Banaras Locomotive Works, known as BLW, is a state-owned production unit of Indian Railways in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It was founded in 1956 as the Diesel Locomotive Works, abbreviated DLW, and took its present name in October 2020. For decades it built diesel-electric locomotives that were variants of the original ALCO-built WDM-2. From 2002 it began making high-horsepower locomotives of more than 4,000 horsepower based on the EMD 710 engine, namely the WDG-4 freight locomotive and the WDP-4 passenger locomotive and their variants. In 2012 it built a 5,500 horsepower locomotive on the 20-cylinder 710 engine, the WDG-5, and in March 2019 it developed the country's first bi-mode locomotive, the WDAP-5. Today it mainly produces the electric locomotives WAP-7 and WAG-9. Besides Indian Railways, it exports locomotives to countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, and supplies ports, power plants, steel plants and private railways within India.
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is an Indian state-owned production unit of Indian Railways situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
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Founded in 1956 as the DLW
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BLW today produces primarily the electric locomotives WAP-7 & WAG-9.
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is an Indian state-owned production unit of Indian Railways situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
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is an Indian state-owned production unit of Indian Railways
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developed in 2019 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WDM-2 (Wikipedia)
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A total of more than 2,700 WDM-2 was built at ALCO and Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW or DLW, as it was formerly Diesel Locomotive Works), Varanasi between 1962 and 1998
Indian locomotive class WDG-3A (Wikipedia)
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A total of 1,164 WDG-3A units were built between 1994 and 2015 at BLW, Varanasi
Indian locomotive class WDG-5 (Wikipedia)
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built by Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi in collaboration with Electro-Motive Diesel
Indian locomotive class WDP-1 (Wikipedia)
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A total of 69 WDP-1 units were built at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi between 1995 and 1999.
Indian locomotive class WDS-6 (Wikipedia)
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The class was initially manufactured solely by BLW, Varanasi
Indian locomotive class WAG-9 (Wikipedia)
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with more units being built at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW)
Indian locomotive class WAP-7 (Wikipedia)
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WAP-7 locomotives are being built at CLW, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) and Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW).
Indian locomotive class WDM-3A (Wikipedia)
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that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WDG-4 (Wikipedia)
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Further construction has been under license in India by the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW)
Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (Wikipedia)
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built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) of Varanasi
Indian locomotive class WDM-3D (Wikipedia)
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A total of 490+ WDM-3D were built at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi between 2003 and 2016.
Indian locomotive class WDM-6 (Wikipedia)
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developed in 1981 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WDM-7 (Wikipedia)
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It has been manufactured by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi.
Indian locomotive class WDP-3A (Wikipedia)
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developed in 1998 by Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class YDM-4 (Wikipedia)
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Since 1968, members of the class have been manufactured in India by the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi.
Sri Lanka Railways M8 (Wikipedia)
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developed by Banaras Locomotive Works at Varanasi, India
Sri Lanka Railways M10 (Wikipedia)
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built by Banaras Locomotive Works, India
Sri Lanka Railways M11 (Wikipedia)
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built by Banaras Locomotive Works, India
Bangladesh Railway Class 6400 (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), India
Bangladesh Railway Class 6500 (Wikipedia)
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all manufactured by the Banaras Locomotive Works of India
Indian locomotive class WAG-11 (Wikipedia)
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developed in 2018 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways
Indian locomotive class WAGC3/WAG-10 (Wikipedia)
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rebuilt by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW)
D13E (Wikipedia)
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These locomotives were built by Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi, India.
Bangladesh Railway Class 2800 (Wikipedia)
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A total of 10 locomotives of this class were manufactured by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), India.
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