Compagnie Électro-Mécanique

Compagnie Electro-Mecanique

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	1932; 93 years ago (1932)
Defunct	1983
Successor	Alstom
Headquarters	Lyon, France
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Locomotives High-speed trains Intercity and commuter trains Trams People movers Signalling systems

Compagnie Électro-Mécanique (CEM) was a French electrical engineering manufacturer based in Paris, Le Havre, Lyon, Le Bourget, Nancy, Dijon. It was a subsidiary company of Brown, Boveri & Cie.

Production

The company produced DC motors, AC motors, generators, turbines, transformers and railway locomotives. Examples of railway locomotives included SNCF Class C 61000 and SNCF Class CC 65500.

Acquisition by Alsthom

It was acquired by Alsthom in 1983.

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