HAG model railways
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| legal form | Company with limited liability |
| founding | 2012 (independent successor company of Hag Modelleisenbahnen AG, Mörschwil) |
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Stansstad Switzerland
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| management | Heinz Urech |
| Number of employees | 5 |
| Branch | Model railway |
| Website | www.hag.ch |
The HAG model railways GmbH , independent successor company of HAG model railways AG, is a Swiss model railroad manufacturer based in Stansstad .
history
- St. Gallen and Mörschwil locations
The company was founded by Hugo and Alwin Gahler in St.Gallen in 1944, and the name "HAG" was an abbreviation from the names. The family business was run from 1979 by Werner Gahler, son of Alwin Gahler in the 2nd generation. In 1982 the company moved to Mörschwil . On January 1, 2012, the Hag company was sold to Tekwiss Engineering from Hagedorn. The spare parts for the older generation vehicles were sold at the same time to the Amiba locomotive shed, where they are still available. Werner Gahler continued to work part-time for the company HAG Modelleisenbahnen until the end of 2012 (closing) by looking after the former factory shop in Mörschwil.
- Stansstad location
At the end of October 2012, the production site in Mörschwil was given up with the move to Stansstad. The new location of the new company has been under the management of Heinz Urech since the beginning of November 2012.
Development of the workforce
As part of cost-cutting measures, the company had to lay off eight employees in January 2009 after the natural fluctuation was no longer sufficient. The number of employees was then reduced to 23. At the time of the takeover by Tekwiss Engineering, HAG in Mörschwil still had 12 employees on January 1, 2012. Due to the abandonment of the production site in Mörschwil, the remaining 9 employees had to be dismissed.
Development of the production program
HAG initially began manufacturing model trains in nominal size 0 for the 0 gauge. However, after the demand for the 0 gauge continued to decline at the beginning of the 1950s due to competition from the H0 gauge, HAG also relied on the nominal size H0 and from 1954 ceased production of the 0 gauge completely by 1957.
A single model, an Ae 4/7 , was produced in the nominal size N for the N gauge .
Current production program
A range of locomotives, multiple units, passenger coaches and freight cars for H0 gauge is currently on offer, almost exclusively based on Swiss models. The models are available for the two-rail system as well as for the central rail system .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry of "HAG-Modelleisenbahnen AG" in the commercial register of the canton of St. Gallen in 1979 ( memento of the original dated December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Handelsamtsblatt of January 19, 2012 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.tagblatt.ch, article Hag before from? February 21, 2009 Accessed November 5, 2012
- ↑ www.tagblatt.ch, article Hag Modelleisenbahnen AG closes operations in Mörschwil on August 22, 2012, accessed on November 5, 2012
