Previous Year Question
Diesel Locomotive engines are manufactured in India at
Chittaranjan
Jamshedpur
Varanasi
Chennai
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
The correct answer is Varanasi.
Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi was a major diesel-locomotive manufacturing production unit of the Indian Railways.
DLW began locomotive production in 1964. In the same year, the first diesel-electric locomotive manufactured there was dedicated to the nation. Over the following decades, it developed into a major manufacturing centre for mainline diesel locomotives for the Indian Railways.
Diesel locomotives of different horsepower and gauges were manufactured there, and locomotives were also exported to several countries in addition to being supplied within India.
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works — mainly Electric Locomotives
Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi — Diesel Locomotives
Integral Coach Factory, Chennai — Railway Coaches
Current Status
The former Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi is now known as Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW). With the electrification programme of the Indian Railways, the unit also began the large-scale manufacture of electric locomotives, and diesel-locomotive production for the Indian Railways was discontinued.
However, BLW retains diesel-locomotive technology and manufacturing capability and has also produced diesel locomotives for export requirements.