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Wagons are allocated 11 digit codes for identification. [2] [3] The first two digits indicate the wagon type, the next two digits indicate wagon ownership, the fifth and sixth digits indicate the year of manufacture, the seventh through tenth digits indicate unique wagon number and the last digit is a check digit.
The rail coaches were manufactured in India from 1956 when the Integral coach factory was established. [1] The coaches based on a prototype by a Swiss company and were termed as ICF coaches . These coaches, manufactured from 1955 to 2018, were largely in use till the early 2010s. [ 2 ]
The first digit of the train number indicates the type of train: 0 (0XXXX): Special trains, such as summer, holiday and exam specials and trains to clear large passenger loads; Train Numbers starting with first two digits as 12 or 22 are super fast trains. Remaining are express trains.
A new wagon numbering system was adopted in Indian Railways in 2003. [95] The requirement of wagons was previously met by Bharat wagon and engineering with the procurement and manufacturing now done by both in public and private sector. [3] Others
A new wagon numbering system was adopted in Indian Railways in 2003. [99] The requirement of wagons was previously met by Bharat wagon and engineering with the procurement and manufacturing now done by both in public and private sector. [1] The earliest goods trains in the 1800s were hauled by imported steam locomotives. [9]
The system of wagon numbering has been laid down by the International Union of Railways (Union internationale des chemins de fer or UIC, founded in 1922) and is similar to that used for the locomotives and multiple units. Vehicle numbering is now governed by the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail [1] and in ...
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Wagon numbering system in India; Z. Zwickau Model This page was last edited on 29 August 2019, at 22:29 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...