Private company
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Rolling stock manufacturer
Socofer is the name for the railway construction company that before 1968 was known as Établissements Billard.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Socofer is the name for the railway construction company that before 1968 was known as Établissements Billard.2
Socofer, a French company established in 1965, acquired the railcar fabrication business of Billard the same year. The Billard mechanical shop was founded in 1920 and their completed their first rolling stock two years later. In 1928, the growth of the business led to the incorporation of Société Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements BILLARD et Cie.
From Wikipedia’s article on Socofer, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge locomotives for:
The French Army (type SCF 303)
Leisure parks.
Tourist railways.
Narrow gauge carriages for touristic railways.
From Wikipedia’s article on Socofer, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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