**BRIEF HISTORY OF CHARBAGH LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOP**:
The locomotive workshop at Charbagh Lucknow was established in the year
1867 under Oudh & Rohilkhand Railways for overhauling of steam locomotives.
Post independence this workshop came under Northern Railway. The activities
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course of time have changed from POH of steam locomotives to now POH/
IOH/ SR of Diesel locomotives (WDM2B, WDM2A, WDM2C,WDP1, WDP2, WDP3,
WDG2, WDM3 & WDG3), Electric locomotives (WAM4, WAG5,& WAG7), DMUs,
Rail Buses as well as SPART/ SPARME. Other major activities done in the shop
include IOH of coaches, reclamation of CO-CO bogies, Axles Boxes of WDM2
diesel locomotives, traction motors, equalizing beams etc. are continuing. CBW
is ISO-9000 certified. Recently, CBW modified a DTC for working in train set with
a WDP1 at the other end. This is successfully running in MB division of Northern
Rly.
VITAL STATISTICS
1. Sanctioned Strength 4309
2. On Roll Strength 3554
3. No. of Officers 22
4. No. of Supervisors 252
5. Total Area 129300 sq.m.
6. Covered Area 57500 sq.m.
7. Township Area --
8. Power Consumption 231313 units/month
9. Water Consumption 1070 KL/month
10. Annual Budget Rs.173 Cr.