List of locomotive builders

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This is a list of the world's locomotive builders by country, and is still a work in progress. The list includes both current and historical builders. Many companies changed names multiple times; the attempt is to give the most recognisable name, generally the one used for the longest time or during the company's best known period.


Africa South Africa
Asia/Pacific Australia, China, India, New Zealand
Europe Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
North America Canada, United States
South America Brazil, Uruguay
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[edit] Australia

Generally, most locomotives for Australian railways were built from GE/EMD/Alco (US) components, with the bodies built by Australian companies. Comeng, Clyde Engineering, and Goninan were the most prominent, building hundred of locomotives for Queensland Rail, Rail Corporation New South Wales (as the State Rail Authority), etc. Most of these companies have now merged to form the three listed below.

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  • A E Goodwin
  • Comeng - Commonwealth Engineering, became Clyde Engineering - Melbourne
  • Clyde Engineering - became EDI Rail
  • Henry Deakin Walkers - became EDI Walkers
  • Morrison Knudsen Australia
  • A. Goninan - became United Goninan, became United Group Rail, Newcastle
  • E M Baldwin (not the US company) built mainly small sugar cane and mining tram engines.

[edit] Belgium

  • Société Anglo-Franco-Belge

[edit] Canada

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[edit] China

[edit] Croatia

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] Denmark

  • Frichs
  • Pedershaab
  • ABB Scandia
  • Triangel

[edit] Finland

[edit] France

[edit] Georgia

  • Elmavalmshenebli [22]

[edit] Germany

[edit] Greece

[edit] Hungary

[edit] India

[edit] Italy

[edit] Japan

[edit] Korea

[edit] Netherlands

  • Allan
  • Heemaf [44]
  • Werkspoor

[edit] New Zealand

The various Workshops below were part of the New Zealand Railways or NZR until it was privatised, but the Active ones still operating are now separate companies.

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[edit] Defunct

[edit] Private Companies

[edit] Poland

[edit] Romania

  • Electroputere Craiova [48]

[edit] Russia

[edit] Serbia

  • Goša
  • Mašinska Industrija Niš (MIN)

[edit] Slovakia

[edit] South Africa

  • Union Carriage and Wagon [56]
  • DCD Dorbyl [57]
  • Girdlestone steam [58]
  • Transwerk [59]

[edit] Sweden

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] Spain

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom

Historically, major railways in the United Kingdom built the vast majority of their own locomotives. Commercial locomotive builders were called upon when requirements exceeded the railway works' capacity, but these orders were generally to the railways' own designs. British commercial builders concentrated on industrial users, small railway systems, and to a large extent the export market. British-built locomotives were exported around the world, especially to the current or former British Empire. With the almost total disappearance of British industrial railways, the shrinking of the export market, and much reduced demand from Britain's railways, few British locomotive builders survive.

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See also

[edit] United States

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In addition to these, many railroads operating steam locomotives built their own locomotives in their shops. Notable examples include the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works and the Southern Pacific's Sacramento Shops. Estimates of the total Steam locomotive production in the USA is approximately 175,000 engines.


[edit] Brazil

[edit] Uruguay

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