Duewag

German rail manufacturer (1898–1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Düwag or Duewag (stylised in all caps), formerly Waggonfabrik Uerdingen, was a German manufacturer of rail vehicles. It was sold in 1999 to Siemens with the brand later retired.

FormerlyWaggonfabrik Uerdingen
Industrymanufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock (NACE 30.2)
vehicle construction Edit this on Wikidata
PredecessorDüsseldorfer Waggonfabrik Edit this on Wikidata
FoundedMarch 1898
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Duewag
FormerlyWaggonfabrik Uerdingen
Industrymanufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock (NACE 30.2)
vehicle construction Edit this on Wikidata
PredecessorDüsseldorfer Waggonfabrik Edit this on Wikidata
FoundedMarch 1898
FateMerged into Siemens Mobility
SuccessorSiemens & Halske Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersKrefeld, Germany
ProductsRolling stock
ParentSiemens
Websitewww.duewag.de
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Railbus built under the Uerdingen brand name, operated by EVB
Hanover Stadtbahn TW 6000
A Hagen tram in Innsbruck for use on the Stubaitalbahn after the Hagen trams ceasing service in 1976
CTrain Siemens-Duewag U2 in Calgary, Alberta

History

Duewag was founded in March 1898 as Waggonfabrik Uerdingen in Uerdingen and produced rail vehicles under the Düwag brand. After merging with Düsseldorfer Waggonfabrik in 1935, railway vehicles were built in Uerdingen, while the Düsseldorf plant produced mainly local traffic vehicles, namely tramway and light rail vehicles. In 1981, the company changed its name from Waggonfabrik Uerdingen to Duewag.[1]

Siemens acquired a 60% shareholding in 1989 before taking full ownership in April 1999.[2][3] In 2001, the Düsseldorf plant was closed with production transferred to Uerdingen.[4]

Duewag vehicles were close to a monopoly market in West Germany, as nearly every tram and light rail vehicle purchased from the 1960s onward was built by Duewag.[citation needed]

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Tram/light rail

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