Kalmar Verkstad AB (''KVAB'') was a Swedish
train
A train (from Old French , from Latin">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles th ...
and
automobile
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, peopl ...
manufacturer in
Kalmar
Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 41,388 inhabitants in 2020 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of ...
, Sweden that made the
Tjorven and
Terminal. KVAB was founded in 1902 and acquired by
ABB in 1990, with the train manufacturing eventually becoming owned by
Bombardier, which closed the factory in Kalmar in 2005.
History and products
KVAB's core business was trains, and they built all kinds of locomotives, trams, passenger cars, freight cars for both Swedish market and export.
In the mid-sixties, KVAB also produced small trucks, boats, parking decks and cars for road use.
Tjorven was a small delivery van based on the
DAF 44
The DAF 44 is a small family car that was introduced in September 1966 by the Dutch company DAF. It was the first car to be built at the company's new plant at Born in Limburg. Styled by Michelotti, it represented a cautious move upmarket ...
,
Postverket placed an initial order of 1000 vehicles.
was a vehicle intended to be used for transporting goods in ports between ships and railway. One odd detail was that the door was located in the front. It had a V8 diesel engine, automatic gearbox, and semi-trailer coupling with built-in automatic air and electric connections. At forklift was mounted at the rear, so the truck driver could load and unload goods from the trailer.
Products
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Y1 (railcar)
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BM2
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Regina
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Öresundståg
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X2
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SL C20
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BM 73b
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BM 73a
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Flytoget
Flytoget (') is a high-speed rail, high-speed airport rail link, airport railway service connecting Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Oslo Airport to Oslo Central Station. Run by Flytoget AS (formerly NSB Gardermobanen AS), it operates on the high-speed ...
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Tjorven, aka Kalmar KVD440/441 or DAF Kalmar
References
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Sweden
1902 establishments in Sweden
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1902
Companies based in Kalmar County
20th century in Kalmar County
Kalmar
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