Decauville factory in Moulins

The Decauville factory in Moulins was used from 1918 to 1959 by the French railway supplier Decauville at Moulins, Allier.

History

The factory belonged to the French company Société Nouvelle des Établissements Decauville Aîné and was located in the French Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of the département Allier. It was built in 1918 during World War I far from the front, to produce military material (tanks, shells), which it ultimately never did. Its main activities were the construction and maintenance of standard gauge wagons for the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée and Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans. They also made stationary steam engines.^[2]

The plant was sold in 1959 during the economic crisis to Potain SA, a French manufacturer of tower cranes, which was finally taken over by Manitowoc Company in 2001.^[3][4]

References

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1. ^ Automotrices Decauville: Photos des usines, historique 1905-1933, Description de l'automotrice diesel à transmiqqion mécanique de 260 CV (Type 1933). Usines à Corbeil, Marquette-Lès-Lille, Moulins, Florange, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Juvisy-sur-Orge. 1953.
2. ^ L’exposition sur François Mercier se termine. In: La Montagne, 16 December 2011.
3. ^ André Puyet: Le Résultat d’une politique dont les Communistes ne sont pas responsables – La crise économique menace.
4. ^ Industrie – 1928-2018: l’ascension des grues Potain. 9 May 2018.