Ateliers de constructions mécaniques de Vevey (ACMV) was a metal engineering company based in

Vevey Vevey (; ; ) is a town in Switzerland in the Vaud, canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Leman, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used. It was the seat of the Vevey (district), district of the same name until 200 ...

, Switzerland. Founded as ''Ateliers B. Roy & Cie.'' in 1848 by Benjamin Roy it became ''Ateliers de constructions mécaniques de Vevey SA'' in 1895. The company manufactured large metal structures, freight wagons, and later

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

s. The plant in Vevey closed in 1992. As of 2011 the company's Villeneuve factory is part of Bombardier Transportation (Switzerland), and manufactures long distance, regional and mass transit passenger trains, and trams.

History

The company ''Ateliers B.Roy & Cie'' was founded in 1848 by Benjamin Roy. The company repaired agricultural equipment and repaired mill wheels. Later large scale metal manufacturing was carried out, including

tunnel boring machine A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole" or a "worm", is a machine used to excavate tunnels. TBMs are an alternative to drilling and blasting methods and "hand mining", allowing more rapid excavation through hard rock, wet or dry so ...

s, hydroelectric equipment, bridges and liquified gas tanks. The plant in Vevey was modernised in 1962, but closed in 1992. A factory in Villeneuve, opened in 1948 for construction of rail vehicles, primarily wagons. In 1954 the company's first trams were constructed for the cities of

Lausanne Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway bet ...

and

Lugano Lugano ( , , ; ) is a city and municipality within the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population () of , and an u ...

, in 1967 the company's first carriages for the '' Chemin de fer Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champéry'', in 1977 the company's first electric trains were made for the '' Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges'' (BAM) and in 1982 the factory's first

low-floor tram A low-floor tram is a tram that has no steps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. The low-floor design improves the accessibility of the tram for the public, and also may provide larger windows and more airspace. ...

s. In 1997 the plant was sold to the German company Deutsche Waggonbau AG (DWA), which was acquired by Bombardier Inc. in 1998. The Villeneuve factory became Bombardier's production site for Switzerland in 2004, and in 2008 a third assembly hall was added.

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* Villeneuve factory, Switzerland. Rolling stock manufacturers of Switzerland Bombardier Inc. acquisitions Tram manufacturers Vevey Electric vehicle manufacturers of Switzerland {{Switzerland-company-stub