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RIGHT
TO INFORMATION ACT’2005
The
Right to Information Act’2005 is coming in force on 12th
October’2005. Accordingly Chittaranjan Locomotive Works is fully
prepared with the information pertaining to its working and as
required under the Act. In terms of the provisions of this Act
following information are hereby furnished as obligatory under the
extent Act.
CHITTARANJAN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works is the first industrial gift to free
India by the planners of this nation. It is the only major Electric
Locomotive builder in the country. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
became the first production unit in the developing countries, second
in Asia and fifth in the world to manufacture 3-phase state of the art
GTO Thyristor controlled Electric Locomotive. Chittaranjan Locomotive
Works is an ISO: 9001 unit.
Brief History:
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works is situated just at the border of West
Bengal and Jharkhand. It is at about 32 Km from Asansol and 237 Km
from Kolkata. The locoworks was initially established for production
of 120 average sized steam locomotives with the capacity to
manufacture 50 spare boilers. Production of Steel Loco commenced on
26th January’1950. The first president of India, Dr.
Rajendra Prasad dedicated the first steam locomotive to the nation on
1st November’ 1950 and on the same day the factory which
was originally called Loco Building Factory was named after the great
patriot, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das. The production of Diesel
Hydraulic Locomotives was taken up during 1968. After manufacturing
2351 steam locomotives of 5 types and 842 Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives
of 7 types, the production of steam and Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives
were discontinued from 1973-74 and 1993-94 respectively.
The
production of Electric Locomotives commenced in 1961. In the process
fifteen versions of electric locomotives were produced by CLW and the
latest in that series is the freight locomotive WAG-7, WAG-9
passenger locomotive WAP-4, WAP-5, WAP-7. During the year
2004-2005, 90 Electric Locomotives have been dispatched by CLW
and the details of the same are given as under:
WAG-7 36
WAP-4 32
WAG-9 11
WAP-7 09
WAP-5 02
3-Phase Traction Motors type 6FRA6068 for WAG-9 locomotives and
6FXA7059 for WAP-5 locomotives have been manufactured indigenously by
CLW. Hitachi Traction Motor type HS15250A is also manufactured by CLW.
During the year 2004-2005, 474 Traction Motors have been
manufactured by CLW and the details of the same are given as under:
CLW
has in house facilities for machining and assembly of wheel sets,
fabrication and machining of bogies etc. the facilities include modern
CNC machines, plasma-cutting machines, inert gas welding sets etc.
CLW
is an ISO-9001 unit and has a well-established quality system. The
locoworks of CLW obtained its ISO-9001 certification on 13.7.1996
Steel Foundry, a unit of CLW was setup in the year 1963 for production
of steel casting for Steel Locomotives. Over the years the product mix
at CLW has changed from Steel Locomotives to Diesel, Electric
Locomotives and Traction Motors. Then Steel Foundry produced castings
for Electric/Diesel locomotives. Presently, the product range of Steel
Foundry includes Bogies for WAG-5, WAM-4, WDM-2 & WAP-4 locomotives,
Bolsters, Casnub Bogies & its components for wagon, smaller castings.
The foundry processes 8 different grade of steel for Electric
Locomotives, casting for Traction Motors. Steel Foundry supplies
Trimount Bogies, FC Bolster, FC Bogie, Narrow Gauge Wheels, Tower
Wagon Wheels, Knuckle, Coupler body and Yokes to various Zonal
Railways. Steel Foundry has developed different casting for WAG-9
locomotives like Axle Box, Stator chamber for 3-phase locos, Centre
Pivot for UIC Bogies, Buffer plungers. In 1996-97, Steel Foundry
bagged the prestigious ISO-9002 certification for its activities.
During September’2003, it was certified for ISO-9001-2000
A.
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works has the following departments:
1.
General Administration
2.
Personnel
3.
Mechanical
4.
Electrical
5.
Stores
6.
Accounts
7.
Medical
8.
Civil Engineering
9.
Security
B.
Following target is fixed –
During the financial year 2004-2005 Chittaranjan Locomotive Works has
a target to manufacture 128 (One hundred twenty eight) electric
locomotives.
C.
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works manufactures the following items
-
(i)
Electric
Locomotives
(WAP
– 4, WAP –5, WAP – 7, WAG – 7, WAG – 9)
25
KV AC locomotive with three-phase AC drive
25
KV AC locomotive with DC drive
(ii)
AC
& DC Traction motors
(iii)
Switch gears/Control gears
(iv)
Bogies cast & fabricated
(v)
Wheel sets & Steel casting
D.
Human Resource and Infrastructure:
1.
TOWNSHIP
Total
Area 18.3 sq Km
Residential
Quarters 9,296 nos.
Hospital 01
no.
Health
Units 07 nos.
Community
Halls 08 nos.
Open Air
Theatre 01 no.
Cinema
Halls 02 nos.
Markets 07
nos.
Club 01
no.
Institutes 04
nos.
School
(Railway) 22 nos.
School
(Non-Railway) 18 nos.
Kendriya Vidyalaya
01 no.
College 01
no.
2.
WORKSHOP
Land area under
workshop: 8,93.373 sq. m.
Total plinth area
in shops 2,39,843 sq. m.
including stores
shed
3.
STAFF
Group
“A” 94
Group
“B” 95
Group
“C” 10259
Group
“D” 3250
Total
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