Diesel Locomotive Works

"DLW" redirects here. For the DL&W railroad in the United States, see Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. For the light rail system in London, see Docklands Light Railway.
Diesel Locomotive Works
डीजल लोकोमोटिव वर्क्स
Government
Industry Railway
Founded 1961
Founder Indian Railways
Headquarters Varanasi, India
Key people
 A. K. Harit (GM)
Products Locomotives
Website www.dlw.indianrailways.gov.in

The Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) in Varanasi, India, is a production unit owned by Indian Railways, that manufactures diesel-electric locomotives and its spare parts. It is the largest diesel-electric locomotive manufacturer in India.
Locally it is abbreviated as D L W.
It is located on DLW to BHU road of the metropolitan city of Varanasi.

Company

Founded in 1961, the DLW rolled out its first locomotive three years later, on January 3, 1964. It manufactures locomotives which are variants based on the original ALCO designs dating to 1960s and the GM EMD designs of the 1990s.[1] DLW has an annual production capacity of 250 locomotives[2] and plans to increase it to 275 based on the current demand.[3][4]

Products

DLW locomotives have power outputs ranging from 2,600 horsepower (1,900 kW) to 5,500 horsepower (4,100 kW). Currently DLW is producing EMD GT46MAC and EMD GT46PAC locomotives under license from Electro-Motive Diesels (formerly GM-EMD) for Indian Railways.Some of its EMD locomotive products are WDP4,WDP4D,WDG4D,WDG5 and others as of June 2015.[4]


Market

Besides the Indian Railways, it regularly exports diesel-electric locomotives[4] and has supplied locomotives to other countries such as Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Mali, Senegal,[5] Sudan[6] Tanzania, Angola, and Vietnam and also to a few users within India, such as ports, large power and steel plants and private railways.[7][8]

Ancillary

In July 2006, DLW outsourced manufacture of some passenger and freight locomotives to Parel Workshop, Central Railway, Mumbai.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW)". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  2. ↑ "DLW meets annual target ahead of the deadline". The Indian express Group. 2008-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Rlys plan to make more locomotives to tap global mkt". The Financial Express. 2008-08-08.
  4. 1 2 3 "DLW sets new record in locomotive production". Times of India. January 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  5. ↑ "Indian Railways exports four diesel locomotives". The Economic Times. 2008-01-15.
  6. ↑ "Rs. 80-crore target for railway spares export". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2004-11-11.
  7. ↑ "Retiring DLW GM flags off rail engine". Times of India. June 30, 2009. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  8. ↑ "IR to soon manufacture high power locomotives". Times of India. October 9, 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  9. ↑ Verma, Kalpana (August 19, 2008). "Engine manufacturing unit at Parel a boon for Rlys". Indian Express. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

12.http://www.dlw.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,294,520

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