40°04′28″N113°14′56″E / 40.0744°N 113.2488°E /40.0744; 113.2488
Native name | 中车大同电力机车 有限责任公司 |
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| Company type | wholly owned subsidiary |
| Industry | Rail |
| Founded | 1953[1] |
| Headquarters | , China |
| Products | Locomotives |
| Parent | CRRC |
| Website | crrcgc.cc/dt |
CRRC Datong Co. Ltd. (Chinese:中车大同电力机车有限责任公司;lit. 'CRRC Datong Electric Locomotive Co.', 'Ltd.') is a Chinese railway locomotive manufacturing plant based inDatong,Shanxi, China, founded in 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 becameCNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. (DELC) and a subsidiary ofChina CNR Corporation as part of a re-organisation of the Chinese railway manufacturing industry.
The Datong Locomotive Factory was founded in 1954 as part of the firstChinese five-year plan for economic development.[1] The first locomotive was produced in 1959.[2][3]
By 1988, the factory had produced over 5000 steam locomotives, and was a major steam locomotive manufacturer in thePeople's Republic of China,[1] by the 1980s manufacturing between 250 and 300 locomotives yearly; many of these units wereQJ "march forward" 2-10-2 heavy freight locomotives.[4] Steam locomotive production at Datong was avertically integrated process, starting from raw steel.[5] The last steam locomotive to be produced at the plant, was made on 21 December 1988.[6]
In the 1980s, the plant began to manufacture diesel locomotives, including typesDF4B andDF4C. By 1999, over 600 diesel locomotives had been produced.[1]
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In 1990, the plant began to produce electric locomotives - theSS7 six axle Bo'Bo'Bo' and the SS7E Co'Co' mainline electrics were developed and manufactured at Datong.[1] The company was also jointly involved withZhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works in the high-speed passenger EMU development projectChina Star in 2002.[1][7]
In 2003, the company became part of theChina CNR Corporation asCNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd..[1]
In 2004, the company entered into a manufacturing and technology transfer agreement withAlstom,[8] leading to the production of theHXD2 series of locomotive classes. The first HXD2 locomotive to be manufactured in China was completed in 2007.[1][9] In August 2012, the first example of a localised version of the HXD2 locomotive was produced by the factory, numbered HXD2-1001.[10][11]
The company has entered into joint ventures withABC Rail Products (1996, castings),Stennmann (2002, Pantographs),Alstom (2004, locomotive manufacture),ABB Group (2007, electric transformers), SEMCO (India) (2007, wheelsets) andFaiveley (2007, railway couplers).[1]
The factory site also included a museum,[12] which was moved to Beijing in 2004.[13]
datong locomotive.
datong locomotive.
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