LEW Hennigsdorf
52°37′34″N 13°12′46″E / 52.62622°N 13.2129°E
Parent AEG (1985–1996) | Adtranz (1996–2001) Bombardier Transportation (2001–2021) Alstom (2021–present) |
The rail vehicle factory in
After German reunification in 1990, the plant returned to AEG ownership, becoming AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH, and then passed through mergers of its parent companies to Adtranz (1996), Bombardier Transportation (2001) and then Alstom (2021). Under Adtranz's ownership production of locomotives ended, and the site now manufactures diesel and electric multiple units.
History
In 1910 the AEG company acquired a 700,000 m2 (0.27 sq mi) of land in Hennigsdorf near Berlin for the creation of a ceramics factory which began production in 1911. In 1913 AEG's locomotive works was relocated from Brunnenstrasse in Berlin to Hennigsdorf and began manufacturing electric vehicles. Between 1914 and 1918 the plant underwent a considerable change in production - being converted to the production of steam locomotives.[2]
In 1920/1 a joint venture Rosenthal-Isolatoren GmbH (Rosenthal Insulators) with Rosenthal & Co. AG[3] as well as a steel plant were founded in Hennigsdorf. In 1921 the manufacturer of steam power plants for industry began, and in 1927 the first operational steam engine powered by powdered coal was built.[2]
In 1931 AEG merged with Borsig AG which had been bankrupted by the effects of the Great Depression.[4] The locomotive company's production was moved from Borsig's factory in Tegel to the Hennigsdorf plant,[5][6] in 1935 AEG acquired all of Borsig's shares and became sole owner.[2] Production of locomotives as Hennigsdorf continue under the name Borsig Lokomotiv Werke GmbH as a subsidiary of the AEG group up till 1944.[7]
After then end of the
In 1955 production of a wide range of rail vehicles including trams, diesel locomotives, underground and rack locomotives, and mineral wagons was underway, with 60% of the production for export. In 1960 the factory began to undertake the production of ultra-pure metals by
From the mid-1980s, LEW began to cooperate with AEG, in which
In January 1996, AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH was integrated into the newly formed ABB Daimler Benz Transportation (
As part of Bombardier Transportation (and continuing with Alstom since 2021), the plant manufactures passenger rail vehicles including the
Notes
- Hans Beimler, German anti-nazi, and member of the Reichstag
- ^ VEB Volkseigener Betrieb (people-owned enterprise)
References
- ^ a b "Site fact sheet : Hennigsdorf, Germany" (PDF). www.bombardier.com (in German). Bombardier Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-515-06211-4.
- ^ "Die Geschichte Rosenthals: 1916-1930". www.rosenthal.de (in German). Rosenthal GmbH. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "A. Borsig Zentralverwaltung GmbH". www.landesarchiv-berlin.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "Geschichte der BORSIG Gruppe – Chronik". www.borsig.de (in German). BORSIG.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Geschichte der BORSIG Gruppe – Produkte im Wandel : Lokomotiven". www.borsig.de (in German). BORSIG.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jens Merte. "August Borsig Lokomotiv-Werke, Berlin". www.werkbahn.de (in German).
- ^ a b c "AEG übernimmt Schienenfahrzeugbereich von LEW". Eisenbahn Illustrierte (in German): 15. January 1992.
- ^ a b Gerd Flaig. "Firmengeschichte der AEG 1984-2006". www.gerdflaug.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "Die Fabriken Hennigsdorf: 1910 bis 2001". www.lok-fabrik.de (in German). Retrieved 2011-01-19.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ""Unser Ziel ist die Entwicklung einer Technologiefamilie, um unterschiedliche Anforderungen aus einem modularen Systemkonzept abdecken zu können" (Interview with Dr. Peter Gold, CEO of AEG Schienenfahrzeuge)". Eisenbahn Illustrierte (in German): 14–18. February 1993.
- ^ "A brief history of ABB". ABB. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ "Bombardier-Loks aus Kassel". Eisenbahn Kurier (in German): 36–41. October 2004.
- ^ "Adtranz takeover completed". Railway Gazette International. June 2001. Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ^ "Site fact sheet : Hennigsdorf, Germany" (PDF). www.bombardier.com. Bombardier Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
External links
- Production lists
- Klaus Trültzsch. "Die Lokfabrik in Hennigsdorf". www.lok-fabrik.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- "Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke 'Hans Beimler' - LEW, Hennigsdorf" (PDF). www.werkbahn.de (in German). 1 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- "AEG Schienfahrzeuge Hennigsdorf GmbH (1992-1996), Adtranz, Werk Hennigsdorf (1996-2001), Bombardier Transportation, Werk Hennigsdorf (2001-heute)" (PDF). www.werkbahn.de (in German). 1 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- other
- "Bombardier Transportation in Deutschland" (PDF). www.bombardier.com (in German). Bombardier Inc. 2010.