Société Franco-Belge

Based in Raismes, France.

History

  1. 1881

    Société Anonyme Franco-Belge created.

    Its Belgian forerunner dates from 1859; sources give both 15 September and 12 October 1881.Source

  2. 1882

    New factory established at Raismes.

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  3. 1927

    Split into Belgian and French companies.

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  4. 1982

    Acquired by Alstom.

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Steam locomotives

Counted from the class rosters, so only engines that ran in Queensland are included.

Class Number Years
Beyer-Garratt Class201950

References

'Builders of Steam Locomotives that were in service during 20th Century', Mike Quirk, 2006
'Société Franco-Belge', Wikipedia (accessed October 2026)