LHB Self-generating Rake

Date: 2005-06-05
Owner: Vivek Manvi
Size: 24 items
01_LHB_SG_CBC_coupler.jpg

The CBC coupler and the brake and feed pipes of the LHB SG coaches. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

02_LHB_SG_compressor.jpg

The underslung compressor unit and the 110V DC socket. Note the three green air-pressure indicators. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

03_LHB_SG_battery_box.jpg

And here is the battery box housing storage batteries for powering lights and fans inside the coach. I guess the 110V DC socket is used for powering the batteries at the base coaching depots. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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The belt drive for the dynamo used for re-charging the coach's batteries can be seen here. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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The LHB Self-Generating (SG) rake belonging to WR. The rake was 17 coaches long including one 1stAC and one 2ndAC coach. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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The MPS of the non-AC coaches was strangely only 105kmph! The AC coaches had an MPS of 120kmph The code for the LHB SLR coach is LSLR. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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A view of the axle-mounted disc brakes of the LHB SG rake. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

08_LHB_SG_bogie.jpg

The FIAT bogie of the LHB SG rake. The bogie features a fabricated Y frame structure with nested springs for suspension and hydraulic shock absorbers. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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The GS coach of the LHB SG rake. This coach had a seating capacity of 99. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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The interiors of the GS coach. It still features wooden seats. The switches are of the newer piano type. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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The switching cabinet in the GS coach. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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The Sleeper Class coach of the LHB SG rake. This coach has a capacity of 78. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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The interiors of the Sleeper Class coach of the LHB SG rake. The berths seem to be narrow and with very little padding. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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The glued PVC flooring is similar to the LHB Rajdhani rake. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.

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And for the first time in LHB coaches, fans! There are three of them in every bay. 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.