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    Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi, India was set up in 1961 in technical collaboration with ALCO, USA to manufacture diesel locomotives. The first locomotive was rolled out in 1964 and exported to Tanzania in 1976. Key milestones include manufacturing India's first indigenous EMD freight locomotive in 2002, developing a more powerful 16 cylinder engine in 2003, producing their 5000th locomotive in 2006, and equipping locomotives with new technology like IGBT converters and microprocessor controls. Locomotive production reached a record high of 257 units in 2008-09, with over 5,600 locomotives manufactured total by November 2009.

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    Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi, India was set up in 1961 in technical collaboration with ALCO, USA to manufacture diesel locomotives. The first locomotive was rolled out in 1964 and exported to Tanzania in 1976. Key milestones include manufacturing India's first indigenous EMD freight locomotive in 2002, developing a more powerful 16 cylinder engine in 2003, producing their 5000th locomotive in 2006, and equipping locomotives with new technology like IGBT converters and microprocessor controls. Locomotive production reached a record high of 257 units in 2008-09, with over 5,600 locomotives manufactured total by November 2009.

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    Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi, India was set up in 1961 in technical collaboration with ALCO, USA to manufacture diesel locomotives. The first locomotive was rolled out in 1964 and exported to Tanzania in 1976. Key milestones include manufacturing India's first indigenous EMD freight locomotive in 2002, developing a more powerful 16 cylinder engine in 2003, producing their 5000th locomotive in 2006, and equipping locomotives with new technology like IGBT converters and microprocessor controls. Locomotive production reached a record high of 257 units in 2008-09, with over 5,600 locomotives manufactured total by November 2009.

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    Diesel Locomotive

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    Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi, India was set up in 1961 in technical collaboration with ALCO, USA to manufacture diesel locomotives. The first locomotive was rolled out in 1964 and exported to Tanzania in 1976. Key milestones include manufacturing India's first indigenous EMD freight locomotive in 2002, developing a more powerful 16 cylinder engine in 2003, producing their 5000th locomotive in 2006, and equipping locomotives with new technology like IGBT converters and microprocessor controls. Locomotive production reached a record high of 257 units in 2008-09, with over 5,600 locomotives manufactured total by November 2009.

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    Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi


    An ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHS 18001 Certified Organization
    August 1961 DLW set up as a green field project in technical collaboration with ALCO, USA for manufa
    Electric Locomotives
    January 1964 First Locomotive rolled out and dedicated to the Nation
    January 1976 Entered Export market, first locomotive exported to Tanzania
    December 1977 First Diesel Generating Set commissioned
    October 1995 The Transfer of Technology agreement was  signed

    March 2002 The first indigenous EMD WDG4 freight loco manufactured
    November 2002 3600 HP Engine produced
    March 2003 The first indigenous passenger version of EMD loco WDP4 manufactured
    September 2003 Development of 16 cylinder 3300 HP Power upgraded DLW engine, WDM3D  locomotive
    2006   5000th locomotive produced
    November 2006 DLW manufactured first WDG4 locomotive equipped with IGBT based converter
    March 2007 First WDP4 locomotive equipped with IGBT based converter
    April 2007 DLW has successfully switched over to use of microprocessor based control system on all its locomotives.
    March 2009 257 locomotives manufactured in 2008-09, highest ever locomotive production
    November 2009 5690 locomotives upto 30th Nov'2009(including 348 EMD locos)

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