Private company

Hohenzollern Locomotive Works

German manufacturer (1872–1929)

The Hohenzollern Locomotive Works (Aktiengesellschaft für Lokomotivbau Hohenzollern) was a German locomotive-building company which operated from 1872 to 1929. The Hohenzollern works was a manufacturer of standard gauge engines and about 400 fireless locomotives as well as diesel locomotives of various rail gauges. The company was founded on 8 June 1872 in Grafenberg near Düsseldorf.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1872Founded¹

Industrylocomotive manufacturing¹
HeadquartersDüsseldorf¹
Legal formAktiengesellschaft¹

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Feuerlose B-Lok — Photo: Rabensteiner, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

The Hohenzollern Locomotive Works (Aktiengesellschaft für Lokomotivbau Hohenzollern) was a German locomotive-building company which operated from 1872 to 1929. The Hohenzollern works was a manufacturer of standard gauge engines and about 400 fireless locomotives as well as diesel locomotives of various rail gauges.²

Timeline

1929Dissolved Dissolved¹
1872Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaHohenzollern Locomotive Works
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ422111

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WikidataHohenzollern Locomotive Works on Wikidata
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WikipediaHohenzollern Locomotive Works on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsHohenzollern Locomotive Works photo by Rabensteiner, CC BY 3.0