Usines RAGHENO

Mechelen Belgium

Between the current Leopold Street and the Willem Geetsstraat founded a sure William R about 1850 the Usines R on. of these buildings only the name remains standing. Of the buildings that were built later on this place is the history to determine with certainty. We do know that since 1928 monarch successively a furniture factory, a factory and a furniture factory was located again. Finally, a toy company in 2002 left the buildings.  Every Malinois knows “the arsenal”, the Central workshop of the Belgian railways. Because the growth in the rail industry at one time, was no longer to keep up with the ferry company decided to outsource a number of assignments to private enterprises. To and around the arsenal were different private initiatives. In 1850 founded the Brussels native William R (1820-1867), whose father also worked as an engineer in the arsenal, a forge for the production of(cast iron) railroad components. The company grew further and delivered over time fully finished coaches and specially designed wagons on the Belgian railways. The second half of the years around the arsenal the factories 18OO turned on full blast. But shortly after the turn of the century started to reduce orders for the Belgian market. There had to be so looked forward to other markets and other products. R built for the Dutch to Chinese market rail carriages. But they were also involved in the construction of buses. At his death left William R to the city a sum of money from his estate. The interest was to serve for the training of worker children. In 1872 was a square named after him. As far as I know turned a part of the R-factory still well into the 1960s.

1914

1925

 

1926

1927

1930 Willeme Ragheno

1933 Brossel Ragheno

 

1933 Brossel Ragheno

1933

 

 

1935 Willeme Ragheno

1935-de-willeme-ragheno-a-403

1938-ragheno-autocar-sabena-bel

1938-ragheno-brossel-bel

1939-ragheno-brossel-ab6ds

Poirot

1939-ragheno-brossel-ab6ds

1940 brossel-a-65-ds-ragheno

hercules-brossel-ab-6-ds-ragheno

 

1940-brossel-ragheno-belgië

 

1946-65-brossel-a-65-ds-ragheno

1951-100-jaar-usines-ragheno

penning-medal-100-years-usines-ragheno-in-belgium-1851-1951

1951-top-cataloog-usines-ragheno-malines-1951-chemin-de-fer-sabena-autocar

1952-cfv3v-sncb-4610-ragheno

1953-34e82-bussen brossel jonckheere-b

1956-guy-raghano-belgië

1956-brossel-a96-dar-leyland-ragheno

1956-büssing-6500-t-ragheno(auto-miesse?)

 

1956-büssing-6500-t-ragheno(auto-miesse?)

mendoza-argentina

ragheno-tram-35-mendoza-argentina

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