List of locomotive builders

A locomotive is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. This list of locomotive builders is ordered by country and includes current and defunct builders. Many of the companies changed names over time; this list attempts 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 Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Turkey
Europe Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
North America Canada, United States
Oceania Australia, New Zealand
South America Argentina, Brazil, Chile
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Argentina

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Australia

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Australia imported its locomotives from the United Kingdom and United States until domestic production began, and even afterwards built many with U.S. and British mechanical equipment.

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Azerbaijan

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Bulgaria

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Canada

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Chile

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  • Casagrande Motori[5]

China

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Croatia

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Railway company workshops

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Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Hungary

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India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Italy

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  • Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A. – Savigliano
  • Bombardier Transportation Italy – Vado Ligure
  • Hitachi Rail Italy (formerly Ansaldo Breda)[22]
  • Firema Trasporti[23]
  • Ipe[24]
  • Valente[25]

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Japan

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Latvia

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Malaysia

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Netherlands

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  • Bemo, Warmenhuizen

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New Zealand

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North Korea

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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  • Manila Railroad Company's Caloocan Works — The Manila Railroad once made its own railmotors at the Caloocan yards from 1924 to 1949. It also assembled two 630 class 2-8-2 locomotives with parts acquired from the War Assets Administration in 1948.[38]
  • Ramcar, Inc. — Also constructed and assembled railmotors alongside the MRR. Although it still survives as the Ramcar Group of Companies, its rolling stock business ended during World War II.[39]

Poland

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Portugal

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  • Sorefame - acquired by ABB, then ADtranz, now part of Bombardier

Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Slovakia

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South Africa

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South Korea

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Taiwan

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  • Tang Eng Iron Works[61] (Manufacturing of rolling stock has been ceased and transferred to Taiwan Rolling Stock Co.)

Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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Historically, major railways in the United Kingdom built the vast majority of their 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 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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United States

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In addition to these, many railroads operating steam locomotives built locomotives in their shops. Notable examples include the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Mount Clare Shops, Norfolk & Western's Roanoke Shops, Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works and the Southern Pacific's Sacramento Shops. An estimate of total steam locomotive production in the United States is about 175,000 engines, including nearly 70,000 by Baldwin.

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References

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