CRRC Datong
Chinese railway locomotive manufacturing plant based in Datong, Shanxi, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 in Datong, Shanxi, China, founded 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 became CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. (DELC) and a subsidiary of China CNR Corporation as part of a re-organisation of the Chinese railway manufacturing industry.