Bangladesh Railway Minister visits ICF, Chennai

Mohd Nurul Islam Sujan, Minister for Bangladesh Railways, along with Sardar Shahadat Ali, ADG (Operations), Bangladesh Railways visited ICF today (02.06,2022) and visited the production facilities at LHB Shed of ICF. He also inspected special coaches made by ICF such as LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) Vistadome coaches, LHB AC 2 tier and 3 tier coaches and Air Conditioned Self Propelled Inspection Cars (SPIC) therein.

It is pertinent to note here that ICF had, in the past, exported various types of coaches such as MG First Class, MG Dining Car, MG Second Class, MG Power Car, MG Postal and Parcel Van, etc., to a value of about Rs.100 crores.

During discussions with A.K. Agarwal, GM, ICF and other officials, Mohd. Nurul Islam Sajan said that since Bangladesh has now taken up the project of converting its Meter Gauge tracks to Broad Gauge, the LHB Coaches from ICF would of great help in modernizing Bangladesh Railways. He expressed the hope that Bangladesh Railways will explore the possibility of importing train sets for mass commutation such as DEMU similar to the ones that were exported to Sri Lanka and Nepal by ICF recently. He added that a team of officials from Bangladesh Railways would soon visit ICF to further the process of export of coaches from ICF to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Railway Minister said that the cooperation between Indian Railways and Bangladesh Railways has a long history and ICF has played a vital role in development of railways in Bangladesh. He also recalled the sacrifices of the Indian soldiers in getting freedom for Bangladesh and Bangladesh would maintain the relationship forever. He said that he was impressed with the Vande Bharat Coaches and other coaches made by ICF.

Earlier, before the discussions, an impressive presentation on ICF was given to the Minister for Bangladesh Railways by S. Srinivas, Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer, ICF