19th February, 2003
Ministry of Railways  


PERFORMANCE OF RAILWAY PRODUCTION UNITS ENDING DECEMBER 2002


All the six Railway Production Units performed well during the first nine months of the current financial year ending December, 2002. While the Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi exceeded the target of 79 diesel locos by producing 82 such locos, the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) and the Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala met the target of 43 electric locos and 680 rail coaches respectively.

The Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), Bangalore (successor of Wheel and Axle Plant) rolled out 73321 wheels as against the target of 75009 wheels and 31489 axles in excess of the target of 30129 axles. The Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai produced 601 coaches as against the target of 635 coaches. The shortfall in the target was caused by sources being developed for supply of special equipment for the prestigious Jan Shatabdi rakes, being manufactured for the first time. The shortfall will be made up by the end of the current financial year.

The Diesel Components Works (DCW), Patiala re-built 52 diesel locos as against the target of 53 such locos.

 
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