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Kambarka Engineering Works

Kambarka Engineering Works - Full name: Open Joint Stock Company «Kambarka Engineering Works». A rolling stock manufacturer, located in the city of Kambarka (Udmurt), Russia.

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Kambarka Engineering Works
TypePLC
IndustryRail vehicle manufacturing
Founded1767 (1767)
Headquarters,
ProductsLocomotives and rolling stock
Websitewww.zavod-kmz.ru

Kambarka Engineering Works - Full name: Open Joint Stock Company «Kambarka Engineering Works» (Russian: КМЗ or Камбарский машиностроительный завод; Udmurt: Камбар машина лэсьтонъя завод). A rolling stock manufacturer, located in the city of Kambarka (Udmurt), Russia.

History of the factory

Construction of an iron work started in 1761 and opened in 1767. The foundry produced up to 60,000 tons of iron per year. In 1950 the company shifted its focus towards railway technology.

Products

The companies product range consists of rolling stock, work trains for track maintenance and spare parts, primarily for narrow gauge railways with the track gauge between 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) - 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in). Produced for: Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland,1 Bulgaria,2 Slovakia,3 Argentina, Vietnam,4 Cambodia,5 Cuba,6 Mali, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan,7 Guinea-Bissau.

Main products

Interior of plant workshop, 2011 source ↗
TU4 (1961–1972) source ↗
TU10 for Children's railway source ↗

Diesel locomotives

  • TU4 (1961–1972)
  • TU5 (1967–1973)
  • TU6 (1968–1971)
  • TU6A (1973–1988)
  • TU6SPA (1980 - 1993 - today)
  • TU7 (1970 - 1986)
  • TU7A (1986 - 2009 - today)
  • TU8G (1988 - today)
  • TU8P (1988 - today)
  • TU8 (1988 - today)
  • TU10 (2010 - today)
  • TGM40 (1,520 mm or 4 ft 11+2732 in and
    1,435 mm or 4 ft 8+12 in standard gauge, 1982 - today)
  • TU7 - 1698 Track gauge now 603mm/1ft 11.75in - running on Brecon Mountain Railway in South Wales today on preservation line/tourist attraction 8

Passenger cars

Railroad freight cars

Other

See also

See also

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