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News18
12-08-2025
- Automotive
- News18
Railways To Get 600 Coaches With Modular Interiors, Bio-Toilets, CCTVs To Make Trains Safer, Quieter
'The 600 coaches tender is a part of a broader nationwide production push that focuses on the comfort of the passengers,' a Railway Ministry official said Within the next few months, Indian Railways will roll out 600 smarter LHB coaches featuring CCTV cameras, bio-toilets, modular interiors, and noise/vibration reduction technology for smoother and safer train journeys. Defence public sector undertaking Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) has bagged the Rs 1,888 crore order from the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) to manufacture, supply, testing, and commissioning of complete fully functional Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coaches with the deadline of 15 months. 'The 600 coaches tender is a part of a broader nationwide production push that focuses on the comfort of the passengers," a Railway Ministry official explained. The tender was floated in April. The production will cover 400 LHB General Second Class coaches (day coaches) and 200 LHB Sleeper Class coaches. The BEML has to deliver prototype shells and coaches within six months of receiving the Letter of Acceptance (LoA). The new LHB coaches will offer modular interiors with improved durability and ease of maintenance. Each coach will be equipped with bio-toilets offering pressurized flushing systems for better hygiene and support environmental goals. Each coach will also offer mobile charging facilities, backed by a 10-hour battery backup for lights and fans to ensure uninterrupted services during power outages. The LHB coaches are a modern and safer alternative to the older ICF coaches. The ICF type of coaches have limitations in terms of speed potential, heavy corrosion, poor riding comfort and wearing of parts in the under gear. Indian Railways entered into a Transfer of Technology contract with Germany for production of LHB coaches. Their inception and mass production in Railways started in 2002 with the first LHB coach introduced in December 2003. Indian Railways stopped production of ICF coaches from April 2018 and shifted the focus to the production of LHB coaches. According to official government data, Indian Railways manufactured 7,134 coaches in 2024-25, a nine percent increase over the previous year's 6,541 coaches. Production was led by the ICF Chennai with 3,007 coaches, Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala with 2,102 coaches, and Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Rae Bareli with 2,025 coaches. LHB coaches, based on German technology, are manufactured in India by these three firms. In 2025-26, the ICF is aiming to touch production with 4,000 coaches, including those outsourced. Government data shows that since 2015, around 23,000 ICF coaches have already been replaced with LHB. This manufacturing boost aligns with BEML's broader expansion plans. On August 10, the foundation stone for another unit of BEML in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria was laid. 'Brahma' – with an estimated investment of Rs 1,800 crore—is expected to be a game changer for the country's rail and defence manufacturing capabilities as it will facilitate indigenous design, production, assembly, and testing of Vande Bharat trains, modern metro coaches, and critical defence equipment. It is expected to generate over 5,000 employment opportunities over the next five years. view comments Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: August 12, 2025, 12:01 IST News india Railways To Get 600 Coaches With Modular Interiors, Bio-Toilets, CCTVs To Make Trains Safer, Quieter Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'MAGA leftist' writer says Trump's tariff war will result in restoring 'respect and dignity' to working class
Self-described "MAGA leftist" journalist and author Batya Ungar-Sargon is predicting President Donald Trump's tariff war will result in major wins for the United States, especially for the American working class. According to Ungar-Sargon, the debate over tariffs traces back to the fallout from NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) implemented in 1994 and the decades-long off-shoring of manufacturing to China. "We basically took all of these good middle-class jobs and shipped them overseas to build up China and Mexico's middle class, and it resulted in the decimation of the Rust Belt, the decimation of working-class communities, deaths of despair, the whole fentanyl crisis," Ungar-Sargon told Fox News Digital in an interview. "I mean, all of this stuff stems from the degradation of masculinity and men as providers and as you know, in these factories, which were the center of their communities. I mean, the downstream effects of that, the atomization of Americans, is horrible." Columnist Who Calls Herself A 'Maga Leftist' Shares Why Trump's Support Goes Beyond Conservatives Ungar-Sargon had a spirited debate earlier this month with "Real Time" host Bill Maher, who was perplexed by the Trump administration's efforts to bring back manufacturing jobs, insisting "that ship has sailed." Read On The Fox News App "That ship has not sailed," Ungar-Sargon said in the interview. "All of that manufacturing is still being done. It's just being done in other countries and building up their middle class." "And President Trump is the first person in, you know, 40 years, 30 years to say, 'Well, why don't we- we all know what the problem is- why don't we try and fix it?" she continued. Maher Asks 'Why Do We Want To Bring Back Manufacturing' As Trump Makes Jobs Argument In Tariff War The "Second Class" author pointed to the early results of Trump's tariff strategy like the trillion dollars in investments being made by various manufacturers in recent weeks, as well as pushing Mexico and Canada to crack down on border crossings and policing the transfer of fentanyl. "It's going to stop this, what has been our economy for the last 50 years, which was an upward funnel of wealth from the pockets of working-class Americans into the pockets of the elites," Ungar-Sargon said. "What he wants to do is make working-class labor once again competitive, both domestically and in the global marketplace, and it's just a great mechanism for it." The Left Thinks Trump's Tariffs Are A Declaration Of War. But They're Clueless About The Battlefield She conceded that the tariffs were being rolled out "a little bit chaotically," saying that element of Trump's strategy is "not great," but stressed the long-term impact will be "absolutely huge." "Trump can't stand when the U.S. is treated like a patsy. And that's basically what we have. We have a whole bunch of countries that have massive tariffs on us, and we don't have tariffs on them. It's just not fair, and it's not right. And it is disrespectful to our working class," Ungar-Sargon said. "And I think Trump is trying to bring back, not just respect and dignity to the working class, but the romance of the American working class in order to reverse this trend of men just dropping out of the workforce, dropping out of life, not being able to get married and start families and, you know, all of that great stuff." Fox News' Nikolas Lanum contributed to this article source: 'MAGA leftist' writer says Trump's tariff war will result in restoring 'respect and dignity' to working class
Fox News
28-03-2025
- Business
- Fox News
'MAGA leftist' writer says Trump's tariff war will result in restoring 'respect and dignity' to working class
Self-described "MAGA leftist" journalist and author Batya Ungar-Sargon is predicting President Donald Trump's tariff war will result in major wins for the United States, especially for the American working class. According to Ungar-Sargon, the debate over tariffs traces back to the fallout from NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) implemented in 1994 and the decades-long off-shoring of manufacturing to China. "We basically took all of these good middle-class jobs and shipped them overseas to build up China and Mexico's middle class, and it resulted in the decimation of the Rust Belt, the decimation of working-class communities, deaths of despair, the whole fentanyl crisis," Ungar-Sargon told Fox News Digital in an interview. "I mean, all of this stuff stems from the degradation of masculinity and men as providers and as you know, in these factories, which were the center of their communities. I mean, the downstream effects of that, the atomization of Americans, is horrible." Ungar-Sargon had a spirited debate earlier this month with "Real Time" host Bill Maher, who was perplexed by the Trump administration's efforts to bring back manufacturing jobs, insisting "that ship has sailed." "That ship has not sailed," Ungar-Sargon said in the interview. "All of that manufacturing is still being done. It's just being done in other countries and building up their middle class." "And President Trump is the first person in, you know, 40 years, 30 years to say, 'Well, why don't we- we all know what the problem is- why don't we try and fix it?" she continued. The "Second Class" author pointed to the early results of Trump's tariff strategy like the trillion dollars in investments being made by various manufacturers in recent weeks, as well as pushing Mexico and Canada to crack down on border crossings and policing the transfer of fentanyl. "It's going to stop this, what has been our economy for the last 50 years, which was an upward funnel of wealth from the pockets of working-class Americans into the pockets of the elites," Ungar-Sargon said. "What he wants to do is make working-class labor once again competitive, both domestically and in the global marketplace, and it's just a great mechanism for it." She conceded that the tariffs were being rolled out "a little bit chaotically," saying that element of Trump's strategy is "not great," but stressed the long-term impact will be "absolutely huge." "Trump can't stand when the U.S. is treated like a patsy. And that's basically what we have. We have a whole bunch of countries that have massive tariffs on us, and we don't have tariffs on them. It's just not fair, and it's not right. And it is disrespectful to our working class," Ungar-Sargon said. "And I think Trump is trying to bring back, not just respect and dignity to the working class, but the romance of the American working class in order to reverse this trend of men just dropping out of the workforce, dropping out of life, not being able to get married and start families and, you know, all of that great stuff."
