Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk

Skabo jernbanevognfabrik was a mechanical workshop in Norway, drawn in the railway carriage, designed and built.

History

The company was founded in 1864 as the successor company of Schaboe & Luth by Hans Skabo in Drammen. It was the first Norwegian factory for railway carriages. 1864, the company received its first major order and was charged with the delivery of 60 timber Transport trolley for Kongsvingerbanen. As the company grew, it was moved to 1873 Tyskerstranden ( between Bestumkilen and Frognerkilen ) in Skøyen in what was then Kristiania.

There were freight and passenger cars, locomotives and trams manufactured. 1895 Skabo was involved in the construction of the first electric tram in Norway. In Skøyen were also the work of building Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri ( NEBB ) and Thunes Mekaniske verksted with which Skabo worked. Hans Henrik Skabo took over in 1889 by his father's company, which was founded in 1899 converted into a public limited company.

Hans Henrik Skabo had gained experience before taking over in the U.S. and brought his findings in the construction of bogie wagons, especially with diamond bogies, a. Skabo produced in 1939 the legendary 20 tram cars for Oslo, which have been nicknamed Gullfisk. These trams were also built by Strømmens Værksted.

Since the orders and deliveries of railway material proceeded unevenly, the plant operated in other areas. Among other things, it provided bodies for trucks, buses and taxis. Similarly, technical equipment and flooring were manufactured.

Skabo built these taxis and buses to various imported chassis as Chevrolet and Fiat. The first buses were similar to the trams with wooden bodies on truck chassis and not particularly comfortable. A tram car, which was delivered to Ekebergbanen, owned by the Norwegian Technical Museum and is on display at the Tram Museum in Oslo.

Takeover

After the Second World War, production was back on rail and trams, in close cooperation with NEBB, concentrated. 1960 NEBB acquired a majority stake Skabo, the two factories in Skøyen were merged. 1979 bought NEBB Strømmens Værksted and concentrated the production of railway equipment on.

1993 ended the industrial production of NEBB. At the factory site offices, homes and shops were built. Some buildings were received in memory of NEBB and Skabo. These house offices and shops.

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