Private company

Anciens Établissements Cail

Defunct French locomotive manufacturer (1883–1898) based in Paris1

The Société Anonyme des Anciens Établissements Cail was established in 1883 with a capital of 20,000 francs. Several banks took part in its creation: the Crédit lyonnais, the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas and the Comptoir national d'Escompte de Paris.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1883Founded1
  • Industrylocomotive manufacturing1
  • HeadquartersParis1

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CFBS Cail N°2
Photo: Claude Villetaneuse, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Société Anonyme des Anciens Établissements Cail was established in 1883 with a capital of 20,000 francs. Several banks took part in its creation: the Crédit lyonnais, the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas and the Comptoir national d'Escompte de Paris. It succeeded the Société J. F. Cail & Cie, then in liquidation, which manufactured locomotives (2,360 between 1845 and 1889 including the famous Crampton) and also bridges (such as the Pont d'Arcole), the lift on the third floor of the Eiffel Tower, the Bouffes-du-Nord Theatre and the metal frame of the Gare du Musée d'Orsay. It was replaced by the Société française de constructions mécaniques in 1898.2

Products and brands

Production took place in Paris at Grenelle on the bank of the Seine and at Denain in the North.

From Wikipedia’s article on Anciens Établissements Cail, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Société J. F Cail & Cie1
  2. Succeeded by Société française de constructions mécaniques1

Timeline

  1. 1898Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1883Founded Founded1

Sources

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