| Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coach | |
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 Yellow ("Utkrisht" livery) and blue ("Blue" livery) ICF coaches. | |
| Designer | Swiss Car & Elevator Manufacturing Co |
| Built at | |
| Constructed | 1955–2018 |
| Scrapped | c. 2000s–2009 (PNR) |
| Number built | More than 54,000, 601 for export |
| Number scrapped |
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| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel and corten steel |
| Car length | 22,297 mm (73 ft 1.8 in) over buffers |
| Width | 3,245 mm (10 ft 7.8 in) |
| Height | 4,025 mm (13 ft 2.5 in) |
| Floor height | 1,313 mm (4 ft 3.7 in) |
| Wheelbase | 14,783 mm (48 ft 6.0 in) |
| Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
| Bogies | ICF Bogies |
| Minimum turning radius | 152.4 m (500 ft) |
| 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] Between 1955 and 2018, more than 54,000 were produced and some were exported to other countries.[2] The coaches are to be phased out by 2030.[3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "About I.C.F." Integral Coach Factory. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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