Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works explained

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Rail transport
Successor:Stadler Rail
Defunct:2005
Location:Winterthur, Switzerland
Area Served:Worldwide

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (German Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik; French Société Suisse pour la Construction de Locomotives et de Machines; or for both, SLM) was a railway equipment manufacturer based in Winterthur in Switzerland. Much of the world's mountain railway equipment was constructed by the company.

History

The company was founded in 1871 by the British engineer Charles Brown.[1] SLM built both steam and electric locomotives, including the crocodile type.

From 1992, SLM returned to producing steam locomotives designed around advanced steam technology principles. This included rebuilding DR Class 52.80 locomotive number 52 8055.[2]

In 1998, the cog-railway division was sold to Stadler Rail, and the engineering division, via Adtranz, to Bombardier Transportation. The remaining business was renamed Sulzer-Winpro AG and as part of a management buyout in 2001, was renamed Winpro AG.

The advanced steam division was sold in 2000 to Dampflokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik AG (Steam Locomotive and Machine Works Ltd), or DLM AG.[3]

In October 2001, the measurement division was sold to PROSE AG.

Winpro AG was sold on 7 September 2005 to Stadler Rail.

Preserved SLM Locomotives

Finland

Image Class Built Number Type SLM NumberWheel arrangement LocationNotes
1885 124 Mixed traffic steam locomotive 405 2-6-0Finnish Railway Museum
1886 132 Passenger steam locomotive 4340-4-4T Finnish Railway Museum“Felix”

France

Image Class Built Number Type SLM NumberWheel arrangement LocationNotes
1923 6 Mountain railway rack steam locomotive 2-4-2T Last of 6 built for Chemin de fer du Montenvers
1909 3 Mlle d'Angeville Mountain railway rack steam locomotive 1990 0-4-0T One of five built for the Mont Blanc Tramway
1909 4 Jules Jansen Mountain railway rack steam locomotive 1991 0-4-0T One of five built for the Mont Blanc Tramway

Indonesia

Image Class Built Number Type SLM NumberWheel arrangement LocationNotes
SLM HGm4/6 (PJKA Class BB204) 1993 BB204 15
BB204 16
Diesel Electric rack locomotive 5631-5632 Bo-2-BoStored at Solok depot[5]
SS 1600 (DKA CC50)1928CC50 29 (SS 1629)Articulated mallet locomotive32532-6-6-0Ambarawa Railway Museum, Central Java16 built by SLM, 14 similar built by Werkspoor[6]
SS 1100 (DKA C27)1916C27 10 (SS 1110)Baltic express locomotive 25844-6-4TTransportation Museum of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta29 delivered between 1916 and 1922, built by SLM, Armstrong Whitworth and Werkspoor.[7]

Switzerland

Image Class Built Number Type SLM NumberWheel arrangement LocationNotes
1902 5 Narrow gauge steam locomotive 1440 0-6-0T Built for the Waldenburg railway; gauge ; named Gedeon Thommen[8]
1912 6 Narrow gauge steam locomotive 2276 0-6-0T Built for the Waldenburg railway; gauge ; named Waldenburg
Ge 6/6 1912-1929 402, 406, 407, 411, 414, 415 Narrow gauge electric locomotive Various locations Built for Rhaetian Railway; gauge

United Kingdom

Image Class Built Number Type SLM NumberWheel arrangement LocationNotes
18952 Enid Mountain railway rack steam locomotive924 0-4-2RT Snowdon Mountain Railway
18953 Wyddfa Mountain railway rack steam locomotive925 0-4-2RT Snowdon Mountain Railway
18964 Snowdon Mountain railway rack steam locomotive988 0-4-2RT Snowdon Mountain Railway
18965 Moel Siabod Mountain railway rack steam locomotive989 0-4-2RT Snowdon Mountain Railway
19226 Padarn Mountain railway rack steam locomotive2838 0-4-2RT Snowdon Mountain Railway
19237 Ralph Sadler Mountain railway rack steam locomotive2869 0-4-2RT Snowdon Mountain Railway
19238 Eryri Mountain railway rack steam locomotive2870 0-4-2RT Snowdon Mountain Railway

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Correspondence 60.
  2. Web site: DLM's Kriegslok 52-8055 | 5AT Advanced Steam Locomotive Project.
  3. Web site: Sulzer Winpro sells Steam Business to Hug Engineering. International Working Steam Locomotives. Dickinson, Rob. 2008-03-06.
  4. Book: Hollingsworth . Brian . Cook . Arthur . Modern Locomotives . Class WCG1 . 2000 . 0-86288-351-2 . . 50–51.
  5. Web site: BB 204 dan Kereta Penumpang Nippon Sharyo Mulai Ditanahkan. redigest.web.id. 16 May 2019. 28 January 2022. ID.
  6. Book: De Jong, H. . De Locomotieven van Werkspoor . Alk . 1986 . 9789060139332 . Dutch.
  7. Book: Oegema, J.J.G. . De Stoomtractie op Java en Sumatra . Kluwer Technische Boeken B.V. . 1982 . 9020115200 . Deventer-Antwerpen . Dutch.
  8. Web site: Switzerland's Waldenburgerbahn, 2010 . www.internationalsteam.co.uk . 2015-01-26.