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Tracking the genesis of RCF Kapurthala

Tribune lensman Malkiat Singh takes you on a journey to one of the world’s largest coach manufacturing units, capturing the functioning of various engineering sections of the factory right from designing, manufacturing to assembly of the components An overview of...
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Tribune lensman Malkiat Singh takes you on a journey to one of the world’s largest coach manufacturing units, capturing the functioning of various engineering sections of the factory right from designing, manufacturing to assembly of the components

An overview of the RCF workshop with
the state-of-the-art infrastructure and machinery.
It produces world-class coaches.

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How it all began…

 A heritage locomotive of 1909 built by Sharp and Co,
Glasgow (UK), which was run on the
Siliguri-Darjeeling section, is on display at the
entrance to the RCF’s administrative building.

Spread on 1,178 acre land

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Skin tensioning of the coach shell is done to relieve
stress developed in coach shell material during welding.
This process involves heating and hammering of metal
surfaces. Skin tensioning provides even coach shell
surface and anti-drumming feature to coach shell.

Rain gutters are provided on the side wall of the coach
shell to eliminate rainwater spillage on the
coach surface. It drains out rainwater towards
the end of the coach shell, which safeguards
coach walls and doors from rainwater.
High-skilled workers are available at the RCF to perform
high-quality workmanship at the shop floor for making
high-class railway coaches for Indian Railways.

The fish-shaped lake complex at RCF has a boating
channel and an amusement park for children as well.

High-skilled workers are available at the RCF to perform
high-quality workmanship at the shop floor for
making high-class railway coaches for Indian Railways.

RCF has an astro-turf hockey stadium that not only
churns out international hockey players, but is
also a training ground for the Indian Railways
Hockey Academy.
A worker welds various components of under frame of the
coach by taking all safety precautions at the RCF
workplace.

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