List of locomotive builders
This list of locomotive builders is ordered by country and includes both modern-day and defunct builders. Since many entities changed their names over time, the most recognisable name is used – generally the one used for the longest time or during the entity's best-known period.
''Note: Two factors affect this list's reliability: the preponderance of unreferenced entries and the inconsistency in frequency and coverage of updates.''
Argentina
Active companies
- Grupo Emepa
- Material Ferroviario
Defunct companies
- Astarsa
- Fábrica Argentina de Locomotoras
- GAIA
Australia
Active companies
- Alstom, Dandenong
- Downer Rail, Cardiff, Maryborough & Newport
- UGL Rail, Broadmeadow formerly United Group Rail, United Goninan and A Goninan
- Alstom, Ballarat, Newport, Epping, North Ryde, Perth, Brisbane
Defunct companies
- AE Goodwin, Granville
- Avteq, Sunshine
- Cardiff Locomotive Workshops
- Chullora Railway Workshops
- Clyde Engineering, Granville, Kelso, Somerton, Eagle Farm, Rosewater & Forrestfield, taken over by Evans Deakin Industries July 1996, became part of Downer Rail in March 2001
- Comeng, Clyde, Dandenong & Bassendean
- EM Baldwin, Castle Hill - built mainly small sugar cane and mining tram engines
- English Electric Australia, Rocklea
- Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co, Kangaroo Point
- Eveleigh Railway Workshops, Redfern
- Islington Railway Workshops
- James Martin & Company, Gawler
- Martin & King, Somerton
- Midland Railway Workshops, Perth
- Mine Technic Australia
- Morrison-Knudsen Australia
- National Railway Equipment Company, Islington
- North Ipswich Railway Workshops
- Perry Engineering, Mile End
- Phoenix Engine Company, Ipswich
- Springall & Frost, Ipswich
- Tulloch Limited, Rhodes
- Walkers Limited, Maryborough
Azerbaijan
- Baku Carriage Repair Factory
- Baku Metro
- STP-Wagon-Building Factory
Belgium
Active companies
- Alstom Charleroi – formerly ACEC Transport
- Bombardier Transportation Brugge – formerly BN-Eurorail, formerly La Brugeoise et Nivelles
- John Cockerill - former CMI
Defunct companies
- Ateliers de Tubize
- Ateliers de la Meuse
- Société Anglo-Franco-Belge
Brazil
- Mafersa
- EIF
- EMD
- Wabtec
Bulgaria
- Express Service
Canada
Active companies
- Bombardier Transportation – Berlin-based division of Alstom
- Cando Rail & Terminals – Brandon, Manitoba
- Railpower Technologies – Vancouver, British Columbia – subsidiary of R.J. Corman Railroad Group since 2009
Defunct companies
- Canadian Locomotive Company – Kingston, Ontario – Fairbanks-Morse Ltd 1965 and ceased operations 1969
- General Motors Diesel Division – London, Ontario – later as Electro-Motive Diesel Canadian operations and ceased production by Progress Rail in 2012
- Montreal Locomotive Works – Montreal, Quebec – formerly part of American Locomotive Company, acquired by Bombardier Inc in 1975 but ended locomotive production 1985
- Urban Transportation Development Corporation – Toronto, Ontario – former Crown corporation
Chile
- Casagrande Motori
China
Active companies
- CRRC
Defunct companies
- China CNR - merged into CRRC
- CSR Corporation - merged into CRRC
Croatia
- Končar
Czech Republic
- ČKD
- CZ LOKO
- Škoda Transportation
- Škoda Works
Denmark
- ABB
- Frichs
- Pedershaab
- Triangel
Finland
- Lokomo
- Rautaruukki Oyj
- Saalasti Oy
- Škoda Transtech
- Tampella
- Valmet
- Valtionrautatiet
France
Commercial manufacturers
- Alcard, Buddicom et Cie.
- Alsthom
- Anciens Établissements Cail – 1883–1898, became SFCM
- André Koechlin et Cie. – to SACM in 1872
- Ateliers du Nord de la France – also known as Blanc-Misseron; acquired by Bombardier Transportation in 1989
- Brissonneau & Lotz – acquired by Alstom in 1972
- Buffault et Robatel
- Charbonniers et Cie
- CFD
- Compagnie des forges et aciéries de la marine et d'Homécourt
- Compagnie Electro-Méchanique – acquired by Alstom in 1985
- Compagnie générale de construction de locomotives –, Nantes, founded 1917
- Corpet-Louvet – 1889–1952
- Etablissment Cavé – to Charbonniers et Cie. in 1854
- Etablissment Claprède
- Fives-Lille – merged into Fives-Lille Cail in 1958
- Schneider-Creusot – now Schneider Electric
- Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques
- – 1836–1848, became Société J. F. Cail & Cie.
- Société de Construction des Batignolles, Paris – founded 1871, ceased locomotive production 1928, merged into Spie Batignolles in 1968
- Société française de constructions mécaniques – created in 1898, merged into Fives-Lille Cail in 1958
- Société Franco-Belge
- Société J. F. Cail & Cie – 1850–1883, became Anciens Établissements Cail
- Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
Railway company workshops
- Arles – PLM
- La Chapelle, Paris – Chemins de Fer du Nord
- Épernay – Chemins de fer de l'Est
- Hellennes, Lille – Chemins de Fer du Nord
- Ivry – PLM
- Nîmes – Chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée, later Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
- Ouillins – PLM
- Paris – PLM
- Sotteville, Rouen – Chemins de fer de l'Ouest from 1909)
- Vilnius locomotive repair depot
Georgia
Germany
Active companies
- Bombardier Transportation
- Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau
- Interlock steam
- Schalker Eisenhütte Maschinenfabrik
- Schöma
- Siemens Mobility
- Voith
- Vossloh
- Windhoff
Defunct companies
- Adtranz – now part of Bombardier
- AEG – now part of Bombardier
- AG Vulcan Stettin
- Berliner Maschinenbau
- Gmeinder
- Hanomag
- Henschel - acquired by Adtranz
- Hohenzollern Locomotive Works
- Krauss-Maffei
- Krupp
- LEW Hennigsdorf – formerly Borsig Lokomotiv Werke, formerly AEG, now part of Bombardier
- Maschinenbau Kiel - acquired by Siemens, now part of Vossloh
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- Maschinenfabrik L. Schwartzkopff
- Orenstein & Koppel
- Schichau-Werke
- Waggonfabrik Talbot - now part of Bombardier
- Grafenstaden
Greece
- Basileiades
- Skaramagas Hellenic Shipyards Co.
- Eleuisis Shipyards
- Siemens Hellas
- Kioleidis
Hungary
- Ganz
- MÁVAG
India
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- Banaras Locomotive Works
- Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
- Patiala Locomotive Works
- Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura
- Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowrah
Indonesia
- Industri Kereta Api
Iran
- Mapna Locomotive Engineering and Manufacturing Company
- Wagon Pars
Italy
Active companies
- Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A. – Savigliano
- Bombardier Transportation Italy – Vado Ligure
- Hitachi Rail Italy
- Firema Trasporti
- Ipe
- Valente
Defunct companies
- Fiat Ferroviaria
- Officine Casaralta
- Società Italiana Ernesto Breda - Later Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie, merged with Ansaldo as AnsaldoBreda, now Hitachi Rail Italy
- Gio. Ansaldo & C. - Merged into AnsaldoBreda, now Hitachi Rail Italy
Japan
- Hitachi
- Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Toshiba
- Nippon Sharyo
- J-TREC
- Kinki Sharyo
- Alna Sharyo
- Niigata Transys
- Kokura
- Kisha Seizō
Latvia
Defunct Companies
- Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca
Malaysia
- SMH Rail Sdn Bhd
Netherlands
Active companies
- Bemo Rail, Warmenhuizen
Defunct companies
- Allan
- N.V. Heemaf
- Spoorijzer
- Werkspoor
New Zealand
Active companies
- A&G Price
Defunct companies
- Dispatch & Garlick
- EW Mills
- Gibbons & Harris
- OW Smith
- Scott Engineering
- Union Foundry
- Du Croo & Brauns
North Korea
- Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works
Pakistan
- Pakistan Locomotive Factory
Philippines
Defunct companies
- Manila Railroad Company's Caloocan Works — The Manila Railroad once made its own railmotors at the Caloocan yards from 1924 to 1949. It also assembled two 630 class 2-8-2 locomotives with parts acquired from the War Assets Administration in 1948.
- Ramcar, Inc. — Also constructed and assembled railmotors alongside the MRR. Although it still survives as the Ramcar Group of Companies, its rolling stock business ended during World War II.
Poland
Active companies
- Bombardier Transportation
- Bumar
- Fablok
- H. Cegielski
- Newag
- Pesa
Defunct companies
- Pafawag – now part of Bombardier
Portugal
- Sorefame - acquired by ABB, then ADtranz, now part of Bombardier
Romania
- Electroputere – Craiova
- FAUR – Bucharest
- Promat – Craiova
- Softronic – Craiova
- UCM Reşiţa – Reşiţa
- Romania Euroest S.A. – Constanța
Russia
Active Companies
- Kambarka Engineering Works
- Kirov Plant
- Sinara Group
- *
- * Lyudinovsky Locomotive Plant
- * Ural Locomotives
- Transmashholding
- * Bryansk Machine-Building Plant
- * Demikhovo Machinebuilding Plant
- * Kolomna Locomotive Works
- * Metrowagonmash
- * Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Factory
Defunct Companies