SAIL’s Durgapur Steel Plant dispatches first consignment of LHB coaches

Steel Authority of India Limited’s (SAIL) Durgapur steel plant dispatched its first consignment of 30 wheels for Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches on March 25, 2019. The consignment is part of a bigger order for about 1,000 wheels that have to be delivered by the steel plant. These LHB wheels have been developed with the help of the Research Design and Standards Organisation and have a unique web profile with metallurgical properties and a pneumatic disc brake system for efficient braking.