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In India, blue bogies are noticed in express trains, while red bogies are noticed in Rajdhani and superfast premium trains.
A major part of travelling in India is via trains. Indian railways help millions of passengers commute around the country every day. Although we travel by train often, we are unaware of many essential details that it holds. Do you know the differences between red and blue coaches? Indian Railways has Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and Link Hofman Busch (LHB) coaches. Blue coaches are ICF, while red ones are LHB. There is a huge difference between both of these. In India, blue bogies are noticed in express trains, while red bogies are noticed in Rajdhani and superfast premium trains. It is essential to note that red coaches, popularly termed as Link Hoffman Busch. Red coaches are much safer than blue ones and are made up of an anti-telescopic design that prevents them from colliding with each other and avoids falling off the track easily. Not only that, but in the event of a collision, these coaches are designed not to climb over a bogie. They are utilised in trains that operate at speeds of up to 200 kilometres per hour. Red coaches have been used for thirty years. They were started in the early 2000s and are commonly built at Kapurthala in Punjab and the colour red presents the trains with the label of premium services.
While talking about the blue coach, it is important to note that this coach was first manufactured in Chennai and is made up of iron and consists of air brakes. Its maintenance is very expensive as the blue colour is considered to be a sign of a higher standard of travel, which makes such trains highly in demand by passengers wanting to have a comfortable ride. It has fewer seats, which is more life-threatening in case of accidents. Its span is twenty-five years and after this, it is removed from service. Additionally, these blue coaches are most often ones that are found in the Indian Railways, particularly in trains like the Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express. Their approximate speed lies between 70 to kilometres per hour.
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