Maurice Railroad Equipment Non-active Industry List (MREILNON)

1. Introduction

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The railroad equipment industry (SIC code: 3743) is made up of establishments primarily engaged in building and rebuilding locomotives (including frames and parts, not elsewhere classified) of any type or gauge; and railroad, street, and rapid transit cars and car equipment for operation on rails for freight and passenger service.

This list contains manufacturers per country.

3. List of the European manufacturers per country

3.1 AUSTRIA

1. Florisdorfer Lokomotivfabrik
   formerly Wiener Locomotiv-Fabriks-Actien-Gesellschaft B. Florisdorf (WLB)
   Vienna (Austria)
   Current situation unknown!

2. Grazer Waggonfabrik Weitzer
Current situation unknown!

3.2 BELGIUM

1. Baume et Marpent S.a.
   Morlanwelz, Belgium
   Founded in 1953.
   Current state unknown.
2. Société anonyme des ateliers de construction in Boussu
   Current state unknown.
3. CW Mechelen
   Central workshop (Centrale Werkplaats) of the NMBS in Mechelen.
   Current state unknown.
4. SA Energie in Marcinelle (SEM)
   Current state unknown.
5. Evrard
   Current state unknown.
6. FUF Haine-St-Pierre (Forges, Usines et Fonderies de Haine, Saint-Pièrre)
   Current state unknown.
7. St. Leonard
   Current state unknown.

3.3 CZECHIA

3.4 DANMARK

1. Frichs Aarhus, Denmark

3.5 FINLAND

1. VR-workshop
   Päsila, Finland
2. VR-workshop
   Pieksämäki, Finland

3.6 FRANCE

1. Compagnie Electromécanique (CEM)
2. Fives
3. FL
4. Francorail
5. SACM

6. Alsac Locomotive Works
   Invender (du Bousquet) of the Glehn system of four-cylinder compounding.

3.7 GERMANY

Unknown:
1. Waggonfabrik H. Fuchs
   Heidelberg, Germany
   Electric motorcars
2. Hansa waggon
   Bremen, Germany
   Tram-cars
3. Minden-Deutz (MD)
   Bogies.
4. VEB Waggonbau Gotha
   Former East-Germany
   Tram-cars.
5. Waggonfabrik Rastatt
   Tram-cars
Non-active companies:
1. Berliner Maschinenbau AG (BMAG)
   Formerly known as Eisengießerei und Maschinenbauanstalt von Louis Schwartzkopf
   Berlin, Germany.
   Founded in 1852. Started in 1867 to build lokomotives. In 1870 renamed into BMAG. Ended in 1945 when Berlin was divided in sectors. On the top of their existence they employed 5900 people.
   
2. Lokomotivbau Karl Marx Babelsberg (LKM)
   The Märkische Lokomotivfabrik in Schlachtensee was founded in 1892. The plant was moved to Berlin-Drewitz as Orenstein & Koppel (O&K) in 1899. The Arthur Koppel AG was taken over in 1909 and the new name was Orenstein & Koppel - Arthuer Koppel AG. In 1912 Montania AG in Nordhausen was taken over. In 1919 the firm was renamed into Orenstein & Koppel AG (O&K). Mergers of Coachbuilders Dessau and Gotha in 1930. 'Arisierung' of the firm and it was renamd as Maschinenbau und Bahnbedarfs AG (MBA) Babelsberg in 1940. In 1948 the firm was renamed into LOWA Lokomotivbau Karl Marx VEB Babelsberg (LKM Babelsberg). In 1971 the building of lokomotives ended.
3. Borsig
   Berlin-Tegel, Germany.
   A. Borsig was founded in 1837 by Johann Karl Friedrich August (1804-1854) and his son Albert continued the comnpany. Vanaf 1841 werden er loks geproduceerd en in 1847 had het bedrijf al 1200 werknemers. Het maakte onder andere de Nederlandse Nestor.
   Closed down.
4. Beuchelt
   Closed down.
5. Credé
   Closed down.
6. Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (ME)
   Ulm, Germany.
   In 1846 founded with Emil Kessler as president. Ended lokomotive-building in 1983 and was a Daimler-Benz Company.
7. Gmeinder
   Mosbach
   Builded Köf II and III Kleinloks. Closed down.
   
8. Hagans
   Erfurt, Germany
   Started to build lokomotives in 1872. To Henschel in 20s/30s.
9. Hannoversche Maschinenfabrik AG (Hanomag)
   Hannover-Linden, Germany
   Formerly Georg Egestorft. Renamed into Hanomag in 1870. To Henschel in 20s/30s.
10. Hartmann
    Chemnitz, Germany
    Founded by Richard Hartmann. In 1870 renamed into Sächsiche Maschinenfabrik, vormals Richard Hartmann. To BMAG in 20s/30s.
11. Hohenzollern AG für Lokomotivbau
    Düsseldorf-Grafenberg, Germany
    Started to build steam engines in 1875. To Krupp in 20s/30s.
12. Humboldt
    To Krupp in 20s/30s.
13. Arnold Jung, Lokomotivfabrik G.m.b.H.
    Jungenthal bei Kirchen a.d. Sieg, Germany
    Founded in 1885. In 1976 the last lokomotive was delivered.
14. Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD)
    1864: N.A. Otto & Cie. was founded (later Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz AG). 1936: Merger into KHD. 1970: Last lokomotive was delivered.
15. Machinenbau Gesellschaft/Maschinenfabrik Karlsruhe
    Karlsruhe, Germany
    Closed down.
16. Lofan
    Closed down.
17. Schichau
    Elbing, Germany.
    Founded in 1837 by Ferdinand Schichau. Closed down.
18. Steinfurt
    Closed down.
19. Uerdingen
    Closed down.
20. Union(sgieszerei)
    Königsberg, Germany.
    Closed down.
21. Stettiner Maschinenbau-Aktiengesellschaft Vulcan
    Stettin, Germany (now Poland).
    In 20s/30s Vulcan gave their lokomotivebuilding to Borsig. Closed down.
22. Wegmann
    Closed down.
23. Weyer
    Closed down.
24. Waggonfabrik Wismar
    Mecklenburg, Germany.
    Manufacturer of the Wismar Railbusses in 1932-1941 (785/900/1000/1435 mm). In 1879 took Heinrich Podeus the ironplant Crull & Co. over and started to build railwat vehicles. The waggonfabrik merged in 1917 with the Deutschen Wagen-Leihanstalt Berlin and took the name Eisen- bahn-Verkehrsmittel-Aktiengesellschaft Berlin (EVA). Started to build sleep- and diner coaches in 1900 and from 1924 the firm builded motor cars. In 1936 the firm changed his name into Triebwagen- und Waggonfabrik Wismar AG, but was still a subdiary of EVA. Closed down in 1947.
25. WMD
    Closed down.
26. R. Wolff A.G.
    Magdeburg, Germany
    Closed down.

3.9 GREAT-BRITTAIN

1. Walter Alexander & Co (Coachbuilders) Ltd (Alexander)
   Address: 91 Glasgow Road, Falkirk, Stirlingshire FK1 4JB, Scotland
   History:In association with Andrew Barclay built body structures for a small number of diesel railbuses, 1984-5. No longer active in railroad market.
   Products: Diesel railbuses.

2. Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co. Ltd (Barclay)
   Location Caledonio Works: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
   History:Locomotive construction commenced in 1859. Taken over by Hunslet in 1972 and operated as Hunslet-Barclay. Presumably closed down with Hunslet in 1995.
   Products: steam and diesel locomotives

3. Bedlington Iron Works
   Newcastle, England
   Builded in 1839 under supervision of Michael Longride four steamlocomotives for the Dutch HIJSM (De Snelheid, De Hoop, De Arend and De Leeuw).

Many other companies (new)

4. 9ELM Nine Elms, London Works of LSWR. Carriage works transferd to Eastleigh, 1893, loco works to Eastleigh 1910. Now Covent Garden Market. Products: railway company work shop
5. ASH Ashford, Kent Former works of SER?/SECR/SR/BR. Now repairs brakedown cranes for ? Products: railway companywork shop
6. BOW Bow, London. NLR loco works. Products: railway companywork shop
7. BRTN Brighton, LBSCR/SR/BR works Products: railway company work shop
8. COWL Cowlairs, Rly works, ex Edinburgh & Glasgow Rly, to BREL/BRML/?. Also St Rollox (ex CR) works. Products: railway company work shop
9. CRWE Crewe, three LNWR works to LMSR/BR/BREL/? Products: railway company work shop
10. DARL Darlington, NER loco works to LNER/BR/closed Products: railway company work shop
11. DONC Doncaster, GNR works, to LNER/BR/BREL/BRML/? Products:railway company work shop
12. DRBY Derby, Midland Railway to LMS/BR/BREL/ABB etc. Two works: loco works closed in 80's, carriage (Litchurch Lane) still building. Products: railway companywork shop
13. ELGH Eastleigh, LSWR/SR/BR/BREL/BRML/Wessex Traincare Products: railway company work shop
14. GRTN Gorton, MSLR/GEC/LNER/BR/closed Products: railway company work shop
15. GTHD Gateshead, NER loco works. now disused loco depot. Products: railway company work shop
16. HORW Horwich, L&Y loco works, to LNWR/LMS/BR/BREL/? foundary in use? Products: railway company work shop
17. LONG Longhedge, London LCDR?/SECR works/SR loco shed/BR Products: railway company work shop
18. NEAS Neasden, London. Metroplitan Rly. Products: railway company work shop
19. STKE Stoke North Staffs Rly?/LMS Products: railway company work shop
20. STRA Stratford GER/LNER/BR Products: railway company work shop
21. STRO St Rollox CR/LMS/BR/BREL (see Cowlairs) Products: railway company work shop
22. SWDN Swindon (several) GWR/BR/BREL/Closed Products: railway company work shop
23. other railway company work shops: Cardiff Cathays, Wolverton, Lancing, Wolverhampton, Shildon, York, Earlstown, Inverurie, Inverness.
24. APTR Aveling Porter, Invicta Works, Canterbury, Kent.
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
25. AVO Avonside Engine Co., Bristol
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
26. BAGU Baguley, Berton-on-Trent
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
27. DREW Drewry Car Co, London
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
28. GRBA Greenwood & Batley, Leeds
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
29. HAWT R. W. Hawthorn, Newcastle-on-Tyne (to HLES/RSH/GEC?)
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
30. HIBB Frank Hibberd & Co Ltd, Pk Royal, London (Planet tradename)
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
31. KITS Kitson & Co., Leeds
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
32. KSTU Kerr Stuart & Co Ltd, Stoke on Trent
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
33. MTRR Motor Rail Ltd, Bedford (Simplex)
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
34. MWAR Manning Wardle, Leeds
    Major Manufacturer of small locos bought right to seventeen E. B. Wilson designs in 1858
35. PECK Peckett & Sons Ltd, Bristol
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
36. ROLS Rolls Royce (see SENT?)
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
37. SENT Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd.
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
38. THIL Thomas Hill (Rotherham) Ltd, Kilnhurst, S. Yorkshire (YEC/DFS?)
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
39. WICK Wickham, Ware Hertfordshire. (still in business?)
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
40. YEC Yorkshire Engine Co Ltd, Sheffield
    Major Manufacturer of small locos
41. Armstrong-Whitworth & Co. (AWIT)
    Newcastle-on-Tyne, GB (NEI????)
    Manufacturer of large locos
42. BRCW Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon, Birmingham Ceased building, mid 60's.
    Manufacturer of large locos
43. BTH British Thomson Houston, Rugby
    Manufacturer of large locos
44. CLAY Clayton Equipment Co., Hatton, Derbyshire (diesel engines)
    Manufacturer of large locos
45. North British Locomotive Co Ltd (NBTH)
    Glasgow, GB
    Amalgamation in 1903 of:
    • Neilson Reid & Co. Ltd (NLRD)
      Glasgow, GB (Hyde Park Locomotive Works)
      Formed in 1898, was former Neilson (NEIL), Glasgow (formed 1844)
    • Dubs & Co (DUBS)
      Glasgow, GB
    • Sharp Stewart & Sons Ltd. (SSTW), Atlas Works
      Manchester, GB
      information missing!!!
    Went bust 19/4/1962.
    Goodwill to BARC.
    Manufacturer of large locos
46. BCK Bury, Curtis & Kennnedy Ltd., Liverpool
    Minor Builder
47. AEC Associated Equipment Co. Southall, Berkshire
    Minor Builder
48. ARRO Arrols Glasgow,
    Minor Builder
49. BEV BEV, ?
    Minor Builder
50. BLHA Black Hawthorn, Gateshead
    Minor Builder
51. BOLT Bolton ?
    Minor Builder
52. BORR Borrows, St Helens
    Minor Builder
53. CHAP Chaplin, Glasgow
    Minor Builder
54. COAL Coalbrookdale, early iron works
    Minor Builder
55. CONS Consett Iron Co.
    Minor Builder
56. DDMN Dodman, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
    Minor Builder
57. DOWT Dowty Group Ltd., Ashchurch
    Minor Builder
58. FLJE Fletcher Jennings, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Minor Builder
59. FOST Foster/Raistrick, Stourbridge
    Minor Builder
60. FOWA Fox Walker, Bristol
    Minor Builder
61. GENG George England & Co., London
    Minor Builder
62. GIBB Gibb & Hogg, Airdrie
    Minor Builder
63. GRNT Grant Ritchie, Kilmarnock
    Minor Builder
64. GSTP G. Stephenson & Co. Ltd. well he built the odd engine to RSTH.
    Minor Builder
65. HACK Hack, Shildon
    Minor Builder
66. HAWL Hawthorn's of Leith
    Minor Builder
67. HAYD Haydock Foundry
    Minor Builder
68. HETH R. Heath, Stoke-on-Trent
    Minor Builder
69. HWRI Head Wrightson, Thornaby-on-Tees
    Minor Builder
70. ICI ICI Ltd, Tunstead
    Minor Builder
71. JFHO James & Frederick Howard Ltd ?
    Minor Builder
72. JNES Jones Crane
    Minor Builder
73. KENT Kent Construction & Engineering Co Ltd, Ashford
    Minor Builder
74. KITC Kitching, Darlington
    Minor Builder
75. LEWI Lewin
    Minor Builder
76. LKEL Lake & Elliot Ltd., Braintree
    Minor Builder
77. LOEN Locomotive Enterprises, Springwell, Tyneside
    Minor Builder
78. LOIR Loire ?
    Minor Builder
79. MAPL Mather & Platt Ltd, Manchester
    Minor Builder
80. MARK Markham, Chesterfield
    Minor Builder
81. MATI Matisa
    Minor Builder
82. MCEW McEwam Pratt,
    Minor Builder
83. MERC Mercury Truck & Tractor Co., Gloucester
    Minor Builder
84. NLPO North London Polytechnic
    Minor Builder
85. NWIL Nasmyth Wilson, Patricrft
    Minor Builder
86. SARA Sara, Plymouth
    Minor Builder
87. SCHI Schichall ?
    Minor Builder
88. SCRO S/Crossley (diesel engine builders)
    Minor Builder
89. SHEN S/Henshaw ?
    Minor Builder
90. SMTH Smiths(cranes?)
    Minor Builder
91. STOC Stockton Ironworks
    Minor Builder
92. TBOL Thomas Bolton ?
    Minor Builder
93. THWA Thwaites Engineering Co Ltd, Leamington
    Minor Builder
94. TKLD Todd Kitson & Laird, Leeds
    Minor Builder
95. VICK Vickers Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness
    Minor Builder
96. WIGN Wigan Coal & Iron, Kirkless
    Minor Builder
97. WILS E. B. Wilson
    Minor Builder
98. WIRO Wingrove & Rogers Ltd, Kirkby
    Minor Builder
99. WLYM Wylam Colliery
    Minor Builder
100. WOOL Woolwich Arsenal, London
     Minor Builder
101. Leyland Vehicles, Workington
     GB
     Products: Carriage + Wagon
102. Park Royal, London
     GB
     Products: Carriage + Wagon
103. Cravens, Sheffield
     GB
     Products: Carriage + Wagon
104. Charles Roberts
     GB
     Products: Carriage + Wagon
105. Faverdale
     GB
     Products: Carriage + Wagon
106. Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon
     GB
     Products: Carriage + Wagon
107. Pressed Steel
     , SwindonGB
     Products: Carriage + Wagon
108. Rootes
     GB
     Products: Carriage + Wagon
109. Ashbury,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
110. Wrights
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
111. Bridgend,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
112. Oldbury,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
113. Brown Marshall,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
114. Bristol C&W,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
115. Highbridge,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
116. Selhurst,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
117. Kilmarnock,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
118. Lochgorm,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
119. Newton Heath,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
120. Hooper,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
121. Stewarts Lane,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
122. Duckinfield,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
123. Midland C&W,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
124. Pickering,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
125. St Margarets,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
126. Horner & Wilkinson,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
127. Tweeddale & Barton,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
128. Preston Park,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
129. Carlisle,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
130. Dairycoates,
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages
131. Steamtown
     GB
     earlier builder (still in business)
     Products: carriages
132. Neasden.
     GB
     earlier builder (closed down)
     Products: carriages

3.10 HUNGARY

3.11 IRELAND

3.11 ITALY

1. Donnelli
   Reggio, Italy

3.12 The Netherlands

1. N.V. Allan & Co., formerly known as Fa. Allan
   Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
   Closed down.
2. Koninklijke Fabriek van Rijtuigen en Spoorwagens J.J. Beijnes
   Haarlem (later Beverwijk), The Netherlands.
   Closed down.
3. Machinefabriek Breda van Backer & Rueb
   until may 26th, 1884 known as Backer & Rueb
   Breda, The Netherlands.
   Closed down.
4. Du Croo & Brauns
   Closed down in 1983.
   Mainly locomotives for industrial companies.
5. NV Heemaf
   Hengelo, the Netherlands.
   Dieselengines.
   Closed down.
6. Centrale werkplaats der NCS
   Utrecht, the Netherlands
   Builded in the beginning of this century coaches for the Dutch NCS.
7. Stork Werkspoor, also known as NV Nederlandse Fabriek van Werktuigen en Spoorwegmaterieel, since 1929: NS Werkspoor Amsterdam. Since 1913 in Utrecht.
   Closed on july 1st, 1970. Mass lay-off of 1000 employees.

3.14 NORWAY

3.15 POLAND

3.16 PORTUGAL

3.17 ROMANIA

3.18 RUSSIA

3.18 SPAIN

1. Macosa
2. Mitsubishi Estrella

3.19 SWEDEN

1. MOTA Motala
   Sweden
   Minor Builder

3.20 SWITZERLAND

1. Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon (MFO)
   Zürich, Switzerland.
   Probably ABB/Adtranz nowadays.
   Electric installations.
2. Sécheron
   Genéve, Switzerland. Electric installations.

3.21 Former Yougoslavia

1. ASGEN
   Unknown!

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5. Sources

5.1 Books

Slezak, "Die Lokomotivfabriken Europas", Originally published about 1962 W.J.M. Leideritz (1978), "De tramwegen van Noord-Brabant", Leiden: E.J. Brill. C. Hahn (red.) (1997) "Lokomotivbau in Deutschland", Bahn-special 9702, München: GeraNova Verlag.

5.2 People/Thanks to:

• M. Bertram [Switzerland] mbertram@sig.ch
• Richard Bevan [MetCam] Richard_BEVAN@gasl.co.uk
• Richard Drew [Great-Brittain] R.J.Drew@lboro.ac.uk
• Josef Juza [Czechia] juza@imc.cas.cz
• Ernst Kers [Van der Zypen, Charlier, CP] ernst.kers@pi.net
• Jukka Koivurova [Transtech] jukka.koivurova@rautaruukki.fi
• Martin Murray [Literature] martin.murray@bristol.ac.uk
• Catalin Ursu [Romania] catman@viconet.com

5.3 Sites

• Diesel Production Statistics and Diesel Locomotive Production Statisticsand List of Diesel Builders. Compiled and maintained by Andrew Toppan (elmer@wpi.edu)

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