Where were/are locomotives used in India manufactured?
Early locos (late 19th century) were almost all imported. The first steam locomotive was built in India in 1895 at the Ajmer workshops. Details of some of the more important manufacturers are to be found in the section on production units and workshops. Domestic Manufacturers CLW: Large-scale loco production in India did not begin until the establishment of the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) in 1950. More details on CLW here. DLW: The Diesel Loco Works set up at Varanasi began producing diesel locos in 1967, and has since then produced a large number of mainline and shunter diesels. Variants of various classes in the WDS and WDG series are supplied to industrial concerns as well. More details on DLW here. BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) supplied some WAG-5 and three NBM-1 units in the ’80s, and more recently has suplied WCAM-2’s, WCAM-3’s, WAG-8’s, and NDM-6’s. BHEL also makes electrical transmission components, traction motors, alternators, and other components for bot
