CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co.
| wholly owned subsidiary | |
| Industry | Rail |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Headquarters | Datong, Shanxi, China |
| Products | Locomotives |
| Parent | China CNR Corporation |
| Website |
www.dt.chinacnr.com www.dtloco.com |
Coordinates: 40°04′28″N 113°14′56″E / 40.0744°N 113.2488°E
Datong locomotive factory is a Chinese railway locomotive manufacturing plant based in Datong, Shanxi, China, founded 1953. The factory was a major producer of steam locomotives for the Chinese market up to 1988 when production switched to diesel powered locomotives. By the 1990s electric locomotives had begun to be produced, and became the major product of the works.
In 2003 the factory became CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. (DELC) and a subsidiary of China CNR Corporation as part of a re-organisation of the Chinese railway manufacturing industry.
Datong Locomotive Factory was founded in 1954 as part of the first Chinese five-year plan for economic development. The first locomotive was produced in 1959.
By 1988 the factory had produced over 5000 steam locomotives, and was a major steam locomotive manufacturer in the Peoples' Republic of China, by the 1980s manufacturing between 250 and 300 locomotives yearly; many of these units were QJ "march forward" 2-10-2 heavy freight locomotives. Steam locomotive production at Datong was a vertically integrated process, starting from raw steel. The last steam locomotive to be produced at the plant, and in China, was made on 21 December 1988.
In the 1980s the plant began to manufacture diesel locomotives, including types DF4B and DF4C. By 1999 over 600 diesel locomotives had been produced.
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