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Bangladesh gets first customised LHB rake from Kapurthala

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Bangladesh Railway has received the first rake of 19 customised Linke Hofmann Busch broad-gauge passenger coaches manufactured at the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, advancing a 200-coach procurement programme aimed at modernising its passenger fleet. The rake rolled out on August 12 with three air-conditioned sleeper coaches, three air-conditioned chair cars, 11…

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