25-11-2017, 10:54 AM
The Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) in Varanasi, India, is a production unit owned by Indian Railways, which manufactures diesel-electric locomotives and their spare parts. It is the largest manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives in India. Locally it is abbreviated as DL W. It is located on DLW road to BHU of the metropolitan city of Varanasi. Founded in 1961, DLW launched its first locomotive three years later, on January 3, 1964. It manufactures locomotives based on variants. in the original ALCO designs dating from the 1960s and GM EMD designs of the 1990s. DLW has an annual production capacity of 250 locomotives and plans to increase it to 275 depending on current demand.
