Société Franco-Belge

The Société Franco -Belge de Matériel de Chemins de Fer was a French engineering company, which had specialized mainly in the construction of railway vehicles and their components and accessories. Seat was Raismes in the department of Nord, in Belgium, factories were in La Louviere, Seneffe and Godarville. The company has been merged into the rail company Alstom.

She has been involved during the occupation of France by the German Reich during World War II, among others spearheaded the delivery of war steam locomotives ( KDL ).

History

In 1859, the Compagnie Belge pour la Construction de Matériel de Chemins de Fer is founded, it has risen from the Établissements Charles Évrard and Parmentier. This will in turn, on September 15, 1881 in the Société Anonyme pour la Construction de Machines et Matériel de Chemins de Fer on, which has factory locations in Belgium and France ( Raismes and La Croyère ). In 1927, this company ( based in Raismes ) splits into the Société Franco -Belge de Matériel de Chemins de Fer and the Société Belge de Matériel de Anglo - Chemins de Fer ( based in La Croyère ). The Société Anonyme Anglo- Franco - Belge des Ateliers de la Croyère, Seneffe et Godarville created in 1939 from the merger of several metal processing factories. In 1964, the company name changed to Société Anglo -Franco Belge ( AFB ), as the Société Anonyme des Ateliers is Germainaufgekauft.