Usines Ragheno

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The Usines Ragheno (Ragheno Factories) were a rolling stock manufacturer, building vehicles for railways and tramways. They are located in Mechelen, Belgium.

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History

A first factory was founded in 1851 William Ragheno (1820-1867) from Brussels, being called Établissements Ragheno (Ragheno Establishments). The factory contained a blacksmith's workshop and built carriages for the Belgian railways. William Ragheno was the son of Pierre Ragheno, mechanical engineer for the Belgian State railways. [1]

On June 17, 1899 [2] the Société anonyme des usines Ragheno was opened (having workshops for the construction of railway and tramway equipment and carriages) hoping to develop production capabilities for foreign markets.

The company would build railway and tramway rolling stock until 1975. It merged with Groupe BAT (Bruxelloise d'Auto-Transport) to form Ragheno Beherman Auto-Transport in 1979. [3]

The company also built locomotives between 1919 and 1925. [4]

Rolling stock built by Usines Ragheno

References

  1. ↑ Pasinomie: collection complète des lois, décrets, arrêtés et réglements généraux qui peuvent être invoqués en Belgique (in French). Bruylant. 1837.
  2. ↑ Various (1973). "Le 17-6-1899..." Bulletin de l'Institut Archéologique Liégeois (in French). 85/86. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Plaque de constructeur des Usines Ragheno de 1926". Train World (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Etablissements Ragheno". albert-gieseler.de (in German). Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ Various (1974). "Various" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique Liégois (in French). LXXXVI. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
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