Sorefame
Logo embedded on a locomotive. | |
| Company type | S.A. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Metalworking |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Founder | Ángelo Fortes |
| Defunct | 2005 (rolling stock division) |
| Fate | Split into two companies Nova Sorefame and Hidrosorefame, Sorefame factory in Amadora closed 2005 |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Railway rolling stock Hydro-electric dam equipment |
Sorefame (an abbreviation of Sociedades Reunidas de Fabricações Metálicas) was a Portuguese manufacturer of railway rolling stock and industrial equipment, such as dam gates equipment. The company was established in 1943.
In the 1990s the company was split into a rolling stock company Nova Sorefame and a dam equipment company Hidrosorefame; Hidrosorefame was acquired by Alstom, the rolling stock business became part of ABB's rail transport division, later Adtranz, and in 2001 part of Bombardier transportation; it was closed in 2005.
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