Kalmar Verkstad AB (KVAB) was a Swedish train and automobile manufacturer in Kalmar, Sweden that made the Tjorven and Terminal. KVAB was founded in 1902 and acquired by ABB in 1990, with the train manufacturing eventually becoming owned by Bombardier, which closed the factory in Kalmar in 2005.[1][2]

Kalmar Verkstad
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRail transport
Founded1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Defunct1990
FateSold to ABB
HeadquartersKalmar, Sweden
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsLocomotives
High-speed trains
Intercity and commuter trains
Trams
People movers
Signalling systems

History and products

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KVAB's core business was trains, and they built all kinds of locomotives, trams, passenger cars, freight cars for both Swedish market and export.

In the mid-sixties, KVAB also produced small trucks, boats, parking decks and cars for road use. Tjorven was a small delivery van based on the DAF 44, Postverket placed an initial order of 1000 vehicles.[3]

Kalmar Terminal was a vehicle intended to be used for transporting goods in ports between ships and railway. One odd detail was that the door was located in the front. It had a V8 diesel engine, automatic gearbox, and semi-trailer coupling with built-in automatic air and electric connections. At forklift was mounted at the rear, so the truck driver could load and unload goods from the trailer.

Products

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References

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  1. ^ Ericson, Jesper (2011-08-17). "Bombardier på väg tillbaka till Kalmar". Barometern (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ "Industriepoken tog slut". Sveriges Radio P4 Kalmar (in Swedish). 2005-12-21. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ Asmundsson, Karin (2023-06-07). "Jimi har ett museum med Tjorvenbilar: 'Skulle bara köpa en'". Dagens Arbete (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-29.