Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant

Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Industry Rail vehicle machine building
Founded 1936
Headquarters Russia, Novocherkassk
Products Electric locomotive
Parent Transmashholding
Website www.nevz.com

Established in 1936, Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ) is based in the Russian town of Novocherkassk, Rostov Region. It is now (2015) part of Transmashholding. NEVZ locomotives haul trains transporting 80% of all cargo on the electrified railways of Russia and CIS countries. On its production lines, the plant has produced around 15,000 locomotives of more than 40 types.[1]

List of Products

Electric loc VL8M-100
Electric loc OPE1-393

Electric locomotive

Between 1947 and 1975 the NEVZ manufactured 3441 DC locomotives, 3774 AC locomotives and 91 double-system ones.[2][3]

Since 1994 the plant has been carrying out major repairs of electric AC and delivers it to electrical equipment. In addition, NEVZ manufactures mining equipment for open-pit mining, metallurgical enterprises - industrial locomotives DC new generation of induction motor drive, for coal mines - contact mine locomotives, mine cargo trucks.

In 2012, was built 247 locomotives.

References

  1. http://www.tmholding.ru/en/about_us/enterprises/novocherkassk/
  2. Rakov, Vitaliy (1995). Lokomotivy otechestvennyh zheleznyh dorog 1845-1955 [Locomotives of domestic railways 1845-1955] (in Russian). Moscow. p. 394. ISBN 5-277-00821-7.
  3. Rakov, Vitaliy (1999). Lokomotivy otechestvennyh zheleznyh dorog 1956-1975 [Locomotives of domestic railways 1956-1975] (in Russian). Moscow. pp. 15,65,132. ISBN 5-277-02012-8.
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