Important events
May 22, 1919
Approval of a statute of the company under the name “Locomotives Factory in Poland JSC” by Industry and Trade Minister and Treasury Minister
June 6, 1920
Signature of an agreement with government for a delivery of 1200 locomotives within 10 years. Name’s change into “The First Factory of Locomotives in Poland JSC Plant in Chrzanów”
1921 – 1924
assembly, mechanical and forging shops in process of construction
April 7, 1924
delivery of the first freight steam locomotive, Tr 21 series, with 3-axle tender for The Polish Railways
November 5, 1925
manufacturing of steam locomotive number 100
January 23, 1926
first passenger steam locomotive for The Polish Railways (Os 24 series)
December, 1926
establishment of “Fablok” Athletic Society
June 9, 1927
manufacturing of steam locomotive number 200 (first steam locomotive , Ty 23 series)
October 5, 1927
visit of President of Poland – Ignacy Mościcki, Prof
October 20, 1928
manufacturing of steam locomotive number 300
December 31, 1928
first steam locomotive, Ok 22 series
June 18, 1930
manufacturing of steam locomotive number 400
June 15, 1931
first export steam locomotive for Bulgarian Railways
July 11, 1931
first narrow-gauge steam locomotive for Latvian Railways
February 27, 1932
Ceremony on the occasion of manufacturing of steam locomotive number 500. This steam locomotive was one of 12 steam locomotives of 141 CFM type for Society of French Railways in Marocco.
1932
Start of production of Pt 31 fast steam locomotive with power of 2000 HP and max. speed of 110 km/h, unaided elaborated by designers’ team managed by Kazimierz Zembrzuski, Eng.
October 3, 1932
delivery of first mining locomotive, narrow-gauge, 2-axle, 2 DK type for “Brzeszcze” Coal Mine
1935 – 1936
Manufacturing of 5 electric locomotives, standard-gauge, 4-axle, EL 100 type, on the licence of Metropolitan Vickers company. These electric locomotives operated in Warsaw Railway Junction
1936
Manufacturing of 5 power cars for Polish Railways, with power of 250 HP, so-called “lux-torpeda”, operating on railways lines: Cracow – Warsaw and Cracow – Zakopane, as the luxury fast trains
1937
Gold Medal at International Exhibition of Art and Technology in Paris for Pm 36 steam locomotive, applied for a lead of fast trains with weight of 300 ton and with speed of 140 km/h
1930 – 1939
Export of 70 steam locomotives in 6 types for Bulgaria, Latvia, Marocco and Soviet Union
1932 – 1939
manufacturing of 73 steam locomotives , standard- and narrow-gauge, with power of 40 ÷ 250 HP for railway, industry and mining
1939 – 1945
Attachment of company to the Association of German Locomotives Companies (Deutsche Lokomotiv – Vereinigung) during the Second World War. Production of narrow-gauge steam locomotives with power of 75 HP and R44 and R52 freight steam locomotives
February 21, 1945
manufacturing of first steam locomotive type Ty 42 for District Management of Polish Railways in Cracow after a liberation from German occupation
June 21, 1947
company’s taking over by the State
September 15, 1948
entry of the company into TASKO Association of Railway Stock Industry in Poznań
1945 – 1963
Manufacturing of 1565 standard-gauge passenger, fast, freight, industrial steam locomotives (including 216 for export). Steam locomotives’ types: Ty 42; Ty45; Ol 49; Pt 47; Tkt 48; WP; Tkh 49; “Śląsk”; IU; “Baziel”. Export: Albania, Romania, Hungary, Korea, China, Vietnam, India
1947 – 1959
Manufacturing of 2015 narrow-gauge steam locomotives (including 972 for export) of the following types:”Ryś”; “Las”; “Hutnik”; Px 48 / Px 49; Kp 4; “Baziel”; Tw 47 / Tw 53; “Saranowo”. Export: Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union, Albania, Romania, China
April 23, 1959
Ceremonies of 35-years of a start of locomotives production connected with manufacturing of locomotive number 5 000. It was one of 30 fast steam locomotives type WP for Indian Railways with power of 1800 HP, rail gauge of 1676 mm.
1948 – 1993
Total production of diesel locomotives was 5402, with power of 40 ÷ 1200 HP including 37 locomotives for export to Marocco. Locomotives types: Ls-40; Ls-60; Ls-75; Ls-150; WLs-150; Ls-300; Ls-750H; 401Da; 6D; 101D; 411D
1962
production start of tram gears
1963
production end of steam locomotives
1963
production start of Ls-800/6D diesel locomotive, with power of 800 HP with electrical transmission
1961 – 1965
production start of braking system components of OERLIKON system on a base of licence bought in 1959
1963
production start of Ls-750 locomotives, with power of 750 HP with hydraulic transmission
May, 1968
reactivating of FABLOK set of Polish Tourist Country-Lovers’ Association
1968 – 1970
purchase of a licence and production start of brake shoe adjusters type DRVA according to the Swedish SAB system
1970
production start of Ls-800/101D locomotives with heating boiler, applied for a lead of light passenger trains
1971
production start of Ls-350/401Da diesel locomotives with electrical transmission
1973 – 1975
manufacturing of 37 locomotives of Ls-800/6D-M type for Marocco
March, 1974
Order of the Banner of Labour on the occasion of 50-years of production start. Solemn concert under the direction of Jerzy Michotek
1975
production start of self-propelled gadding cars for mining of non-ferrous metals ore
1976
production start of diesel locomotives of own design, type 411D , with power of 1200 HP, applied for Polish Railways for heavy shunting works
September 1, 1977
Extension of production profile and name’s change into “Factory of Building Machinery and Locomotives BUMAR-FABLOK”. Taking over of the factory by BUMAR Association of Building Machinery Industry in Warsaw
December, 1977
prototype manufacturing and start of production of mechanical excavator type KU-1207, with bucket capacity of 1.2 m3
October 16, 1978
Manufacturing of 2 prototypes of PS-253 chassises for cranes with lifting capacity of 25 ton. Production start of chassises for export to Soviet Union
1980
Production start of DS-0253T road cranes with lifting capacity of 25 ton basing on a co-operation with Cranes Factory in Nikopol, Ukraine (rotary part) and with Factory of Building Machinery FAMABA in Głogów (telescopic jib)
June, 1980
Golden Medal at The 52-nd International Fair in Poznań for Hydros T-253 crane
March 31, 1984
ceremonies on the occasion of 60-years of company’s production start
1988
production start of DST-0281 crane with lifting capacity of 28 ton
1990
production start of hydraulic telescopic jibs for cranes with lifting capacity of 28 ton
1990
production start of transportation platforms with load capacity of 1.5 ÷ 10 ton
December, 1991
transformation of the company into the State Owned Company
1993
production start of welded steel constructions for the German company
1994
manufacturing of a prototype of DST-0285 road crane with lifting capacity of 28 ton
1994
manufacturing of 2 prototypes of POT-0321 transportable crane with lifting capacity of 3.1 tones
June 14, 1995
Show of old steam locomotives at Main Railway Station in Warsaw, on the occasion of 150-years of railway on the Polish area. Our famous Pm 36 fast steam locomotive led this show and our two steam locomotives: Ok22 and Ty45 also participated in this show.
September, 1995
the company was included in the VII-th Kazimierz Wielki State Investment Fund
1996
production start of welded steel constructions for the next German potentate
1999
production start and sale of welded subassemblies for mobile crane with lifting capacity of 40t for the German company
April, 1999
obtainment of ISO 9001 certificate
1999
production start and sale of welded subassemblies for mobile crane with lifting capacity of 40t for the German company
May 28, 1999
ceremonies on the occasion of 80-years of Fablok with the participation of Dr. Eng. Janusz Steinhoff
2000
Production start and sale of the first welded sub-assemblies for mobile cranes with lifting capacity of 75t and 100t for the well-known German company. Start of export of the welded beams for special freight cars to Austria.
September 12, 2001
Signature of the agreement concerning forming of “Fablok” Employees’ Joint Stock Company and registration in court
October 25, 2001
Production start and sale of the first welded structures sub-assemblies for mobile cranes with lifting capacity of 30t and 100t and sub-assemblies for crawler crane for the next German potentate in crane production.
Certificate obtainment of Association of American Railroads (AAR) authorizing for production and delivery of locomotive’s and car’s axles for the US market.
June, 2002
decision of UIC Sub-commission concerning official certification extension for distributor valve Est3f till 2010.
March 5, 2003
Obtainment of “certificate confirming qualifications for welding process of rail vehicles and elements of rail vehicles” from SLV Saarbrücken.
March 21, 2003
Visit of Jerzy Hausner deputy prime minister.
March 26, 2003
Purchase of 60% of controlling shares of Bumar-Fablok JSC by “FABLOK” – Employees’ Joint Stock Company from the VII-th State Investment Fund.
March 31, 2003
Transfer of “Bumar-Fablok” Joint Stock Company shares ownership to Fablok Employees’ Joint Stock Company.
October 2003
Start of co-operation within the delivery of frames for tank cars.
December 17, 2003
Signature of agreement with LHS Ltd Company in Zamość, dependent company on Polish State Railways Joint Stock Company, concerning modernization of 2 diesel locomotives ST44 type, appropriated for the operation on metallurgic- line on wide track.
April 2004
monograph publication “Fablok in Chrzanów”.
June, 2004
Jubilee of 85-years of Company’s existence and 80-years of production of the first freight steam-locomotive type TR21 built totally in the Factory.
March 18, 2005
Two modernized diesel locomotives type ST44 with power of 3000HP have been handed over to our customer – Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa in Zamość. These locomotives are the most powerful and the most modern diesel locomotives for line transport on the Polish tracks.
June 2006
– starting-up the production of the wheelsets for freight wagons with monoblock wheels.
November 2006
distinction in the production and service organization category in the Little Poland Quality Reward VIII 2006 Edition after Provincial Marshal of Little Poland patron.
August 2007
obtainment of the TSI Certificates for the chosen interoperation elements of one of the subsystem of trans – european railway system. Wheelset certification.
May 2008
obtainment of the TSI Certificates for the chosen interoperation elements of one of the subsystem of trans – european railway system. Components of the braking system certification.
June 2008
obtainment of the UIC certificate for the MBF-01A braking unit of Bumar – Fablok production.
September 2008
obtainment of the TSI Certificates for the chosen interoperation elements of one of the subsystem of trans – european railway system. Brake shoe adjuster certification.
February 2008
25% of blocks of Bumar – Fablok’s shares have been bought from the State Treasury.
March 2009
– the merger of the Fabryka Maszyn Budowalnych i Lokomotyw “Bumar Fablok” S.A (Factory of Building Machinery and Locomotives “Bumar Fablok” Joint Stock Company) and “FABLOK” PRACOWNICZA Spółka Akcyjna ( Fablok Workers Joint Stock Company).
March 2009
– handing over the first out of four modernized locomotives ST 44 series 3100 to Pol-Miedź Trans Company.
3 April 2009
– the register of Pierwsza Fabryka Lokomotyw w Polsce “Fablok” S.A as a new name of the company (First Factory of Locomotives in Poland “Fablok” Joint Stock Company)