| Company type | Electric locomotive production unit |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electric locomotive |
| Predecessor | Diesel Locomotive Works |
| Founded | 23 April 1956 |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Basudev Panda[1] |
| Products | WAP-7 WAG-9 |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
The Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), formerly Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), is an Indian state-owned production unit of Indian Railways situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. DLW was renamed BLW in 2020.[2]
History
Founded in 1956 as the DLW, it manufactured locomotives which are variants based on the original ALCO-built WDM-2. Since 2002, it started the manufacture of EMD 710 based high horsepower (4000 HP+) locomotives - The WDG-4 (EMD GT46MAC), WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC), and its variants. In July 2006, it outsourced manufacture of some locomotives to Parel Workshop, Central Railway, Mumbai.[3] DLW was renamed BLW in October 2020.[2]. In 2012, it built a locomotive powered by the 20-cylinder 710 engine (based on the EMD SD80MAC). This locomotive would be the 5500 HP WDG-5 (EMD GT50AC)
In March 2019, it developed the country's first bi-mode locomotive, the WDAP-5. BLW today produces primarily the electric locomotives WAP-7 & WAG-9.[4]
Market
Besides the Indian Railways, BLW regularly exports locomotives to other countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, and Vietnam and also to a few users within India, such as ports, large power and steel plants and private railways.[4][5]
See also
- Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Asansol
- Patiala Locomotive Works, Patiala
- Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowrah
- Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura
- Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
- Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
- Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
- Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka
- Rail Wheel Plant, Bela
- Titagarh Wagons, Titagarh
- List of locomotive builders by countries
References
- ^ "Govt appoints five new general managers in Railways". The New Indian Express. 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b "DLW to be now known as Banaras Locomotive Works". The Times of India. 31 October 2020.
- ^ Verma, Kalpana (19 August 2008). "Engine manufacturing unit at Parel a boon for Rlys". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Welcome to BLW Official Website". blw.indianrailways.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board flags off 40th 6,000 HP Electric Loco from Banaras Loco Works (BLW), Varanasi". pib.gov.in.
External links
- Company website Archived 14 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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