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Corpet-Louvet

Logo: Scan 2009 B. Corpet, entête lettre de 1876 Lucien Corpet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

French steam locomotive manufacturer

Corpet-Louvet was a steam locomotive manufacturer based in Paris, France.2 It ceased to exist in 1953.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1868Founded1
  • HeadquartersParis1
  • Legal formS.A.1

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Photo: Bruno Corpet ( Quoique ) scan et restauration tirage ancien (collection personnelle, archive Corpet-Louvet), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Corpet-Louvet was a steam locomotive manufacturer based in Paris, France.2

The story

Founded in 1855 as Anjubault, based in the Avenue Phillippe-Auguste in Paris, the firm was taken over by Lucien Corpet in 1868. Corpet's daughter Marguerite married Lucien Louvet, the engineer of the Compagnie Meusienne des Chemins de Fer, which used Corpet locomotives. Corpet died in 1889, and the management of the firm was taken over by Louvet. In 1912, the firm moved to new premises at La Corneuve, and a limited liability company, Corpet, Louvet et Compagnie was formed. The last steam locomotive was built in 1953, but the company is still in business, manufacturing "Caterpillar" earth moving equipment under licence.

From Wikipedia’s article on Corpet-Louvet, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1953Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1868Founded Founded1

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