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
See also

Argentina

Active companies

Defunct companies

Australia

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.

Active companies

Defunct companies

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Active companies

Defunct companies

Brazil

Bulgaria

  • Express Service

Canada

Active companies

Defunct companies

Chile

  • Casagrande Motori

China

Active companies

Defunct companies

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Commercial manufacturers

Railway company workshops

Georgia

  • Elmavalmshenebeli (TEVZ)

Germany

Active companies

Defunct companies

Greece

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iran

See also: Iranian railway industry

Italy

Active companies

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

Defunct companies

Japan

Latvia

Malaysia

  • SMH Rail Sdn Bhd

Netherlands

Active companies

  • Bemo, Warmenhuizen

Defunct companies

New Zealand

Active companies

Defunct companies

North Korea

Pakistan

Philippines

Defunct companies

  • 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.
  • 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.

Poland

Active companies

Defunct companies

Portugal

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

Romania

Russia

Active Companies

Defunct Companies

  • Torzhok Carriage Works
  • Vagonmash

Serbia

Slovakia

  • Avokov
  • ZOŠ - Vrútky

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Active companies

Defunct companies

  • ATEINSA. Became part of the GEC-Alstom group (now Alstom) in 1989.
  • Babcock & Wilcox
  • Euskalduna
  • La Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima (MTM). Became part of the GEC-Alstom group (now Alstom) in 1989.
  • MACOSA. Became part of the GEC-Alstom group (now Alstom) in 1989, until 2005 when it became part of the Vossloh group. The plant was sold to Stadler in 2015.

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Defunct companies

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

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

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.

Active companies

Defunct companies

See also:

United States

Active companies

Defunct companies

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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