Francorail was a grouping of French railway rolling stock manufacturers, formed in the early 1970s and defunct by the late 1980s.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Fate | Defunct. Acquired By Alstom |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Locomotives High-speed trains Intercity and commuter trains Trams People movers Signalling systems |
History edit
The Francorail grouping was formed to combine the individual areas of expertise or production of a number of French rolling stock manufacturers. The grouping included Carel-Fouche-Languepin, and de Dietrich, as well as Creusot-Loire and Jeumont-Schneider.[1]
In 1973 the company and MTE (Materiel de Traction Electrique), a joint subsidiary of Creusot-Loire and Jeumont-Schneider formed a Groupement d'Intérêt Economique with Francorail, called MTE-Francorail.[2]
In 1976 Francorail-MTE with Alsthom were contracted to manufacture the first series production TGV trains.[3]
In 1987 the association became defunct with the transfer of the railway equipment activities of Schneider (rolling stock, and electrical equipment through MTE) to Alsthom.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Le Systeme de Transport Urbain : Les Producteurs de Materiel Ferroviare (PDF) (in French), Société pour le Développement Urbain et la Recherche Economique, 1978, pp. 13, 13b, 14
- ^ Gray, Lionel Faraday; Love, Jonathan (1974), Jane's Major Companies of Europe, Jane's, D-33
- ^ Meunier, Jacob (2002), On the Fast Track: French Railway Modernization and the Origins of the TGV , 1944-1983, p. 6
- ^ d'Ambrières, René (2011), "Les Pelabon : entre industrie et patriotisme, ou des ANF aux Mureaux en passant par Londres", Bulletin de la Sabix (in French), 48, §30
- ^ Mass Transit, 14: 21, 1987
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