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                                                               SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

                                   Press Release No. 225   Dt. 30.09.2019

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY STATE BHARAT SCOUT &

 GUIDES, HUBBALLI, ORGANIZED THE ALL INDIAN

 RAILWAY CENTENARY YEAR OF RANGING

South Western Railway State Bharat Scout & Guides, Hubballi, organized the All Indian Railway Centenary Year of Ranging today at Railway Sports Ground, Club Road, Hubballi. 14 (fourteen) Zonal Railways will take part in this Centenary year of Rangering from 30.09.2019 to 03.10.2019. About 350 participants are taking part in this All India Centenary Year of Rangering.

The programme started with a Flag Ceremony and a colorful March Past by the 14 participating Zonal Railways followed by release of Centenary Log. Shri Shuja Mahamood, State Secretary, Scout and Guides welcomed the Participants from the Zonal Railways and wished them a comfortable stay at Hubballi. Shri A.K Singh, GM/SWR and Patron, Bharath Scout and Guides addressed the participants and wished them all success. Smt Sujata Singh, President, SWRWWO, wished the participants all success. Shri Shiv Raj Sing, PCCM & State Chief Commissioner, Shri Vijay Agarwal, PCE & President HQ, Shri Rajesh Mohan, DRM/UBL & President UBL Division addressed the participants.

SWR the host state then gave a colorful cultural display of dance and folk-fare of Karnataka. It was followed by campfire and dinner for participants.

                                                      (E. Vijaya)

                                                         Chief Public Relations Office

To provide more comfort to the passengers during train journey, N.F. Railway has decided to convert Train No. 14055/14056- Dibrugarh-Delhi Brahmaputra Mail from conventional coaches to LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) coaches with effect from 20.07.2019 from Dibrugarh and w.e.f. 23.07.2019 from Delhi.

New composition of the Brahmaputra Mail will be o­ne AC-2 tier coach, four AC-3 tier coaches, eleven sleeper class coaches and three second class coaches. o­ne AC hot buffet car and two brake/ luggage cum generator cars will also be there.

 It is to mention here that the thirteen passenger trains which have already been converted to LHB type coaches by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) include Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak Express (Train No. 22512/22511), Kamakhya-Gandhidham Express (Train No. 15668/15667), Bangalore- New Tinsukia Express (Train No. 22501/22502), Kamakhya-Anand Vihar Express (Train No. 15621/15622), Kamakhya-Gaya Express (Train No. 15620/15619), New Jalpaiguri- New Delhi Express (Train No. 12523/12524), Kamakhya- Anand Vihar Express (Train No. 12505/12506), Dibrugarh-Tambaram Express (Train No. 15930/15929), Dibrugarh- Chandigarh Express (Train No. 15903/15904), Dibrugarh- Amritsar Express (Train No. 15933/15934), Kamakhya- Puri Express (Train No. 15644/15643), Kamakhya- Puri Express (Train No. 15640/15639) and Kamakhya- Ranchi Express (Train No. 15662/15661). Total thirty four trains run with LHB coaches over N.F. Railway include which Rajdhani/Shatabdi type trains and trains owned by other Railways.

LHB coaches have more benefits compared to old conventional type coaches in terms of safety as well as passengers’ comfort. The LHB coaches are maintenance –friendly and aesthetic in appearance. The LHB coaches are made of stainless steel and interiors are made of aluminium which is lighter than older o­ne and ensures better riding experience to the passengers.The coaches are also considered to be "anti-telescopic", which means they do not get turned over or flip in case of a collision resulting lesser casualty.