fbpx
Wikipedia

LEW Hennigsdorf

January 06, 2023

Coordinates: 52°37′34″N 13°12′46″E / 52.62622°N 13.2129°E / 52.62622; 13.2129

The rail vehicle factory in Hennigsdorf, Germany, was founded in 1910 by AEG. Locomotive production began in 1913, and in the 1930s absorbed the work of the August Borsig locomotive factory, being renamed the Borsig Lokomotiv Werke GmbH until 1944. After the Second World War the factory was nationalised in the German Democratic Republic and produced electric locomotives for home use and for export, mainly to Communist Bloc countries under the name Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke (LEW).

LEW Hennigsdorf
(1951-1992)
Typesubsidiary
IndustryRail transport, locomotive manufacturing
Predecessoracquired: August Borsig Lokomotiv-Werke, Berlin (-1931)
Borsig Lokomotiv Werke GmbH (1931-1944)
VEM Vereinigung Volkseigener Betriebe des Elektro-Maschinenbaus-Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hennigsdorf (Osthavelland) (1947-1951)
Founded1910
FounderAEG
SuccessorAEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
Headquarters
Hennigsdorf, Berlin
,
Germany
Number of employees
2200 (2010)[1]
ParentAEG (1985–1996)
Adtranz (1996–2001)
Bombardier Transportation (2001–2021)
Alstom (2021–present)

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]

 
Borsig builder's plate, South African Class 19D no. 2702 of 1938

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 Second World War 80% of the factory had been destroyed, and came under the control of the USSR being in the eastern part of Germany. In 1947 the factory was nationalised, becoming the "VEM Vereinigung Volkseigener Betriebe des Elektro-Maschinenbaus-Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hennigsdorf (Osthavelland)", and in 1948 production of electric locomotives began. In 1951 the plant was renamed VEB Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke "Hans Beimler"[note 1][note 2] shortened to LEW.[2]

 
DR 250-040 in Worms main station in 2009

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 electron beam furnace. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s the factory produced new classes of electric locomotive for the Deutsche Reichsbahn including the DR Class 250 (1974), the DR Class 243 (1982).[2]

 
PKP EU04-24 In Jaworzyna Śląska Museum in 2017, One of The Remaining 24 Electric Locomotives Built For PKP Between 1954-1955. Currently Preserved In Jaworzyna Śląska Museum Along With Steam Locomotives & a Shunter Locomotive

From the mid-1980s, LEW began to cooperate with AEG, in which Daimler-Benz took majority control around the same time, in exports to third countries, peaking in the 601 Series (today Class 520) intercity diesel multiple units for Greece's OSE in 1989.[8] In 1989 the two companies signed a memorandum of cooperation.[2][9] In 1990, at the time of the German reunification, LEW was transformed from a combine into a non-public company as LEW Hennigsdorf GmbH, and talks about a takeover by AEG started the same year.[10] In November 1991, AEG agreed with the Treuhand to purchase the rail core business parts of LEW and invest in the Hennigsdorf production facilities for altogether 600 million DM.[8] From 1 January 1992, the works became a separate subsidiary under the AEG Bahnsysteme (AEG Rail Systems) business area of AEG Daimler Benz under the name AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH.[2][8][9] In 1992, AEG Bahnsysteme was reorganised into four business sub-areas, one for North America and the Fernverkehr (Long-Distance Traffic), Nahverkehr (Local Traffic) and Bahngesamtsysteme (Complete Rail Systems) areas for Europe, and concentrated and headquartered the Long-Distance Traffic business area at Hennigsdorf.[11]

 
Bombardier Hennigsdorf

In January 1996, AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH was integrated into the newly formed ABB Daimler Benz Transportation (Adtranz), a joint venture of ABB and Daimler-Benz formed by merging AEG Bahnsysteme and its subsidiaries with ABB Transportation.[12] As Adtranz reorganised production among its factories, locomotive production ended at Hennigsdorf and was transferred to the former ABB Henschel works in Kassel in 1998.[13] With the acquisition of Adtranz by Bombardier Inc. in May 2001, the Hennigsdorf works became part of Bombardier Transportation.[14]

As part of Bombardier Transportation (and continuing with Alstom since 2021), the plant manufactures passenger rail vehicles including the RegioSwinger and Itino DMUs, the DBAG Class 422, DBAG Class 424 and NS Sprinter Lighttrain EMUs and the Bombardier Talent, ICE 3[15] and MOVIA trains.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Named after Hans Beimler, German anti-nazi, and member of the Reichstag
  2. ^ VEB Volkseigener Betrieb (people-owned enterprise)

References

  1. ^ a b (PDF). www.bombardier.com (in German). Bombardier Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Klara van Eyll; Renate Schwärzel (1994). Deutsche Wirtschafts Archive: Nachweis historischer Quellen in Unternehmen, Körperschaften des Öffentlichen Rechts (Kammern) und Verbänden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (in German). Franz Steiner Verlag. AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH, pp.7-8.
  3. ^ . www.rosenthal.de (in German). Rosenthal GmbH. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  4. ^ . www.landesarchiv-berlin.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  5. ^ "Geschichte der BORSIG Gruppe – Chronik". www.borsig.de (in German). BORSIG.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Geschichte der BORSIG Gruppe – Produkte im Wandel : Lokomotiven". www.borsig.de (in German). BORSIG.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Jens Merte. "August Borsig Lokomotiv-Werke, Berlin". www.werkbahn.de (in German).
  8. ^ a b c "AEG übernimmt Schienenfahrzeugbereich von LEW". Eisenbahn Illustrierte (in German): 15. January 1992.
  9. ^ a b Gerd Flaig. . www.gerdflaug.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  10. ^ "Die Fabriken Hennigsdorf: 1910 bis 2001". www.lok-fabrik.de (in German). Retrieved 2011-01-19.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ ""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.
  12. ^ "A brief history of ABB". ABB. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  13. ^ "Bombardier-Loks aus Kassel". Eisenbahn Kurier (in German): 36–41. October 2004.
  14. ^ "Adtranz takeover completed". Railway Gazette International. June 2001. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  15. ^ (PDF). www.bombardier.com. Bombardier Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-01-19.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hans Beimler.
Production lists
  • Klaus Trültzsch. . www.lok-fabrik.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  • (PDF). www.werkbahn.de (in German). 1 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  • (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.

January 06, 2023
hennigsdorf, coordinates, 62622, 2129, 62622, 2129, rail, vehicle, factory, hennigsdorf, germany, founded, 1910, locomotive, production, began, 1913, 1930s, absorbed, work, august, borsig, locomotive, factory, being, renamed, borsig, lokomotiv, werke, gmbh, un. Coordinates 52 37 34 N 13 12 46 E 52 62622 N 13 2129 E 52 62622 13 2129 The rail vehicle factory in Hennigsdorf Germany was founded in 1910 by AEG Locomotive production began in 1913 and in the 1930s absorbed the work of the August Borsig locomotive factory being renamed the Borsig Lokomotiv Werke GmbH until 1944 After the Second World War the factory was nationalised in the German Democratic Republic and produced electric locomotives for home use and for export mainly to Communist Bloc countries under the name Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke LEW LEW Hennigsdorf 1951 1992 TypesubsidiaryIndustryRail transport locomotive manufacturingPredecessoracquired August Borsig Lokomotiv Werke Berlin 1931 Borsig Lokomotiv Werke GmbH 1931 1944 VEM Vereinigung Volkseigener Betriebe des Elektro Maschinenbaus Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hennigsdorf Osthavelland 1947 1951 Founded1910FounderAEGSuccessorAEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbHHeadquartersHennigsdorf Berlin GermanyNumber of employees2200 2010 1 ParentAEG 1985 1996 Adtranz 1996 2001 Bombardier Transportation 2001 2021 Alstom 2021 present 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 Contents 1 History 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditIn 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 amp 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 Borsig builder s plate South African Class 19D no 2702 of 1938 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 Second World War 80 of the factory had been destroyed and came under the control of the USSR being in the eastern part of Germany In 1947 the factory was nationalised becoming the VEM Vereinigung Volkseigener Betriebe des Elektro Maschinenbaus Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hennigsdorf Osthavelland and in 1948 production of electric locomotives began In 1951 the plant was renamed VEB Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hans Beimler note 1 note 2 shortened to LEW 2 DR 250 040 in Worms main station in 2009 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 electron beam furnace In the 1960s 1970s and 1980s the factory produced new classes of electric locomotive for the Deutsche Reichsbahn including the DR Class 250 1974 the DR Class 243 1982 2 PKP EU04 24 In Jaworzyna Slaska Museum in 2017 One of The Remaining 24 Electric Locomotives Built For PKP Between 1954 1955 Currently Preserved In Jaworzyna Slaska Museum Along With Steam Locomotives amp a Shunter Locomotive From the mid 1980s LEW began to cooperate with AEG in which Daimler Benz took majority control around the same time in exports to third countries peaking in the 601 Series today Class 520 intercity diesel multiple units for Greece s OSE in 1989 8 In 1989 the two companies signed a memorandum of cooperation 2 9 In 1990 at the time of the German reunification LEW was transformed from a combine into a non public company as LEW Hennigsdorf GmbH and talks about a takeover by AEG started the same year 10 In November 1991 AEG agreed with the Treuhand to purchase the rail core business parts of LEW and invest in the Hennigsdorf production facilities for altogether 600 million DM 8 From 1 January 1992 the works became a separate subsidiary under the AEG Bahnsysteme AEG Rail Systems business area of AEG Daimler Benz under the name AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH 2 8 9 In 1992 AEG Bahnsysteme was reorganised into four business sub areas one for North America and the Fernverkehr Long Distance Traffic Nahverkehr Local Traffic and Bahngesamtsysteme Complete Rail Systems areas for Europe and concentrated and headquartered the Long Distance Traffic business area at Hennigsdorf 11 Bombardier Hennigsdorf In January 1996 AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH was integrated into the newly formed ABB Daimler Benz Transportation Adtranz a joint venture of ABB and Daimler Benz formed by merging AEG Bahnsysteme and its subsidiaries with ABB Transportation 12 As Adtranz reorganised production among its factories locomotive production ended at Hennigsdorf and was transferred to the former ABB Henschel works in Kassel in 1998 13 With the acquisition of Adtranz by Bombardier Inc in May 2001 the Hennigsdorf works became part of Bombardier Transportation 14 As part of Bombardier Transportation and continuing with Alstom since 2021 the plant manufactures passenger rail vehicles including the RegioSwinger and Itino DMUs the DBAG Class 422 DBAG Class 424 and NS Sprinter Lighttrain EMUs and the Bombardier Talent ICE 3 15 and MOVIA trains 1 Notes Edit Named after Hans Beimler German anti nazi and member of the Reichstag VEB Volkseigener Betrieb people owned enterprise References Edit 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 a b c d e f g Klara van Eyll Renate Schwarzel 1994 Deutsche Wirtschafts Archive Nachweis historischer Quellen in Unternehmen Korperschaften des Offentlichen Rechts Kammern und Verbanden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in German Franz Steiner Verlag AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH pp 7 8 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 ubernimmt 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 konnen 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 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 Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hans Beimler Production listsKlaus Trultzsch 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LEW Hennigsdorf amp oldid 1109812455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.