Société Franco-Belge
FRENCH/BELGIAN ENGINEERING FIRM
Société Anglo-Franco-Belge; Franco-Belge; Société Franco-Belge de Matériel de Chemins de Fer; Societe Franco-Belge; Franco-Belge (Raismes); Centre d'essais ferroviaires; Alstom Petite-Forêt, Valenciennes
The Société Franco-Belge was a Franco-Belgian engineering firm that specialised in the construction of railway vehicles and their components and accessories. The company originated in 1859 as the Belgian firm Compagnie Belge pour la Construction de Machines et de Matériels de Chemins de Fer, founded by Charles Evrard.