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What is RSA and LHB?  
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Jul 27 2011 (03:30)
Coach Construction/Seating Arrangements

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KishorWhoAJE2here~
What is RSA and LHB?
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Jul 16 2011 (20:46)
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Saurav Singh Chikara   Added by: moderator^~  Jul 28 2011 (04:44)
RSA - Rake Sharing Arrangement(eg-Una Jan Shataddi shares its rake with New Delhi-Dehradun Jan Shatabdi)
LHB-Sophisticated type of coaches. Eg-LHB coach of Shatabdi in the pic.
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Jul 16 2011 (20:47)
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Jayashree^   Added by: moderator^~  Jul 27 2011 (07:02)
RSA = Rake sharing Arrangement
LHB = Coaches Based on new German technology, the Linke Holfmann Bush (LHB)
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Jul 16 2011 (20:51)
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Guest: 4c9a6ba3   Added by: moderator^~  Jul 27 2011 (07:02)
RSA :Rake shared With other trains.
LHB:Linke Holfmann Bush
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Jul 16 2011 (20:56)
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Positivecharge~   Added by: moderator^~  Jul 27 2011 (07:02)

To minimise casualties after derailments, the Railways are contemplating switching over from indigenous ICF coaches to German technology based LHB coaches in all mail and express trains as a safety measure.
LHB (Linke Holfmann Bush) coaches made of stainless steel have more inbuilt safety features as they can absorb shock and impact of derailment more effectively and as a result do not topple, thus reducing the loss of lives in case of accident, said a senior Rail Ministry official.
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LHB coaches manufactured in the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala are mostly used in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains
while other mail and express trains are equipped with conventional coaches built in the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Chennai. ICF coaches are made of normal steel.
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Jul 16 2011 (20:59)
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Guest: 4c9a6ba3   Added by: moderator^~  Jul 27 2011 (07:02)
12259 Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto Express with LHB coaches.
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Jul 16 2011 (21:01)
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Guest: 4c9a6ba3   Added by: moderator^~  Jul 27 2011 (07:02)
[IRFCA] Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Wid new LHB rake!!!!...
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Jul 16 2011 (21:03)
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Guest: 4c9a6ba3   Added by: moderator^~  Jul 27 2011 (07:02)
AHMEDABAD SHATABDI EXP. LAST RUN WITH OLD ICF RAKES NOT LHB.
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Jun 12 2011 (19:46)
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VinayDatta   Added by: ranjish  Jul 29 2011 (10:42)
What is the purpose of RSA ?
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