Kambarka Engineering Works

Kambarka Engineering Works - Full name: Open Joint Stock Company «Kambarka Engineering Works» ( or Камбарский машиностроительный 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 and -. 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

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 ( and, 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

  • Passenger car
  • Sleeping car
  • Hospital car
  • Dining car (also executive)
  • Railway post office

Railroad freight cars

  • Open wagon for peat
  • Side-tipping wagon
  • Hopper car
  • Tank car
  • Flatcar

Other

  • Mobile power stations - TU6SPA
  • Railway crane
  • Work train
  • Snowplow
  • LD24

See also

  • Narrow gauge railways
  • Narrow gauge railways in Russia

References and sources

References

  1. TGM40 in Poland (Polish language)^
  2. Series 81 (TU7E) in Bulgarien (English language)^
  3. TU7E (706.9) in Slovensko (English language) retrieved 2013-05-26^
  4. TU7E diesel locomotives in Vietnam (English language)^
  5. TU8Р diesel locomotives in Vietnam (English language)^
  6. TU7E diesel locomotives in Cuba (English language)^
  7. TU8P diesel locomotive in Uzbekistan (Russian language)^
  8. Brecon Mountain Railway^