Simmering-Graz-Pauker AG (SGP), founded as Simmering-Graz-Pauker AG für Maschinen-, Kessel- und Waggonbau, was an important Austrian machine and engine factory, manufacturing: machinery, boilers and rail vehicles. It was established in 1941 through the merger of Simmering machinery and rolling stock company with the Graz machine and rolling stock company and the Paukerwerkstraße Corporation from Vienna.
History
After
World War II
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the company was majority owned by the state and had a wide network of international offices and subsidiaries in Asia, South America and Europe with several thousand employees. The company experienced rapid growth until the mid-1980s.
SGP ceased to exist as an independent company in 1989 as part of the restructuring of the state-owned
Österreichische Industrieholding (ÖIAG), when the former was renamed as ''SGP Verkehrstechnik GmbH''. In 1992, the Republic of Austria sold 26% of its shares in SGP to
Siemens
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad.
The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
, and in 1993 another 48% of SGP's shares were again sold to Siemens. The company then operated until 1996 as a "Siemens SGP GmbH", later renamed "Transport GmbH Siemens SGP", but this name was dropped after 1 April 2004. Until 30 September 2009 the former factories of SGP were part of
Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility GmbH is a separately-managed company of Siemens, arising from a corporate restructuring effective 1 August 2018. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens Mobility has four core business units: Mobility Management, dedi ...
.
On 1 October 2009, the company was converted to a stock corporation and has since been trading as Siemens AG Austria. On 16 September 2006, the plant in Vienna-Simmering celebrated its 175th anniversary. As part of Siemens, the factories were transformed from full-range suppliers to specialised centers of excellence. The
Graz
Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...
factory is now involved in the design and manufacturing of trucks and other specialised chassis while the factory in Vienna manufactures metro rolling stock and trams. In addition, rail vehicles are being designed and developed at both locations and then manufactured in other plants.
Products
The focus was on energy technology for the construction of turbines and boilers to complete power plants and transportation technology for the construction of diesel engines, carriages and locomotives for the
ÖBB
The Austrian Federal Railways (german: Österreichische Bundesbahnen, formally (lit. "Austrian Federal Railways Holding Stock Company") and formerly the or ''BBÖ''), now commonly known as ÖBB, is the national railway company ...
, as well as vehicles for the Vienna and Graz transport systems (trams, metro ("Silver Arrow" and "V-wagon"), trains).
Aircraft
During the 1950s Simmering-Graz-Pauker A.G. developed the
SGP M-222 Flamingo
The SGP M-222 Flamingo was an Austrian twin engine, four seat light aircraft, developed with a series of prototypes into the early 1960s. There was no series production.
Design and development
In the 1950s Simmering-Graz-Pauker A.G. (SGP) was a ...
, their first aircraft.
[ It was a conventional twin engine ]monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
, smaller than many[ but seating four in two rows.][
The first prototype flew for the first time on 15 May 1959][ but was lost in a fatal crash during single engine tests on 2 August 1959.][ Development work continued on a second aircraft which first flew in 1960 and a third followed in 1962.][ The fourth aircraft, now renamed the "Simmering-Graz-Pauker SGP.222" was intended as a production prototype and demonstrator and appeared at the 1964 ]Hamburg
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show, though it turned out to be the last of the line. At the end of 1964 the program was terminated and the three surviving examples scrapped.[
From 1985 to 1991 SGP was the parent company of Hoffman Aircraft Limited.
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Images
File:Austria 1010 02.jpg, ÖBB electric locomotive 1010 003-0
File:OBB 1044060 Spittal Millst 20040601.jpg, ÖBB electric locomotive 1044 060-0
File:Bludenz4020.jpg, ÖBB class 4020 S-Bahn train
File:ÖBB 4010 Graz.jpg, ÖBB class 4010 (modified) train in Graz
File:Bpfogaskereku.jpg, Budapest Cog-wheel Railway
The Budapest Cog-wheel Railway, is a rack railway in the Buda part of the Hungarian capital city of Budapest. It connects a lower terminus at , two tram stops away from the Széll Kálmán tér transport interchange, with an upper terminus at . ...
multiple unit train
File:ULF B1 Hernals 2.JPG, Vienna tram type ULF B1
File:Sidc 366.jpg, Vienna metro type V
File:EMD AEM-7 MARC 4902 at Union Station.jpg, SGP-bodied MARC Marc or MARC may refer to:
People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of ...
EMD AEM-7
The EMD AEM-7 is a twin-cab four-axle B-B electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and ASEA between 1978 and 1988. The locomotive is a derivative of the Swedish SJ Rc4 designed for passenger service in the United States. The ...
in Washington, D.C.
File:板南線列車.JPG, Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
C321 metro train
File:C341 1201 at Ximen Station 20060531.jpg, Taipei Metro C341
The Taipei Metro C341 is the third generation of electric multiple units on the Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan. Built by Siemens Mobility in Austria, it was introduced on the Bannan line in 2004.
History
The C341 stands out among other Taipei M ...
metro train
File:Siemens C651.jpg, Singapore MRT
The Mass Rapid Transit system, locally known by the initialism MRT, is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's principal mode of railway transportation. The system commenced operations in November 1987 after two decades of ...
C651
The Siemens C651 is the second generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South and East West lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by Siemens (SIE) under Contract 651. A total of 11 ...
metro train
External links
Siemens Mobility Rail Solutions
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References
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Electric vehicle manufacturers of Austria
Defunct locomotive manufacturers of Austria
Simmering (Vienna)
Manufacturing companies based in Vienna
Siemens