Production Machine Shop, Saidpur Railway Workshop

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Cover photo. Samples of some spare parts produced in the Production Machine Shop. Total-129 Spare Parts

Today I want to share about another very important shop of Saidpur Railway Workshop. This shop has a huge role in machine production, and its name is Production Machine Shop.

Main entrance to the shop

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Location Code

Map	Location Code Of Production Machine Shop, Saidpur Railway Workshop
Steem-atlas	[//]:# (!steematlas 25.793441 lat 88.888446 long Production Machine Shop, Saidpur Railway Workshop d3scr)
Google Map	25.793441,88.888446, link

Opening and closing hours	7 a.m.-4.30 p.m.

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Just like the Millwright and Loco Machine Shops, here too you will find many lathe machines. So, you can already imagine how vital this shop is.

Shop Structure

• Area: Length = 205 feet, Width = 155 feet.

• Total number of bays = 07.

• Total number of lines = 00.

A signboard detailing the "Production Machine Shop" of Bangladesh Railway in Syedpur.

Samples of some spare parts produced in the Production Machine Shop

In this Production Machine Shop, spare parts of locomotives, carriages, and wagons are produced and repaired. To complete the production and repair work, there are various types of machines available here. These machines are used for turning, drilling, facing, boring, parting, grinding, milling, thread cutting and more.

Machine- SCR-4/4A, construction period-1946, installation period-1947

This machine is from England in 1923

On one of the boards inside the shop, I saw samples of 129 spare parts beautifully arranged. Honestly, it looked amazing to see so many samples at once.

• Machine and Plants in Production Machine Shop

Machine / Plant	Quantity
Lathe Machine	43
Milling Machine	12
Shaper Machine	05
Boring Machine	07
Universal Thread Rolling Machine	02
Drill Machine	07
Grinding Machine	02
Slotting Machine	03
Squeezing Machine	04
Nut Tapping Machine	02
Other Machines	04
Total Machines & Plants	91

This milling vertical machine was from England and installed in 1948

Another milling vertical machine. Year of installation 1962

The most common machine here is the lathe. When I was visiting, I noticed many lathes, that’s why I was confused to add captions to some of my pictures because they all looked quite similar. What surprised me the most was that some of these machines are from the British colonial period and some are from before our country’s independence. I never expected to see machines that old still in use.

• Important Parts Produced in Production Machine Shop

Machine model-LCE-90, construction & installation period-1989

No.	Parts Name
1	Swing Hanger
2	Drawbar
3	Suspension Link Pin
4	Suspension Link Shackle
5	Buffer Spindle
6	Trunnion Nut
7	Brake Beam End
8	CSK Crew
9	Gravity Catch
10	Dummy Plug
11	Transition Coupling
12	Nipple
13	Ring Range
14	C.B.C Locker Roster
15	Latches
16	Bathroom OT Catch
17	Nut (various sizes)
18	Bolt (various sizes)
19	Pin (various sizes)
20	Bush (various sizes)
21	Rivet (various sizes)
22	Washer (various sizes)

It's a kind of lathe machine

The name of this machine was not mentioned

Another view of the slotting machine

Slotting machine

This shop has a total manpower allocation of 138 people, but right now only 28 are working here. Even with fewer staff, I was impressed to see how efficiently they manage everything.

The installation period of this lathe machine is 1948

A man was seeing the machine

A heavy-duty engine lathe,

Unknown machine

Looking at the machines and the samples of spare parts, I realized how important this shop is for our railway system. Without these spare parts, locomotives, carriages, and wagons would remain broken and our train journeys might have come to a stop.

The shop was full with lathe machine

A look into the practical application of industrial machinery and the resulting byproducts of metal fabrication

This vertical milling machine is a precision tool used for shaping and fabricating by removing material from workpieces

Milling vertical machine from England

For me, this shop felt like the lifeline of the railway. The skilled local workers who operate these machines are doing something truly special for our country. I honestly recommend everyone to visit this workshop if you ever get the chance, it’s not just a shop, it’s history, engineering, and national pride all together.

Some new parts

Another metalworking lathe

Another complex industrial equipment. I was surprised to see the structure of this machine

A robust lathe machine tool

There are still some sections of this workshop that I haven’t had the chance to visit yet. If one day I could explore every corner of this place and share all the detailed information with you, I would be truly delighted. This workshop is not just a workplace but also a living history of our railway system, where old and new machines together play a vital role in keeping our trains running.

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