crore (US$90 million), the refurbishment included a new beige and maroon livery, LED fixtures, upgraded bio-toilets with odour control, assistive Braille signage, and improved trash disposal.[6]
Retirement and Legacy
The last ICF coach was flagged off on 19 January 2018 by senior technician P. Bhaskar in the presence of Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani.[3] Indian Railways plans to retire all ICF coaches by 2029, replacing them with LHB and Vande Bharat trainsets.[7]
Central Railways is converting ICF coaches having a residual life of 5 years into accident relief and New Modified Goods-High Speed (NMGH) automobile carrier rakes. As of September 2023, 57 ICF coaches have been converted into NMGH rakes and 4 ICF coaches have been converted into accident relief trains.[8]
Liveries
Standard
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/ICF_Brick_Red_Livery.svg/320px-ICF_Brick_Red_Livery.svg.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/ICF_Blue_Livery.svg/320px-ICF_Blue_Livery.svg.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/ICF_Utkrisht_Livery.svg/320px-ICF_Utkrisht_Livery.svg.png)
Special
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/ICF_Rajdhani_Livery.svg/320px-ICF_Rajdhani_Livery.svg.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/ICF_Shatabdi_Livery.svg/320px-ICF_Shatabdi_Livery.svg.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/ICF_Garib_Rath_Livery.svg/320px-ICF_Garib_Rath_Livery.svg.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/ICF_Duronto_Livery.svg/320px-ICF_Duronto_Livery.svg.png)
Image gallery
See also
- Bo-Bo – The wheel arrangement of ICF coaches as per the UIC classification
References
- ^ a b c "DNA Exclusive: Is It Time for Indian Railways to Tear Up Ageing Tracks and Old Machinery?". ZeeNews.India.com. Zee Media Corporation. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Ayyappan, V. (4 January 2021). "Leakage Found in ICF Coaches". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b Debroy, Bibek (9 February 2018). "A 70-Year-Old Vs a 30-Year-Old: LHB Coaches Perform Better than ICF Ones". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "The dying sight of uniform liveries on Indian trains". A Little Voice. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Introduction of New Trains". Press Information Bureau. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Project Utkrisht: Indian Railways gives mail/express trains swanky revamp". The Economic Times. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Mishra, Twesh (19 July 2023). "Railways to have only LHB and Vande Bharat coaches in next 6 years: Official". The Economic Times. ET Bureau. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Central Railway converts ageing ICF coaches into accident relief trains". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.