The East Coast Railway has taken steps to introduce lHB (linke Holfman Bush) Coaches in its prestigious Purusottam Express running between Puri and New Delhi having improvised features and greater passenger-friendliness.
The trian will now run with 22 lHB coaches, besides being hi-tech and also ensure higher speed level, higher level of cleanliness, better shock absorbers and low noise level. These coaches have also anti-mounting mechanism to prevent mounting of coaches over another coach in case of derailment and reduce damages, thus being advanced in terms of safety.
The disc brake system of the lHB rakes ensures effective application of brakes with less response time and space. As against the noise level of 100 decibels in conventional coaches, the lHB coaches will have only 60-decibel noise level, thereby providing a more comfortable experience to the travelling public. The horizontal as well as vertical shock absorbers will also reduce the jerk level considerably.
To maintain a higher cleanliness level at the stations, ‘controlled discharge toilet system’ has been put in place and the toilet discharge is automatically sealed at the stations to open up only after the train acquires a speed of 30 km per hour. The improved foreign technology used in cooling of lHB coaches reduces energy consumption as less energy is required to maintain the temperature in AC coaches at the desired level.
The Purusottam Express with lHB coaches will run from December 1, 2013 from Puri and from December 3, 2013 from New Delhi. The coaches comprise 12 sleeper class, four AC-3 tier, one AC-2 tier, two general second class, two luggage-cum-generator coaches and one pantry car. The Carriage Repair Workshop (CRW) at Mancheswar is also overhauling the lHB coaches since May this year.