The Austrian Railway Group
Locomotive Manufacturers in Austria

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Werke Jenbacher

Manufacturers of a wide range of diesel locomotive and units including OBB's 5047, 5147,. 2060, 2062, 2068 as well a many narrow gauge and industrial locos for Austria and for export. Uniquely amngst their diesels were the electric 1067s.

The growth of WLF Starts in the 1830s, at Floridsdorf, then just outside Wien, the works - also known as Haswell after John Haswell from GB who arrived 1830 and became head of the Wien Raaben Bahn workshops in 1838. In 1855 became StEG. The works ceased production in the crash of 1929. This site became OBB TS Floridsdorf after the second world war.		The growth of SGP The plant at Vienna-Simmering opened in 1852. By 1899 the company had built over 40,000 railway carriages. The company expanded, acquired other enterprises increasing its product range.
Wiener Neustadt 1842 Wenzel Gunther set up works in Wiener Neustadt 1853 kk prov Locomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik Wiener Neustadt. 1857 taken over by bank and 1860 leased to George Sigl 1867 purchased by Sigl 1860 (probably) named AG der LocomotivFabrik vormals G Sigl in Wiener Neustadt post 1873 (maybe 1875 when Sigl left) renamed as LocomotivFabrik Wiener Neustadt (then amploying 4000 people) 1938 sold to Henschel renamed Rax Werke, ceased loco manufacture, made only tenders.		By 1934 it had become Simmeringer Maschinen- und Waggonbaufabrik AG and assembly-line work was introduced, SG employed 1600 workers
George Sigl 1851 took over the works in Wien Wahring of the American William Norris (est 1840s) as firm Lokomotivfabrik. 1860 - 1875 involved with Wiener Neustatd above 1875 withdrew from business( for "economic reasons" - stock market crash in 73)		Om 1934, it took over Grazer Waggon-, Maschinenbau- und Stahlwerksgesellschaft a company founded in 1854 ). GWMS with over 1,500 workers, originally specialised in the construction of motor vehicles of different types , and from 1899 diesel engines under patents obtained from Rudolf. Diesel. By 1900 they were manufacturing electrically powered rail vehicles.
Krauss Linz Following protectionism in Austria, Krauss of Munich set up a subsidiary in Linz c18870s (date unclear) Krauss & Cie started in Linz using overall Krauss numbers 1921 business continued, but new series of works numbers for Linz 1929 Taken over nominally by WLF (after market crash). The site appears to be that now occupied by OBB TS Linz.		In 1941 Paukerwerke company, a boiler-making enterprise in Vienna-Floridsdorf, was added to the group. This formed SGP
Steam Locomotives still existing in 2004 WLF Krauss Linz Wiener Neustadt StEG		Most of the manufacturing facilities were destroyed in World War II. Reconstruction started in 1945, and the company was nationalised in 1946. With works reconstructed, the firm started to manufacture rail vehicles, road and rail cranes, diesel engines, presses and power station boilers for customers worldwide.From 1970 the industry was operated as an independent, though still nationalised company, belonging to the ÖIAG group (Österreichische Industrieholding AG). In 1983 it had a turnover of 2.9 billion Schilings, and had a workforce of 4500 workers
Diesel & Electric classes from Floridsdorf.		SGP was divided in 1989 into SGP-VA Energie- und Umwelttechnik (power and environmental engineering. Also produced as part of the split were two separate companies, VOEST-Alpine and SGP Verkehrstechnik GmbH. Since 1996 this has traded under the name Siemens SGP Verkehrstechnik GmbH. The company was taken over by Siemens in 1998.
Simmering Graz Pauker Werk Simmering - By St Marx station in South central Wien Werk Graz adjacent to the Koflacher station in central Graz. Diesel & Electric classes from SGP
Siemens SGP Since 1996 this has traded under the name Siemens SGP Verkehrstechnik GmbH. The company was taken over by Siemens in 1998.