LEW Hennigsdorf is the name of a rail vehicle factory featured in Train Sim World. LEW stands for Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke, which translates to Locomotive Construction Electrotechnical Works.
Explanation
- AEG founded the factory in 1910.
- Locomotive production began in 1913.
- In the 1930s, the factory absorbed the August Borsig locomotive factory.
- The factory was renamed Borsig Lokomotiv Werke GmbH until 1944.
- After World War II, the factory was nationalized in the German Democratic Republic.
- The factory produced electric locomotives for home use and for export – Exordium Gaming Chicago
LEW Hennigsdorf Headquarters
Hennigsdorf, Germany