PERFORMANCE OF RAILWAY PRODUCTION UNITS DURING APRIL-SEPTEMEBR 2003

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All the Railway Production Units performed well during the first half of the current fiscal ending September 2003, with the Rail Wheel Factory (RWF) exceeding the target and the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) and the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) just meeting the targets.

The RWF rolled out 53,001 wheels as against the target of 44,716 and 23,490 axles as against the target of 21,228.

The CLW produced 29 electric locomotives, the DLW 50 diesel locomotives and RCF 516 coaches.

The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and the Diesel Multiple Works (DMW), however, performed below the target by producing 444 coaches as against the target of 480 and rebuilding 33 diesel locomotives as against the target of 36. The shortfall in the production targets will be made up in the coming months of the current financial year 2003-2004.

During September, 2003, a total of 1,170 wagons (eight wheelers) were produced as against the target of 1,200.