Compagnie française de matériel de chemin de fer

The Compagnie française de matériel de chemin de fer was a French manufacturer of rail equipment, headquartered in Ivry-sur-Seine, with a factory in Maubeuge.
The company built rolling stock for the French railways and French colonies.

History

The company was founded in 1872, with a capital of 2,500,000 francs to utilise the works of the Société Charles Bonnefond et Cie. in Ivry-sur-Seine.
In 1911 the company acquired the Tilleul works in Maubeuge. The factory closed in 1970.
In 1919 CFMCF along with five others: the Forges et aciéries de la Marine et Homécourt, the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans, établissements Schneider, and the Société des forges de Châtillon-Commentry-Neuves-Maison founded a new company: the Compagnie générale de construction et d'entretien du matériel de chemin de fer with a capital of 15 million francs; the new company's business was the repair and maintenance of railway vehicles, and had works in Nevers and Villefranche-sur-Saône serving the PLM, and at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps serving the PO.