04-04-2017, 10:12 AM
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (Bengali: লোকোমোটিভ ওয়ার্কস ওয়ার্কস) is a state-owned manufacturer of electric locomotives based in India. It is located in Chittaranjan in Asansol. It is one of the largest locomotive manufacturers in the world. Founded in 1950, the Indian Railroad-owned industrial unit is the name of India's Chittaranjan Das combat freedom. The manufacturing unit was established in a location close to the Chittaranjan railway station. The municipality of 18.34 km2, which included a factory, 191 km (119 miles) of roads, 43 schools, 9,131 staff quarters, 8 clinics (including a 200-bed hospital) and 7 markets, was built at a cost of ₹ 140 million (US $ 2.1 million) and had a population of more than 80,000.
The factory began production of steam locomotives on January 26, 1950 (the date India officially declared as Republic), in collaboration with the North British Locomotive Company. On November 1, 1950 Indian President Dr. Rajendra Prasad formally dedicated the company's first rail-steam engine (a WG class locomotive bearing registration number 8401) to freedom fighter Deshbandhu Chittranjan Das. The name of the nearby Mihijam railway station was also changed to Chittaranjan. Many of the specialized machines needed to manufacture steam locomotives were obtained from the Vulcan Smelter in England, formerly a major supplier of locomotives to India, which at the moment was moving from the construction of steam locomotives to diesel.
After 1968 the factory began to manufacture diesel-hydraulic locomotives. Production of steam and diesel locomotives was discontinued in 1973 and 1994, respectively. Since then, the company has been manufacturing only electric railroad engines. It is now the only government electric locomotive factory in India. The factory gets its iron and steel from IISCO Steel Plant, Asansol and Tata Steel, Jamshedpur and Maelon Dam hydel power. The municipality under CLW is bordered by high limits and 3 main gates, and guarded by the Railway Protection Force ), The Special Force of Railway Protection (RPSF) and also the West Bengal Police.
The factory began production of steam locomotives on January 26, 1950 (the date India officially declared as Republic), in collaboration with the North British Locomotive Company. On November 1, 1950 Indian President Dr. Rajendra Prasad formally dedicated the company's first rail-steam engine (a WG class locomotive bearing registration number 8401) to freedom fighter Deshbandhu Chittranjan Das. The name of the nearby Mihijam railway station was also changed to Chittaranjan. Many of the specialized machines needed to manufacture steam locomotives were obtained from the Vulcan Smelter in England, formerly a major supplier of locomotives to India, which at the moment was moving from the construction of steam locomotives to diesel.
After 1968 the factory began to manufacture diesel-hydraulic locomotives. Production of steam and diesel locomotives was discontinued in 1973 and 1994, respectively. Since then, the company has been manufacturing only electric railroad engines. It is now the only government electric locomotive factory in India. The factory gets its iron and steel from IISCO Steel Plant, Asansol and Tata Steel, Jamshedpur and Maelon Dam hydel power. The municipality under CLW is bordered by high limits and 3 main gates, and guarded by the Railway Protection Force ), The Special Force of Railway Protection (RPSF) and also the West Bengal Police.
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