Allan of Rotterdam explained

Allan & Co
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Rail transport
Fate:Defunct/Ceased Operations
Defunct:1959
Location:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Area Served:Worldwide
Products:Locomotives
High-speed trains
Intercity and commuter trains
Trams
People movers
Signalling systems

Allan & Co was a former railway rolling stock and tram manufacturer based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The full name of the company (in Dutch) was Allan & Co´s Koninklijke Nederlandsche Fabrieken van Meubelen en Spoorwegmaterieel N.V. The company ceased business in 1959.

The company was founded in 1839 and started as a furniture maker. The first trams were built in 1902 and the first railway carriages in 1910. Allan went on to become a major supplier to the Netherlands Railways, including the Plan X Blue Angel diesel trains.[1] The company also built rolling stock for export, such as the Class 0300 railcars for the Portuguese Railways.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Langs de rails.