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In 1955 production of a wide range of rail vehicles including trams, diesel locomotives, underground and rack locomotives, and mineral wagons was underway, with 60% of the production for export. In 1960 the factory began to undertake the production of ultra-pure metals by
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in Berlin to Hennigsdorf and began manufacturing electric vehicles. Between 1914 and 1918 the plant underwent a considerable change in production - being converted to the production of
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and its subsidiaries with ABB Transportation. As Adtranz reorganised production among its factories, locomotive production ended at Hennigsdorf and was transferred to the former
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to the Hennigsdorf plant, in 1935 AEG acquired all of Borsig's shares and became sole owner. Production of locomotives as Hennigsdorf continue under the name
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into a non-public company as LEW Hennigsdorf GmbH, and talks about a takeover by AEG started the same year. In November 1991, AEG agreed with the
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As part of Bombardier Transportation (and continuing with Alstom since 2021), the plant manufactures passenger rail vehicles including the
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VEM Vereinigung Volkseigener Betriebe des Elektro-Maschinenbaus-Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hennigsdorf (Osthavelland) (1947-1951)
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took majority control around the same time, in exports to third countries, peaking in the 601 Series (today Class 520) intercity
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to purchase the rail core business parts of LEW and invest in the Hennigsdorf production facilities for altogether 600 million
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VEM Vereinigung Volkseigener Betriebe des Elektro-Maschinenbaus-Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hennigsdorf (Osthavelland)
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for the creation of a ceramics factory which began production in 1911. In 1913 AEG's locomotive works was relocated from
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In 1910 the AEG company acquired a 700,000 m (0.27 sq mi) of land in Hennigsdorf near
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in 1989. In 1989 the two companies signed a memorandum of cooperation. In 1990, at the time of the
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being in the eastern part of Germany. In 1947 the factory was nationalised, becoming the "
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was reorganised into four business sub-areas, one for North America and the
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until 1944. After the Second World War the factory was nationalised in the
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80% of the factory had been destroyed, and came under the control of the
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and produced electric locomotives for home use and for export, mainly to
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was integrated into the newly formed ABB Daimler Benz Transportation (
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From the mid-1980s, LEW began to cooperate with AEG, in which
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VEB Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke "Hans Beimler"
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in 1990, the plant returned to AEG ownership, becoming
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Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1910
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Index

AEG Schienenfahrzeuge (Hennigsdorf)
52°37′34″N 13°12′46″E / 52.62622°N 13.2129°E / 52.62622; 13.2129

Parent
AEG
Adtranz
Bombardier Transportation
Alstom
Hennigsdorf
AEG
German Democratic Republic
Communist Bloc
German reunification
Adtranz
Bombardier Transportation
Alstom
diesel
electric multiple units
Berlin
Brunnenstrasse
steam locomotives

South African Class 19D
Borsig AG
Great Depression
Tegel
Second World War
USSR

electron beam furnace

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