Lokomotivfabrik der StEG

The locomotive factory of StEG was founded in 1839 as the first Austro-Hungarian locomotive factory and created many influential locomotive designs.

History

The factory was built in 1839 by the Vienna - Raab railway between Vienna South and East Station and mostly equipped with machines that came from England. The first locomotives and wagons were manufactured in 1840 according to the American model. These were also the first railway vehicles manufactured in Austria. The production of the vehicles was difficult insofar as it still existed in Austria at that time no iron foundry and the workers had no such training.

A major influence on the development of the locomotive design in Austria practiced from the first director of the factory John Haswell, who held the line from 1840 to 1882.

In 1855 the factory became the property of the priv Austro -Hungarian State Railways ( StEG ) through (kk nationwide authorized Machinery Factory in Vienna privileged Austro-Hungarian State Railway Company ), which allowed to increase the factory.

Among the pioneering locomotives that left this factory, include the first six-coupled locomotive of the continent, the Fahrafeld, the Semmering Competition VINDOBONA machine and the first eight-coupled locomotive, VIENNA RAAB.

The company operated a branch factory, whose main task was the production of railroad tracks and turnouts in today Romanian Resita. However, the locomotive production there had only a minor role, until 1918 only 7 steam locomotives were produced.

Due to the consequences of the First World War resulted in only a small paragraph on locomotives within the shrunken Austrian territory. Although this could be compensated for a while by foreign orders, but had to close its doors in 1930 the factory.