Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works
The Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works (Korean: 김종태전기기관차연합기업소) in P'yŏngyang is North Korea's largest manufacturer of railway equipment. Established in November 1945 in Sŏsŏng-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang near the P'yŏngyang Railway University and the Korean State Railway's West P'yŏngyang Station, the factory manufactures and overhauls electric and diesel locomotives, passenger cars, streetcars and subway trainsets. It is subordinate to the North Korean Ministry of Railways.
Several Red Flag class locomotives in various stages of completion, c. 1989 | |
Native name | 김종태 전기기관차 련합기업소 |
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Romanized name | Kim Chong-t'ae Chŏn'gi Kigwanch'a Ryŏnhap Kiŏpso |
| Company type | State-owned company |
| Industry | Railway |
| Founded | 10 November 1945 |
| Headquarters | Sŏsŏng-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang , North Korea |
Area served | North Korea |
| Products | Electric and Diesel locomotives, subway trains and trams. |
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