The 4 June Rolling Stock Works ( ko, 6·4차량종합기업소, ''6.4 Ch'aryang Chonghap Kiŏpso'') is a manufacturer of
railway
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rolling stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can b ...
in
Wŏnsan
Wŏnsan (), previously known as Wŏnsanjin (), Port Lazarev, and Genzan (), is a port city and naval base located in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, on the Sea of Japan and the provincial capital. ...
,
North Korea
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. It is a subordinate division of the
DPRK Ministry of Railways. The plant covers an area of , of which , and employs 6,000 workers. It is capable of producing 3,000 new freight cars per year, as well as repairing 200 steam locomotives and 130 buses.
The plant was originally built in the colonial era, specialising in the production of parts for rolling stock and undertaking minor locomotive repairs. It was destroyed during the
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
and was repaired and expanded with
Polish
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assistance after the
Korean Armistice Agreement
The Korean Armistice Agreement ( ko, 한국정전협정 / 조선정전협정; zh, t=韓國停戰協定 / 朝鮮停戰協定) is an armistice that brought about a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War. It was signed by United Sta ...
, becoming operational, producing 30-ton freight cars, on 15 June 1957.
[Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) p. 130, 2007, Tokyo, ] The first trial of an all-steel gondola of 60 tons capacity took place in 1959, with mass production of the design commencing in 1966. Production of the Type 551 boxcar began on 10 May 1963,
and in 1982, a new four-bogie gondola of 100 tons capacity (Mu12 class,
Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song.
History
1945–195 ...
48000-series) and cleared for 90 km/h service, was introduced,
entering production in 1987.
A covered hopper of 60 ton capacity (Se3, KSR 18000-series) has been produced since 1991.
See also
*
Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works
References
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Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1957
Manufacturing companies of North Korea
Rolling stock manufacturers of North Korea
1957 establishments in North Korea