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Chittaranjan Locomotive Works

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Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, usually shortened to CLW, is a state-owned manufacturer of electric locomotives in India. Its main works stand at Chittaranjan in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of West Bengal, with an ancillary unit at Dankuni, and it keeps stores and offices in Kolkata and inspection cells in several other Indian cities. The project began as the Loco Building Works in 1950, planned to turn out 120 average-sized steam locomotives and 50 spare boilers, and steam production started on 26 January 1950. On 1 November 1950 the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, dedicated the first steam locomotive to the nation, and the works were renamed after the freedom fighter Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das. The site was chosen after a survey begun in 1948, because rocky soil suited foundations and the rolling terrain eased drainage for the township. CLW now describes itself as the largest locomotive manufacturing unit in the world, reporting 700 locomotives built in fiscal year 2024-25.

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Founded Year
1950 1
Size Band
1,000 to 9,999 1
Status
Active 1
Company Type
Company Type (category)
State-Owned 1
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Manufacturing Industry, Industries
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Chittaranjan Locomotive Works

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Indian locomotive class WAG-4

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is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was manufactured by CLW in the late 1960s for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WAG-5

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is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1978 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WAG-7

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is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1990 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WAM-4

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was a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1970 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WAP-1

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is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1980 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WAP-3

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that was designed by Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) and Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways in 1987
Indian locomotive class WAP-4

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is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WAP-6

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that was developed in the mid-1990s by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WCAM-1

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that was developed in 1973 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WCG-2

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Source Indian locomotive class WCG-2 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in the late 1960s by Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) and Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WCM-5

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that was developed in 1961 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WCM-6

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that was developed in 1995 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WDS-8

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was a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1979 by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WG

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The rolling stock works of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in West Bengal initially manufactured locomotives from imported parts
Indian locomotive class WP

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Between 1963 and 1966, 259 more were built, but these were ordered from Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), and were manufactured in India, and classified WP/I.
Indian locomotive class WT

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built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan, in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India
Indian Railways WAP-7

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developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways

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India

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India
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1. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (Wikipedia)
  • History, first paragraph after site survey
    The project was launched as Loco Building Works in 1950
  • Lead sentence
    is an Indian state-owned electric locomotive manufacturer
  • Infobox: num_employees
    8138
  • Lead
    Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) is an Indian state-owned electric locomotive manufacturer.
  • Operates In: Manufacturing Industry, Lead sentence, industry
    is an Indian state-owned electric locomotive manufacturer
  • In Group: Machinery, Lead section
    is an Indian state-owned electric locomotive manufacturer
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