Ateliers de Constructions Mécaniques de Vevey
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Ateliers de constructions mécaniques de Vevey (ACMV) was an metal engineering company based in Vevey
, Switzerland. Founded as Ateliers B.Roy & Cie in 1848 by Benjamin Roy it became Ateliers de constructions mécaniques de Vevey SA in 1895.
The company manufactured large metal structures, freight wagons, and later trams. The plant in Vevey closed in 1992.
As of 2011 the company's Villeneuve
factory is part of Bombardier Transportation (Switzerland), and manufacturers long distance, regional and mass transit passenger trains, and trams.
s, hydroelectric equipment, bridges and liquified gas tanks. The plant in Vevey was modernised in 1962, but closed in 1992.
A factory in Villeneuve
, opened in 1948 for construction of rail vehicles, primarily wagons. In 1954 the company's first trams were constructed for the cities of Lausanne
and Lugano
, in 1967 the company's first carriages for the Chemin de fer Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champéry
, in 1977 the company's first electric trains were made for the Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges (BAM) and in 1982 the factory's first low floor trams.
In 1997 the plant was sold to the German company Deutsche Waggonbau (DWA), which was acquired by Bombardier Inc. in 1998. The Villeneuve factory became Bombardier's production site for Switzerland in 2004, and in 2008 a third assembly hall was added.
Vevey
Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne.It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District...
, Switzerland. Founded as Ateliers B.Roy & Cie in 1848 by Benjamin Roy it became Ateliers de constructions mécaniques de Vevey SA in 1895.
The company manufactured large metal structures, freight wagons, and later trams. The plant in Vevey closed in 1992.
As of 2011 the company's Villeneuve
Villeneuve, Vaud
Villeneuve is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.-Geography:Villeneuve has an area, , of . Of this area, or 26.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 55.2% is forested...
factory is part of Bombardier Transportation (Switzerland), and manufacturers long distance, regional and mass transit passenger trains, and trams.
History
The company Ateliers B.Roy & Cie was founded in 1848 by Benjamin Roy. The company repaired agricultural equipment and repaired mill wheels. Later large scale metal manufacturing was carried out, including tunnel boring machineTunnel boring machine
A tunnel boring machine also known as a "mole", is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They can bore through anything from hard rock to sand. Tunnel diameters can range from a metre to almost 16 metres to date...
s, hydroelectric equipment, bridges and liquified gas tanks. The plant in Vevey was modernised in 1962, but closed in 1992.
A factory in Villeneuve
Villeneuve, Vaud
Villeneuve is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.-Geography:Villeneuve has an area, , of . Of this area, or 26.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 55.2% is forested...
, opened in 1948 for construction of rail vehicles, primarily wagons. In 1954 the company's first trams were constructed for the cities of Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
and Lugano
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
, in 1967 the company's first carriages for the Chemin de fer Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champéry
Aigle–Ollon–Monthey–Champéry Railway
The Aigle–Ollon–Monthey–Champéry is a metre-gauge railway operating in the Chablais region of Switzerland. It was created in 1946 by the amalgamation of the Aigle–Ollon–Monthey Railway and the Monthey–Champéry–Morgins Railway . Today its starting point is two newly built bay platforms at the main...
, in 1977 the company's first electric trains were made for the Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges (BAM) and in 1982 the factory's first low floor trams.
In 1997 the plant was sold to the German company Deutsche Waggonbau (DWA), which was acquired by Bombardier Inc. in 1998. The Villeneuve factory became Bombardier's production site for Switzerland in 2004, and in 2008 a third assembly hall was added.