▁however , ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁independence ▁era , ▁and ▁coach ▁manufact uring ▁was ▁also ▁stopped ▁when ▁sufficient ▁infrastr ucture ▁was ▁built ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁the ▁ever - g row ing ▁demand . ▁ ▁Another ▁interesting ▁fact ▁which ▁is ▁less ▁known ▁is ▁that ▁apart ▁from ▁rolling ▁stock ▁manufact ure ▁Lil u ah ▁made ▁immense ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁mach in ery ▁of ▁Al lied ▁Forces ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁A part ▁from ▁rolling ▁stock ▁required ▁for ▁transport ▁of ▁military ▁equipment , ▁Lil u ah ▁also ▁produced ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Am bul ances , ▁Water ▁C ars , ▁t anks , ▁arm oured ▁vehicles ▁and ▁l or ries . ▁Am mun itions ▁were ▁also ▁produced ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army ▁and ▁Royal ▁Air ▁force . ▁Minor ▁items ▁like ▁tent ▁p eg s ▁etc . ▁were ▁also ▁in ▁thousands . ▁All ▁the ▁above ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁technical ▁expert ise ▁and ▁skill ▁developed ▁within ▁the ▁work shop . ▁An ▁ess ay ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁in ▁East ▁Indian ▁Railway ▁Magazine ▁by ▁D . K . ▁Whit worth ▁describes ▁how ▁great ▁a ▁job ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁railway men ▁at ▁Lil u ah ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁leading ▁Indian ▁rail ways , ▁the ▁E IR ▁provided ▁a ▁full ▁regiment ▁for ▁the ▁Railway ▁Units ▁of ▁the ▁A ux ili ary ▁Force ▁( Ind ia ). ▁Lil u ah , ▁or ▁L illo o