Vabis
Sign in to saveVagnfabriks Aktiebolaget i Södertelge (Vabis; ) was Swedish railway car manufacturer, established in 1891 in Södertälje. Vabis also manufactured petrol engines, automobiles, trucks, motor-powered draisines, motorboats and marine engines. The company was in 1911 merged with Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania, to form Scania-Vabis, later Scania AB.
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- Company.name
- Vagnfabriks Aktiebolaget i Södertelge
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- Mariefred - Östra Södermanlands Järnväg - JGJ Co 2 - Vabis 1893.jpg
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- JGJ Co 2 at Östra Södermanlands Järnväg in Mariefred, built by Vabis in 1893.
- Company.founded
- December 1891
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- Company.defunct
- 1911
- Company.fate
- Merged with Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania to create Scania-Vabis
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- Södertälje
- Company.hq_location_country
- Sweden
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- Vabis
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Vagnfabriks Aktiebolaget i Södertelge (Vabis; ) was Swedish railway car manufacturer, established in 1891 in Södertälje. Vabis also manufactured petrol engines, automobiles, trucks, motor-powered draisines, motorboats and marine engines. The company was in 1911 merged with Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania, to form Scania-Vabis, later Scania AB.
==History== thumb|left|Vabis Tonneau 1903 thumb|left|Vabis 2-ton truck 1909 thumb|Vabis 2S Limousine 1909 The company was established in December 1891 by steel manufacturer and engineer and entrepreneur (1854–1940), in what was then known as Södertelge, Södermanland County. Customers for the railway cars were the Swedish State Railways (SJ), Stockholms Spårvägar and other, private railway operators. In 1900, Vabis had a peak year, building a total of 323 carriages. Around 1904, they were allocated to build 150 carriages per year for SJ. The demand for carriages had levelled out, and manufacturers like Vabis needed to find other markets to stay afloat.