History

since 1870
Maritime and industrial production and service

until 1923
Part of a marine depot

1923 – 1945
DWK – Deutsche Werke Kiel
Production of benzene and diesel railcars; first diesel locomotives

1945
Holmag – Holsteinische Maschinenfabrik GmbH

1947
Re-introduction of locomotive and railcar manufacturing

1948
MaK - Maschinenbau Kiel AG
First standard diesel locomotive for the German Federal Railways (DB)

1959
MaK – Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH

1964
Takeover by Krupp AG, then Krupp-MaK

since 1978
Diesel-hydraulic standard locomotive with cardan shaft

1992
Krupp-Verkehrstechnik GmbH

1993
Siemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik GmbH

1998 – 2003
Vossloh Schienenfahrzeugtechnik GmbH

since 2003
Vossloh Locomotives GmbH