The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) manufactured 2,700 coaches last year.
What’s it about? ICF’s GM BG Mallya said they manufactured 2,700 coaches in 2022-23, including about 2,000 Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. They also made 12 rakes of Vande Bharat train sets.
- The factory has become the premier unit to manufacture Vande Bharat trains and newer designs of modern sets. It’s also working on a prototype of sleeper coaches for the Vande Bharat express.
- Officials want the ICF to make special types of coaches, like freight trains on the Vande Bharat platform and vista dome coaches for sightseeing. The ICF is tweaking its process to increase the number of coaches it can make.
Numbers: In 2021-22, the ICF manufactured 3,161 coaches, which was higher than the previous financial year. It was mainly due to the government wanting them to speed up the manufacturing of Vande Bharat trains. They made 2,261 LHB coaches in 2022-23.