DLW, an Indian Railways production unit at Varanasi is looking forward to export to developing nations. The company is eyeing especially in Africa and the Middle East. DLW general manager S.M. Bhardwaj said that Africa is a potential market and the company is looking in Tanzania, Mozambique, Vietnam, and Sudan as potential customer for these countries use diesel locomotive engines.

 

Chief Marketing Manager – DLW, Arun Kumar Sharma said that so far, the company has exported 101 diesel locomotive engines to developing countries including Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Bangladesh. And, now the company is looking to multiply the export by almost five to six times in the next three years. Further he said that DLW was also in talks with Middle East countries like Syria.

 

Keeping in view the increasing traffic demand the Railways will set up two new factories in Bihar to manufacture locomotives. Bhardwaj said that viewing the increasing load on Indian Railways the company is switching over to engines with power outputs of 4,000 horse power and above. He concluded that DLW is targeting 250 diesel engines this year although the existing capacity is 160.