# Bombardier Transportation Austria > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bombardier_Transportation_Austria > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bombardier_Transportation_Austria.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Transportation_Austria > Source revision: 1346691152 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Bombardier Transportation Austria Industry Vehicle engineering Products Aircraft, trams, other vehicles **Bombardier Transportation Austria GmbH** is an [Austrian](/source/Austria) [subsidiary](/source/Subsidiary) company of [Bombardier Transportation](/source/Bombardier_Transportation) located in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), [Austria](/source/Austria). It was founded in the 19th century by Jacob Lohner as **Lohner-Werke** or simply *Lohner* as a luxury [coachbuilding](/source/Coachbuilding) firm. Around 1900 the firm produced electric-cars, being the first in Austria to do so; the cars were designed by [Ferdinand Porsche](/source/Ferdinand_Porsche). During the early 1900s the firm manufactured aircraft, after World War I the company manufactured trams, and after World War II the company began manufacturing scooters and mopeds using engines from [Rotax](/source/Rotax), with which it merged in 1959, forming *Lohner Rotax*. In 1970 Canadian firm [Bombardier Transportation](/source/Bombardier_Transportation) acquired a controlling share in the company and renamed it **Bombardier-Rotax GmbH**. Under Bombardier the company became **Bombardier Wien Schienenfahrzeuge** (BWS), later **Bombardier Transportation Austria GmbH**. It relocated to a specialised factory in 2007, and now produces only trams. ## History Lohner luxury carriage Lohner ~ 1910 Jacob Lohner & Co. advertisement (1901) Jacob Lohner & Co. Omnibus (1906) Lohner fire ladder truck (1908) Lohner fire ladder truck with Knaust equipment (1908) In 1821 German Heinrich Lohner (1786–1855) established a workshop in Vienna, Austria, establishing himself as a wagonmaster. In 1823 he formed a joint venture with master saddlemaker (*Sattlermeister*) Ludwig Laurenzi, *Laurenzi & Lohner*. After the death of Ludwig Laurenzi in 1863 the company became *Jacob Lohner & Co.* under Heinrich Lohner's son Jacob Lohner (1821–92). Jacob Lohner transformed his father's craft business into a factory eventually manufacturing between 300 and 500 vehicles per year. The company supplied vehicles to the courts of the royal houses of Norway, Sweden, and Romania, as well as to the Austrian emperor;[1][2] the company received the distinction *k.u.k. Hofwagenlieferant* ("Royal [carriagemakers](/source/Carriagemaker)").[2] In 1887 Jacob Lohner's son Ludwig Lohner (1858–1925) took over the company. He decided that self-powered cars were the future, initially working with [Béla Egger](/source/B%C3%A9la_Egger), and in 1898 hiring [Ferdinand Porsche](/source/Ferdinand_Porsche) (from [Béla Egger](/source/B%C3%A9la_Egger)'s electricity company). During his employment Porsche designed a number of vehicles. The [Lohner Porsche](/source/Lohner_Porsche) chaise was powered by batteries, with two front wheel electric motors mounted in the wheel hubs. One of his [electric vehicles](/source/Electric_vehicle) was a popular exhibit at the *[Exposition Universelle](/source/Exposition_Universelle_(1900))* (Paris world fair, 1900). Porsche later developed petrol-engined cars with electric transmissions, some versions of which had additional batteries. Vehicles using the petrol electric transmission with hub motors were sold to the German army and to the Viennese fire brigade. Porsche left the Lohner company in 1905, and joined [Daimler](/source/Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft) affiliate company *[Österreichische Daimler Motoren Commanditgesellschaft Bierenz Fischer & Co.](/source/Austro-Daimler)*; vehicles were later built using the [Lohner Porsche](/source/Lohner_Porsche) system under the Mercedes brand of Daimler.[3] [Lohner L](/source/Lohner_L) aircraft In 1909, the firm undertook aircraft manufacture,[1] producing [reconnaissance aircraft](/source/Reconnaissance_aircraft) for the [Austro-Hungarian army](/source/Austro-Hungarian_army) during the [First World War](/source/First_World_War), and a series of [flying-boat](/source/Flying-boat) patrol aircraft for the Navy,[4] which were later copied by the Italian [Macchi](/source/Alenia_Aermacchi) aviation firm for the Italian military in World War I.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Lohner also produced aircraft for the budding [Spanish Air Force](/source/Spanish_Air_Force).[5] After World War I the company abandoned aircraft production,[note 1] and shifted its production to the manufacturing of [trams](/source/Tram), and coachbodies. During the [Great Depression](/source/Great_Depression) the factory in [Floridsdorf](/source/Floridsdorf) shut down.[1][2] During the [Anschluss](/source/Anschluss) with Germany, Lohner produced aircraft wings. The plant was damaged in 1944, and post [World War II](/source/World_War_II) the company was in public administration until 1949 when it was returned to the control of the Lohner family.[1][2] In 1949 Lohner began manufacturing scooters and mopeds which were designed by [Otto Kauba](/source/Otto_Kauba),[6] a production range that would include the well-known of which was the [Lohner L125](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lohner_L125&action=edit&redlink=1).[7] The scooter range included popular models such as the *Sissy*, L125 and L98,[2] but sales were eventually reduced due to the popularity of the motorcar.[1] Tram production also resumed post World War II.[2] In 1959, the Lohner factory merged with [Rotax](/source/Rotax) which had supplied engines for its motorscooters. During the 1960s contracts included hay-loaders, gun carriages for the Austrian Army, and [Bombardier Ski-Doos](/source/Ski-Doo) which were produced under license from 1966 to 1970.[2] In 1970 the company was acquired by [Bombardier](/source/Bombardier_Inc.) purchased a majority of shares in the company and renamed it *Bombardier-Rotax GmbH*. ### Bombardier Transportation DUEWAG licensed articulated tram (1977) for [Innsbruck](/source/Innsbruck) Type T light-rail unit of [Line U6, Vienna U-Bahn](/source/Line_U6%2C_Vienna_U-Bahn) (1995) Reorganized later as a division of Bombardier-Rotax named *Bombardier Wien Schienenfahrzeuge* (BWS).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] After Bombardier's acquisition of [Adtranz](/source/Adtranz) in 2001, the company's production plan designated the Vienna works for carbody production, specialising in [Light rail](/source/Light_rail) vehicles (LRV).[8][9] The company moved to a new plant in the [Donaustadt](/source/Donaustadt) district of Vienna in 2007.[note 2] As of 2012 the company operates as *Bombardier Transportation Austria GmbH & Co. KG*, and manufactures trams.[10] ## Aircraft The Lohner 10.20A with lengthened fuselage, twin struts and vertical fin. - (1914)[11] - [Lohner Type AA](/source/Lohner_Type_AA) - [Lohner B.I](/source/Lohner_B.I) - [Lohner B.II](/source/Lohner_B.II) - [Lohner B.VII](/source/Lohner_B.VII) - [Lohner E](/source/Lohner_E) - [Lohner L](/source/Lohner_L) ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** The [Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)](/source/Treaty_of_Saint-Germain-en-Laye_(1919)) restricted Austria from having a military airforce, and restricted the number of armament factories to one. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [48°15′56″N 16°28′17″E / 48.26548°N 16.47136°E / 48.26548; 16.47136](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bombardier_Transportation_Austria¶ms=48.26548_N_16.47136_E_type:landmark), Hermann Gebauer Straße 5 ,A-1220 Vienna, Austria ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-h1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-h1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-h1_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-h1_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-h1_1-4) Sources: - Branko Remek (2012), [*Automobil a spalovací motor*](https://books.google.com/books?id=wxD86UnsmVcC) (in Czech), Grada Publishing a.s., Lohner, p.60, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788024735382](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788024735382) - Kurt Bauer (2003), [*Faszination des Fahrens: unterwegs mit Fahrrad, Motorrad und Automobil*](https://books.google.com/books?id=j1_FQqRfZn8C) (in German), Böhlau Verlag Wien, Kleine Enzyklopädie des Fahrens, "Lohner", pp.250-1, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9783205770978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9783205770978) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-h2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-h2_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-h2_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-h2_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-h2_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-h2_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-h2_2-6) Franz Straka (December 2007), ["Ära Lohner : Von der Kutsche bis zur Motorisierung"](http://www.strassenbahn-europa.at/strassenba_02.htm), *www.strassenbahn-europa.at* (in German), Railway - Media - Group 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Sources: - Robert Italia; Bob Italia (1993), [*Great Auto Makers and Their Cars*](https://books.google.com/books?id=6guLi7s0cpQC), The Oliver Press, Inc., pp. 64–68, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781881508083](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781881508083) - ["Picture of the Week: 1903 Lohner-Porsche Mixte"](http://origin.porsche.com/uk/pictures/picture-of-the-week-1903-lohner-porsche-mixte), *origin.porsche.com*, Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd, 17 August 2011 - ["Picture of the week: Lohner-Porsche Electric Voiturette"](http://origin.porsche.com/uk/pictures/picture-of-the-week-lohner-porsche-electric-voiturette-1), *origin.porsche.com*, Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd, 12 October 2010 - ["Hybrid drive at Daimler AG"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151208093211/http://media.daimler.com/Projects/c2c/channel/documents/1467995_Hybrid_e.rtf), *media.daimler.com*, Daimler, 1907 - The first hybrid from Daimler: The Mercedes Mixte, archived from [the original](http://media.daimler.com/Projects/c2c/channel/documents/1467995_Hybrid_e.rtf) on 2015-12-08 - Gijs Mom (2004) [1997], [*The electric vehicle: technology and expectations in the automobile age (Geschiedenis van de Auto van Morgen)*](https://books.google.com/books?id=5689qa8vrLQC), Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 22–24, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780801871382](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780801871382) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Gunston_4-0)** Gunston 1993, 188 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Ejército del Aire - 1913"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100925132208/http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=A963122D791E3CCFC125744800472D23), *www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es* (in Spanish), archived from [the original](http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=A963122D791E3CCFC125744800472D23) on 2010-09-25, retrieved 2010-11-05, 17-XII-1913 : Primer bombardeo aéreo de la historia con auténticas bombas de aviación: Los Capitanes Barrón y Cifuentes sobre biplano Lohner en Ben Karrix, Marruecos 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Rudolf Santner (1994), [*Österreichische Motorräder und Beiwagen: 1918-1960*](https://books.google.com/books?id=XqofAQAAIAAJ) (in German), Weishaupt Verlag, p. 77, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9783705900103](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9783705900103), Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg begann Lohner 1949 mit der Herstellung von Rollern nach Plänen und unter der Leitung von Ing. Otto Kauba. Dieser von einem Rotax- Motor (Lizenz Sachs) eher mäßig schnell fortbewegte Roller war ab 1950 käuflich.. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Franz Straka, ["Ära Lohner : Von der Kutsche bis zur Motorisierung"](http://www.strassenbahn-europa.at/strassenba_02.htm), *www.strassenbahn-europa.at* (in German) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-res2001_9-0)** ["Bombardier Sets Course for the Future With New European Passenger-Vehicle Manufacturing Network Strategy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190411095433/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bombardier+Sets+Course+for+the+Future+With+New+European...-a080002260), *www.thefreelibrary.com*, [Business Wire](/source/Business_Wire), 13 November 2001, archived from [the original](http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bombardier+Sets+Course+for+the+Future+With+New+European...-a080002260) on 11 April 2019, retrieved 14 February 2012 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["The Passenger-Vehicle Manufacturing Network Strategy in Europe"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131014113121/http://www2.bombardier.com/en/1_0/pdf/presentation011113.pdf) (PDF), *www2.bombardier.com*, [Bombardier Transportation](/source/Bombardier_Transportation), 13 November 2001, archived from [the original](http://www2.bombardier.com/en/1_0/pdf/presentation011113.pdf) (PDF) on 14 October 2013 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Sources: - ["Bombardier Transportation Austria GmbH & Co. KG"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111011023243/http://leitbetriebe.at/index.asp?p=wien), *www.leitbetriebe.at* (in German), Leitbetriebe Austria, archived from [the original](http://www.leitbetriebe.at/index.asp?p=wien&m=78726) on 2011-10-11, retrieved 2012-02-14 - ["SITE FACT SHEET : VIENNA, AUSTRIA"](http://www.bombardier.com/files/en/supporting_docs/Vienna_en.pdf) (PDF), *www.bombardier.com*, Bombardier[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] - ["Bombardier Transportation Austria GmbH & Co. KG"](http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5126491), *investing.businessweek.com*, [Bloomberg LP](/source/Bloomberg_LP) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Lohner"](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066356969&seq=996). Gas review v. 7 (1914). 1914-11-01. Retrieved 2026-04-02. ### Sources - Gunston, Bill (1993). *World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers*. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ### Literature - Erwin Steinböck (1984), [*Lohner zu Land, zu Wasser und in der Luft: die Geschichte eines industriellen Familienunternehmens von 1823-1970*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mpxIAAAAYAAJ) (in German), H. Weishaupt, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9783900310080](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9783900310080) ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Lohner-Werke](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lohner-Werke). - ["Lohner, Österreich"](http://www.rollerwelt.org/rollermarken/cHash/c099f34e1d/?tx_rollerwelt_pi3%5BshowUid%5D=2), *www.rollerwelt.org* (in German){{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) - Franz Mathis (1987), ["Bombardier"](https://books.google.com/books?id=jBJlAwweyNYC&pg=PA63), [*Big Business in Österreich: österreichische Grossunternehmen in Kurzdarstellungen*](https://books.google.com/books?id=jBJlAwweyNYC) (in German), Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, p. 63, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9783486537710](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9783486537710) - ["Lohner-Werke"](http://www.austria-lexikon.at/af/AEIOU/Lohner-Werke%2C_Wagenbauunternehmen), *www.austria-lexikon.at* (in German), AEIOU Encyclopedia of Austria --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bombardier Transportation Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Transportation_Austria) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Transportation_Austria?action=history)). 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