The ''Société Anonyme de Travaux Dyle et Bacalan'' was formed in 1879 by the merger of the Belgian ''Ateliers de la Dyle'' and ''Ateliers and Chantiers de Bacalan'' which had emerged from the bankruptcy of the

Arman Brothers Arman Shipyards () was a shipbuilding company in Bordeaux, France, in the 18th and 19th centuries that built both merchant ships and warships. The company built two ironclads for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War : the ''S ...

shipyard A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance a ...

in 1867. The company entered the aviation market during the 1920s and merged with ''Ateliers et Chantiers du Sud-Ouest'' in 1930 to form ''Ateliers et Chantiers du Sud-Ouest et de Bacalan Reunis'', while spinning off its aviation activities as the

Société Aérienne Bordelaise The ''Société Aérienne Bordelaise'' (SAB) was an aircraft manufacturing company based in Bordeaux, France. The predecessor company, '' Société de Travaux Dyle et Bacalan'' had been founded in 1879. History The ''Société Aérienne Bordel ...

. The combined company closed its doors in 1936. Among other endeavors, the company acquired the rights to build the Curitiba-Paranaguá railway line, executing its construction from 1870 to 1875 with the direction of Antonio Ferrucci and later of João Teixeira Soares, through the ''Compagnie Génerale des Chemins de Fer Brésiliens''.

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