Skabo jernbanevognfabrik
| Skabo jernbanevognfabrik | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1899 |
| Seat | Kristiania |
| Branch | Rail vehicles |
Skabo jernbanevognfabrik ( German literally: "Skabo Eisenbahnwagenfabrik" ) was a mechanical workshop in Norway , in which railroad cars were drawn, designed and built.
history
The company was founded in 1864 as the successor company to Schaboe & Luth by Hans Skabo in Drammen . It was the first Norwegian factory for railway cars. In 1864 the company received its first major order and was entrusted with the delivery of 60 timber transport wagons for Kongsvingerbanen . As the company grew, it was relocated to Tyskerstranden (between Bestumkilen and Frognerkilen ) in Skøyen in what was then Kristiania in 1873 .
Freight and passenger cars, locomotives and trams were manufactured. In 1895 Skabo was involved in the construction of the first electric tram in Norway. In Skøyen the factory buildings of Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri (NEBB) and Thunes mekaniske , with whom Skabo worked, were also sold. Hans Henrik Skabo took over the company from his father in 1889, which was converted into a stock corporation in 1899 .
Before the takeover, Hans Henrik Skabo had gained experience in the USA and brought his knowledge to bear in the construction of bogie wagons , especially with Diamond bogies. In 1939 Skabo produced 20 of the legendary trams for Oslo, nicknamed Gullfisk . These trams were also built by Strømmens Værksted .
Since the orders and deliveries of railway material were uneven, the plant was active in other areas. Among other things, it supplied bodies for trucks, buses and taxis. Technical equipment and parquet were also manufactured.
Skabo built these taxis and buses on various imported chassis such as those from Chevrolet and Fiat . The first buses were similar to trams with wooden bodies on truck chassis and were not particularly comfortable. A tram that was delivered to Ekebergbanen belongs to the Norwegian Technical Museum and is on display in the Oslo Tram Museum.
takeover
After the Second World War , production was again concentrated on railway and tram cars, in close cooperation with NEBB. In 1960, NEBB acquired the majority of the shares in Skabo, and the two factories in Skøyen were merged. In 1979 NEBB Strømmens bought Værksted and further concentrated the production of railway material.
In 1993, NEBB's industrial production ended. Offices, apartments and shops were built on the factory site. Some buildings were preserved in memory of NEBB and Skabo. These house offices and shops.
Individual evidence
- ^ Freight wagon bogies: Diamond - Norway, Skabo 1903. October 13, 2007, accessed on January 25, 2014 .
literature
- Per Otto Borgen: Drammen byleksikon, ed. 2 . Forlaget for by- og bygdehistorie, Drammen 2004, ISBN 82-91649-08-1 .
- Knut Are Tvedt with Selskabet for Oslo Byes Vel: Oslo byleksikon, ed. 4 . Kunnskapsforlaget, Oslo 2000, ISBN 82-573-0815-3 .
- Øystein Jørgensen : SKABO JERNBANEVOGNFABRIK . Littom communication and industry from 75 days. Oslo 1939.
Web links
- Dag K. Andreassen ,: Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk A / S. Norsk Teknisk Museum, accessed January 25, 2014 (Norwegian).
- Skabo Jernbanevognfabrik. In: Lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved January 25, 2014 (Norwegian).
- Den norske industri- og kunstudstilling i Kristiania 1883. In: Teknisk Ukeblad. Projekt Runeberg , 1883, p. 20 , accessed January 25, 2014 (Norwegian).