Vagn share Bolaget I Södertälje

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Vagnfabrik's share Bolaget I Södertelge (Vabis)
legal form Aktiebolag
founding 1891
resolution 1911
Reason for dissolution Merger with Maskinfabriks AB Scania
Seat Södertälje , Sweden
Branch Railway manufacturer, vehicle manufacturer

Vabis was founded in Södertälje in 1891 by Surahammars Bruks AB as a factory for railway vehicles V agnfabriks A ktie B olaget i S ödertelge and was a Swedish manufacturer of rail vehicles , passenger and commercial vehicles .

history

The expansion of the Swedish rail network around 1890 brought great demand for rail vehicles. The production range of the newly founded company Vagnfabriks Aktien Bolaget I Södertelge consisted mainly of railway wagons and horse-drawn trams . In addition, the so-called Diamond-bogie was built, which as the first universal freight cars - bogie is considered.

Shortly before the turn of the century, the demand for rail vehicles sank so much that the wagon factory looked for a second and future-proof production branch. In the late 1890s, the company developed several prototypes for cars and trucks and set up a production line. In 1906 the name was changed to Vabis , the abbreviation of the previous company name.

Road vehicles

Prototypes

The engineer Gustaf Erikson developed some prototypes of a four-seater car , which was called the Surahammar , with engines of his own design from 1897 to 1902 . One of these vehicles has been preserved and is on display in the Tekniska museet in Stockholm , Sweden .

Series production of passenger cars

Between 1903 and 1910, more modern cars followed in small numbers, which were marketed as Vabis.

Type construction time Number of copies Cylinder arrangement cylinder Displacement power text
Motor vehicle 1 1903 1 boxer 2 2714 cc 9-10 hp
Motor vehicle 2 1906-1907 2 1 1357 cc 7.5 hp
Trolley 1907 1 line 4th 3770 cc 20-24 hp
BP / F 1908-1910 7th V 2 1885 cc 10-12 hp a vehicle with an engine from the AP / G
AP / G 1909-1910 18th line 4th 2011 cm³ 12-14 hp
CP / F 1908-1910 3 line 4th 3770 cc 20-24 hp

Series production of trucks

In addition, trucks were produced between 1902 and 1910

Type construction time Number of copies Cylinder arrangement cylinder Displacement power text
1.5 ton 1902 1 boxer 2 2714 cc 9-10 hp later rebuilt with engine of 2.5 ton
2.5 ton 1904 1 line 2 2714 cc 10 hp
3.0 ton 1907-1910 11 line 4th 3770 cc 20-24 hp two motors to choose from
5429 cc 24-30 hp
1.5 ton 1908-1910 4th V 2 1885 cc 10-12 hp
2.0 ton 1909-1910 3 V 2 2714 cc 12-15 hp

fusion

Vabis merged in 1911 with Maskinfabriks AB Scania (founded in 1891 in Malmö , Schonen ) to form Scania-Vabis at the company's headquarters in Södertälje near Stockholm .

Picture gallery

  • Surahammar from 1902

  • Vabis Motorwagen 1 from 1903

  • Vabis AP / G from 1909

  • Scania-Vabis L51

  • Scania-Vabis L66

  • Scania-Vabis LS71

  • Scania-Vabis L75

literature

  • Björn-Eric Lindh: The vehicles from Scania. Motorbuch, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-613-01491-2 .

Web links

Commons : Vabis  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Scania-Vabis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hermann Jahn: Freight Car Bogies: Diamond. June 1, 2010, accessed March 23, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Scania's history. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014 ; Retrieved December 27, 2015 (Danish).