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Parel


 Mechanical Department - Parel Workshop
 

The Central Railway Locomotive Workshop, Parel was set up by Great Indian Peninsular Railway as a Steam Loco Shed in 1879. Later repair and overhauling of Steam loco had started, and that had reached peak capacity of 32 Steam locos per month in 1962-63.  With tapering of Steam traction, the Shop was upgraded to take up the work of Repair and Overhauling of Diesel locomotives from 1974-75 onwards.

It is one of the largest and oldest repair Workshops on the Indian Railways with diversified repair/manufacturing activities.  Being located in the heart of Mumbai, it has ready access to road, sea and air transport. The Parel Workshop has the unique distinction of rendering services to the Armed Forces during the World Wars. 

     
 

Parel Workshop has gradually diversified and is at present also carrying out the repair and overhauling of Diesel locomotives, Diesel cranes, Rehabilitation of Main Line Coaches. This shop also manufactures many components for diesel locos, Carriages and Wagon.

This workshop has also successfully manufactured Narrow Gauge locos for Neral - Matheran section and for Kalka - Simla section.

This is the only workshop, other than DLW and CLW, which builds Diesel Locomotives.

 
 
  BRIEF HISTORY  

●

1879

 -  Established as Steam Loco Shop & Shed.

 
● 1974

 -  Repairs of Diesel Locomotives.

 
● 1997

 -  Repairs of 140Tonne Cranes used in Accident Relief.

 
● 2002

 -  ISO-9001:2000, certified to 2008 version in 2010

 
● 2005

 -  Manufacture of Narrow Gauge Loco.

 
● 2006

 -  Manufacture of Broad Gauge Diesel Locomotive Under frame.

 
● 2007

 -  Manufacture of Broad Gauge Diesel Locomotives.

 
● 2007

 -  Mid Life Rehabilitation of Coaches.

 
● 2009

 -  Repair to Coach Bogies

 
● 2010

 -  Supply of Wagon Wheels

 
● 2010

 -  100th Broad Gauge Diesel loco manufactured

 
● 2010  -  First Microprocessor based Broad Gauge Diesel Shunting        
● 2010     -  loco for Indian Railways  
●  

 -  Track Cleaning Machine made for Divisions

 
       
 
  MAJOR ACTIVITIES  
 

  Manufacture & Repair of Broad Gauge Diesel Locos
       
 

  Manufacture & Repair of Narrow Gauge Diesel Locos
       
 

 

Rehabilitation of Coaches, Conversion of Coaches to carry cars, Conversion of coaches for working in Accident Relief Trains

       
 

  Repairs of 140T Crane used in Accident Sites of Indian Railways
       

    INFRASTRUCTURE

Feature

 

 Overall Area

1.90 Lakh Sq.m.(47 Acre)

 Covered Area

81,250 Sq.m.

 Connected Electric Load

13,380 KW

 Avg. Electric Energy Consumption

5.65 lakh KWH p.m.

 Machinery & Plant

518

 Budget

Rs.225.60 cr

 Railway Quarters

676

 Staff

5285

 Officers

22

 ISO 9001: 2000

2002

       
    Achievements of Parel Workshop

 

                HISTORICAL MILESTONES

          ·1879 - Established as Steam Loco Shop / Shed

· 1974 - POH of Diesel Locos

· 1997 - POH of 140T Cowan-sheldon Diesel Cranes

· 2002 - ISO 9001 Certification

· 2005 - Manufacture of NG Locomotive

· 2007 - Manufacture of BG Locomotives

· 2007 - Mid Life Rehabilitation of Coaches

· 2010 - MLR of 140 T Break Down Cranes

· 2014 - Bio-Diesel production with in-house built plant

· 2015 – IMS Certification

· 2015 – Refurbished a sleeper coach into dining carfor Deccan queen express

 

 

· RECENT MILESTONES

· 2016 – SS 1 of LHB Coaches

· 2016 – Manufacture of 3 NDM1HP Articulated Locos

· 2016 – Structural Audit of 140 T DHBD Cranes

· 2017 – Fabrication and Retro-fitment of CBC Compatible Head Stock on ICF Coaches

· 2017 – POH of SPART

· 2017 – Development of Centre of Excellence in Hydraulics

· 2018 – ISO:3834-2:2005 Certification

· 2018 – 5 S Certification

· 2018 – Green Co. Rating by CII

· 2018 – POH of 4W Tower Wagons

· 2018 – CMT Lab NABL Accreditation

· 2018 – Conversion of Coaches into ART/ARME/NMG

· 2018 – SS II of LHB Coaches

· 2018 – POH of DEMU Coaches

· 2018 – CReDI fitment BG DE Locos

· 2020 – Conversion of ICF Coaches into Isolation

· Coaches for Covid – 19 patients.

· 2020 – Development of Medical Assistant Robot  “JIVAKA”

· 2020 – Development of NMGH Prototype.

· 2020 – Earning of Non-fare Revenue – Refurbishing of shunting loco of M/s. TATA Steel


 
       

 

Source : Central Railway Last Reviewed : 19-05-2026