Francorail was a grouping of French railway rolling stock manufacturers, formed in the early 1970s and defunct by the late 1980s.
History
The Francorail grouping was formed to combine the individual areas of expertise or production of a number of French rolling stock manufacturers. The grouping included Carel-Fouche-Languepin and
de Dietrich
The history of the de Dietrich family has been linked to that of France and of Europe for over three centuries.
To this day, the company that bears the family name continues to play a major role in the economic life of Alsace.
De Dietrich is a h ...
, as well as
Creusot-Loire
Creusot-Loire was a French engineering conglomerate, formed from factories in Le Creusot and Châteauneuf, Loire. The Creusot-Loire subsidiary of ArcelorMittal also includes an Innovation, Research and Development centre for the group.
History
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and
Jeumont-Schneider.
In 1973 the company and MTE (Materiel de Traction Electrique), a joint subsidiary of Creusot-Loire and Jeumont-Schneider formed a
Groupement d'Intérêt Economique with Francorail, called MTE-Francorail.
In 1976 Francorail-MTE with
Alstom
Alstom SA () is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets. It is active in the fields of passenger transportation, signaling, and locomotives, producing high-speed, suburban, regional ...
were contracted to manufacture the first series production
TGV
The TGV (; , , 'high-speed train') is France's intercity high-speed rail service. With commercial operating speeds of up to on the newer lines, the TGV was conceived at the same period as other technological projects such as the Ariane 1 rocke ...
trains.
In 1987 the association became defunct with the transfer of the railway equipment activities of Schneider (rolling stock, and electrical equipment through MTE) to Alsthom.
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Companies based in Paris
History of rail transport in France
Manufacturing companies of France
Rolling stock manufacturers of France
1970 establishments in France
1989 disestablishments in France
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