Locomotive — Factorio Production Calculator
Locomotive is crafted in the assembling machine in 4 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 20 × Engine unit, 10 × Electronic circuit, 30 × Steel plate. At 60 per minute you need 8 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 2 raw resources: iron ore, copper ore.
Production chain for 60 Locomotive / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 20,400 | 1,088 | Furnace |
| Steel plate | 3,000 | 800 | Furnace |
| Pipe | 2,400 | 40 | Assembling machine |
| Copper cable | 1,800 | 15 | Assembling machine |
| Engine unit | 1,200 | 400 | Assembling machine |
| Iron gear wheel | 1,200 | 20 | Assembling machine |
| Copper plate | 900 | 48 | Furnace |
| Electronic circuit | 600 | 10 | Assembling machine |
| Locomotive | 60 | 8 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 20,400 |
| Copper ore | 900 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Locomotive recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 4 s | 1 | Engine unit × 20, Electronic circuit × 10, Steel plate × 30 |
What the whole chain needs
60 locomotives per minute pulls in 8 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 2,429 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 2 raw resources. The table above already sums demand across every branch — if copper cable is used by two recipes, you see the total, not one of them.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 20,400 per minute, which is 22.67 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses locomotive
No base-game recipe consumes locomotive — it is an end product. Once you build it, the chain stops here, which makes it a good target if you only want to size the sub-factory that feeds your mall.
What locomotive is made from
- Engine unit — 20 per craft
- Electronic circuit — 10 per craft
- Steel plate — 30 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 locomotives per minute?
8 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 7.5 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does locomotive take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 20,400 iron ore per minute, 900 copper ore per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.