Indian Railways manufactures much of its rolling stock
and heavy engineering components at its six manufacturing plants,
called Production Units, which are managed directly by the Ministry.
Popular rolling stock builders such as CLW and DLW for electric and diesel locomotives; ICF and RCF
for passenger coaches are Production Units of Indian Railways. Over the
years, Indian Railways has not only achieved self-sufficiency in
production of rolling stock in the country but also exported rolling
stock to other countries. Each of these six production units is headed
by a General Manager, who also reports directly to the Railway Board.
The six Production Units are:-
1. |
Golden Rock Locomotive Workshops |
GOC |
1928 |
Trichy |
Diesel-electric Locomotives |
2. |
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works |
CLW |
1947 |
Chittaranjan, Asansol |
Electric Locomotives |
3. |
Diesel Locomotive Works |
DLW |
1961 |
Varanasi |
Diesel Locomotives |
4. |
Diesel-Loco Modernisation Works |
DMW |
1981 |
Patiala |
Diesel-electric Locomotives |
5. |
Integral Coach Factory |
ICF |
1952 |
Chennai |
Passenger coaches |
6. |
Rail Coach Factory |
RCF |
1986 |
Kapurthala |
Passenger coaches |
7. |
Rail Wheel Factory |
RWF |
1984 |
Bangalore |
Railway wheels and axles |
8. |
Rail Wheel Factory |
RWF |
2011 |
Chhapra |
Railway wheels and axles |
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