Pakistan Locomotive Factory
| State-owned enterprise | |
| Industry | Locomotive manufacturing |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Risalpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Pakistan Locomotive Factory (Urdu: پاکستان لوکوموٹو کارخانه رسالپور, or PLF), is a manufacturer of locomotives for Pakistan Railways, located in Risalpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The company was established in 1993. A total of 2130 coaches have been manufactured at Carriage Factory Islamabad since 1971. The factory has also rehabilitated (overhauled) 1039 coaches up to 30 June 2015.
The factory was established in Risalpur in 1993 at a total cost of ₨2284 million (US$22 million). Its function is to manufacture indigenous diesel electric locomotives and electric locomotives, thus allowing Pakistan Railways to have less dependency on foreign technology.
In January 2016, the Minister for Railways, Khawaja Saad Rafique announced that Pakistan Locomotive Factory is to enter a joint venture with private sector participation.
The designed production capacity of the factory is 25 diesel electric locomotives per year. The production capacity can however be increased by introducing double shifts. Technology for manufacturing of locomotives have been acquired over the years from Hitachi, General Electric, Adtranz and Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. The factory has manufactured a total of 102 new diesel electric locomotives of 2000-3000 horsepower for Pakistan Railways since 1993. 26 overage locomotive of 2000-2400 horsepower have also been rehabilitated. Different spare parts of locomotives are also being manufactured.
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