Luhanskteplovoz
The locomotive factory Luhansk ( Ukrainian тепловозобудівний Луганський завод ( ЛТЗ ), German transliteration Luhanskyj Teplowosobudiwnyj Zavod ( LTS), Luhansk on German diesel locomotive factory ) is the largest locomotive factory in Europe. The plant is located in Luhansk, Ukraine and mainly supplies the CIS countries with diesel locomotives for freight.
During the renaming of Luhansk in Woroschilowgrad ( 1935-1958 and 1970-1992 ) the work of the city in accordance with said locomotive factory Woroschilowgrad (Ukrainian Ворошиловградкий тепловозобудівний завод ( ВТЗ ), German transliteration Woroschilowgradskyi Teplowosobudiwnyj Zavod ( WTS), on German Woroschilowgrader diesel locomotive factory ).
Since 1995, the plant is called Luhanskteplowos (Ukrainian Лугансктепловоз, German literally: Luhansk diesel locomotive ).
History of the factory
The factory was established on May 3, 1896 by Gustav Hartmann, the son of Richard Hartmann, under the name of Russian engineering company Hartmann in Lugansk. The first steam locomotive left the workshop in 1900. They soon began with the locomotive factories in Bryansk and St. Petersburg ( Putilov ) to compete. The locomotives of the company have been used throughout the rail network of the empire.
1918, the name was changed to Lokomotivfabrik October Revolution. Between 1928 and 1933 the factory was modernized and expanded. In the 1930s, the 1'E1' - freight locomotives of the type FD and passenger locomotives of the type IS were the main products. At this time, the company became the largest locomotive factory in Europe. During the Second World War, the production had to be relocated and only in 1943 could be started at the old location to rebuild. The first locomotive was completed in October 1945. A total of up to 1956 more than 12,000 steam locomotives were manufactured. In the 1950s, the conversion of production to diesel locomotives and the introduction of mechanized production lines began.
In 1956, the first diesel locomotives were completed. End of the 1950s was offered a number of diesel-hydraulic locomotives 1100-3000 kW. Starting from 1962 also diesel-electric locomotives were then available. Especially the locomotives of type 2TE10 (L, M, U and subspecies ) with 12,000 units to one of the main locomotive types in the USSR. Among those manufactured in this factory locomotives include the series V 200 and constructed specifically for German conditions 130-142 Deutsche Reichsbahn.
From 1977, they began to try even more locomotives. This resulted in the locomotive double 2TE121 with 2 × 3000 kW motors. On this basis, other types of locomotives were made with a power 3000-4500 kW. At the same time began experiments with the AC drive technology and LPG drive. In the late 1970s, the company had reached its capacity limit and it had done extensive extensions. With 115-200 locomotives in the month of production reached a world record.
After the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, the company was nationalized on October 3, 1995 by Ukraine under the name OAO Luganskteplovoz.
2007 were slammed in an auction for the privatization of state enterprises, 76% of shares of Luganskteplovoz Maschinenfabrik Bryansk, which belongs to the Russian Transmashholding. The legal validity of the share purchase will be but, again challenged by parties who are close to the Ukrainian government ..