Duewag

Duewag, formerly Waggonfabrik Uerdingen, was a German manufacturer of rail vehicles. It was sold in 1999 to Siemens with the brand later retired.

Duewag
FormerlyWaggonfabrik Uerdingen
FateMerged into Siemens Mobility
FoundedMarch 1898
HeadquartersKrefeld, Germany
ProductsRolling stock
ParentSiemens
Websitewww.duewag.de
Hanover Stadtbahn TW 6000
Railbus built under the Uerdingen brand name, operated by EVB
A Hagen tram shortly after arriving in Innsbruck for its second operation 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.

Products

References
  1. Company Presentation Duewag AG (in German)
  2. Siemens and Duewag form separate company Railway Age September 1991 page 28
  3. Annual Report year ended 30 September 1999 Duewag AG (in German)
  4. Duewag to close Düsseldorf plant Railway Gazette International 1 February 2000
  5. Nederlandse Spoorwegen sells (almost) all its Buffalos to Romania Rail Color 26 January 2018
  6. More TW3000 trams for Hannover International Railway Journal 22 March 2018
  7. Mixed fortunes in the railcar market Railway Gazette International 1 March 1999
  8. Duewag to assemble Sheffield trams Railway Gazette International March 1991 page 131

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