348:
185:
It has been speculated that the beginnings of industrialised iron working around
Charleroi may date at least to 1000AD, with water powered forge, and furnace fed by charcoal. The first official record of an iron industry dates to ~1600 By the 19th century the metallurgical inventions of the
288:
of the 1970s the company had been in a poor financial state; in 1980 the company had total debts of 1,115million EUR and no capital, Cockerill was in a similar position. On 16 January 1981 Hainaut-Sambre and
715:
804:
809:
213:. The company had, in addition to blast and reverbatory furnaces and coke ovens, licenses for the extraction of coal and iron ore. In 1835 the company became the
233:
In 1906 the metal working and mining divisions separated; with the colliery at
Marcinelle becoming a separate company, the metal division of the company became
723:
281:. The mergers created a company that represented the majority of the steel production in the Charleroi area, which represented mostly long products.
222:
Further expansion and development took place, with a mill for iron bar installed, then railways in the 1840s aiding the transportation of ore, the
784:
533:
799:
337:
742:
487:
442:
355:
692:
651:
191:
187:
227:
277:
141:
780:
223:
168:
which were used on industrial railways, and exported around the world. The locomotive builder was commonly known as
503:
190:
would be instrumental in the development of the steel industry as his contemporary, the naturalised
Belgian
384:
341:
195:
133:
248:
128:
371:
290:
275:
In 1978 the company had a steel production capacity of ~2million tonnes pa. In 1980 it merged with
150:
458:
366:
25:
541:
738:
677:
locomotive à vapeur : locomotive-tender
Couillet, à voie inférieure à 1 mètre, 030 T 1586
483:
438:
314:
146:
119:
86:
676:
325:
294:
154:
75:
205:"Fontaine-Spitaels" bought land for the construction of iron works and in 1830 merged with
659:
793:
633:
216:
Société Anonyme des Hauts
Fourneaux, Usines et Charbonnages de Marcinelle et Couillet
43:
Usines Métallurgiques du
Hainaut and the metallurgical division of Sambre et Moselle
672:
615:
285:
347:
776:
760:
732:
477:
432:
579:
734:
Kaléidoscopie d'une modernisation industrielle. Usinor-Cockrill Sambre-Arcelor
333:
777:
Documents and clippings about Société Métallurgique de Sambre-et-Moselle S.A.
762:
Exposé historique et statistique de l'industrie métallurgique dans le
Hainaut
318:
123:
109:
90:
96:
351:
597:
346:
186:
industrial revolution had reached
Belgium; in the Charleroi area
266:
Société des Aciéries et Tréfilerie de Neuves-Maisons - Chatillon
340:
in
Australia. They are now part of the locomotive fleet of the
293:
announced that they were to merge the two groups. The company
246:
In 1955 the company merged with the metallurgical division of
731:
Fusulier, Bernard; Vandewattyne, Jean; Lomba, Cédric (2003).
580:"FABRICATIONS FERROVIAIRES COUVERTES PAR RAIL ET INDUSTRIE"
403:
Notice historique sur
Couillet, "Industrie du Fer, pp.34-35
566:
554:
520:
194:
was in the nearby Liège area. In the 1820s he introduced
139:
The company absorbed another Charleroi based steel group
324:
The locomotives were exported and a few now operated on
321:, so they are commonly known as "Couillet Locomotives".
328:. No's. 861 "John Benn" and 986 "Carbon" were built by
421:
Notice historique sur Couillet, "Siderurgie", pp.36-39
434:
The European economy, 1750-1914: a thematic approach
108:
was a Belgian group of steel companies based in the
81:
71:
63:
55:
47:
39:
31:
21:
369:) in France is classified as a historic monument (
309:(English: 'Hainaut metal works company'), part of
307:Société anonyme Usines Métallurgiques du Hainaut
264:In 1967 the group acquired 51% of the shares of
112:region, it was founded in 1955 by the merger of
437:. Manchester University Press ND. p. 169.
375:). In 2010, its 100th birthday was celebrated.
431:Derek Howard Aldcroft; Simon P. Ville (1994).
8:
479:The Belgian economy in the twentieth century
459:"Société Métallurgique de Sambre et Moselle"
16:
805:Defunct locomotive manufacturers of Belgium
15:
313:, built steam locomotives at a plant in
230:, and in 1894 a mill for rolling metal.
737:(in French). Presses univ. de Louvain.
567:Fusulier, Vandewattyne & Lomba 2003
555:Fusulier, Vandewattyne & Lomba 2003
534:"ArcelorMittal Liège : Historique"
521:Fusulier, Vandewattyne & Lomba 2003
396:
417:
415:
413:
411:
409:
219:with a capital of 4.5 million francs.
810:Companies based in Hainaut (province)
765:(in French). Masquillier et Dequesne.
145:in 1980 before being merged with the
7:
679:, Ministère français de la Culture.
235:La Société Métallurgique de Couillet
126:), and the metal making division of
693:"La " Couillet " a 100 ans !"
338:Melbourne Metropolitan Gas Company
268:, this subsidiary was acquired by
14:
504:"La sidérrurgie à Neuves-Maisons"
363:Chemin de fer touristique du Tarn
356:Chemin de fer touristique du Tarn
716:"Notice historique sur Couillet"
598:"Usine Métallurgique du Hainaut"
240:Société Métallurgique du Hainaut
198:then coke fired blast furnaces.
166:Usines Métallurgiques du Hainaut
115:Usine Métallurgiques du Hainaut
336:, for use in the works of the
226:introduced in 1888, in 1892 a
1:
508:amo.fjep.pagesperso-orange.fr
209:of Paul Huart-Chapel to form
162:SA Marchinelle & Couillet
385:List of Couillet locomotives
311:SA Marcinelle & Couillet
278:Thy-Marcinelle et Providence
142:Thy-Marcinelle et Providence
781:20th Century Press Archives
658:(in French). Archived from
540:(in French). Archived from
826:
800:Steel companies of Belgium
228:Gilchrist–Thomas converter
188:Paul-François Huart-Chapel
586:(in French). C: Couillet.
482:. Routledge. p. 91.
164:built locomotives at the
538:www.cockerill-sambre.com
297:was formed as a result.
211:Fontaine-Spitaels et Cie
638:www.puffingbilly.com.au
620:www.puffingbilly.com.au
584:www.railetindustrie.com
569:, p.83, note 65 (p.97).
476:Mommen, André (1994).
361:One locomotive on the
358:
301:Locomotives "Couillet"
224:Siemens–Martin process
160:A predecessor company
759:Andre Warzée (1861).
350:
342:Puffing Billy Railway
134:Montignies-sur-Sambre
753:Further information
372:Monument historique
207:Usines des Hauchies
18:
697:www.bienpublic.com
634:"Locomotive Fleet"
367:Tarn Light Railway
359:
203:maison de commerce
149:based steel group
26:S.A. (corporation)
523:, p.56 (table 3).
326:heritage railways
249:Sambre et Moselle
196:puddling furnaces
129:Sambre et Moselle
103:
102:
817:
766:
748:
727:
722:. Archived from
701:
700:
689:
683:
682:
670:
664:
663:
648:
642:
641:
630:
624:
623:
616:"The Locomotive"
612:
606:
605:
594:
588:
587:
576:
570:
564:
558:
552:
546:
545:
530:
524:
518:
512:
511:
500:
494:
493:
473:
467:
466:
463:www.industrie.lu
455:
449:
448:
428:
422:
419:
404:
401:
354:Couillet of the
295:Cockerill-Sambre
270:Chiers-Chatillon
155:Cockerill-Sambre
153:in 1981 to form
76:Cockerill-Sambre
19:
825:
824:
820:
819:
818:
816:
815:
814:
790:
789:
773:
758:
755:
745:
730:
720:www.couillet.be
714:Bolle, Alfred.
713:
710:
705:
704:
691:
690:
686:
680:
671:
667:
652:"La collection"
650:
649:
645:
632:
631:
627:
614:
613:
609:
596:
595:
591:
578:
577:
573:
565:
561:
553:
549:
532:
531:
527:
519:
515:
502:
501:
497:
490:
475:
474:
470:
457:
456:
452:
445:
430:
429:
425:
420:
407:
402:
398:
393:
381:
303:
262:
183:
178:
99:
93:
12:
11:
5:
823:
821:
813:
812:
807:
802:
792:
791:
788:
787:
772:
771:External links
769:
768:
767:
754:
751:
750:
749:
743:
728:
726:on 2011-07-06.
709:
706:
703:
702:
684:
665:
662:on 2010-10-09.
643:
625:
607:
589:
571:
559:
547:
544:on 2016-03-04.
525:
513:
495:
488:
468:
450:
443:
423:
405:
395:
394:
392:
389:
388:
387:
380:
379:External links
377:
302:
299:
261:
260:Hainaut-Sambre
258:
254:Hainaut-Sambre
192:John Cockerill
182:
179:
177:
174:
147:Liège Province
136:, Charleroi).
106:Hainaut-Sambre
101:
100:
95:
85:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
49:
45:
44:
41:
37:
36:
33:
29:
28:
23:
17:Hainaut-Sambre
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
822:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
797:
795:
786:
782:
778:
775:
774:
770:
764:
763:
757:
756:
752:
746:
744:9782930344126
740:
736:
735:
729:
725:
721:
717:
712:
711:
707:
698:
694:
688:
685:
678:
674:
669:
666:
661:
657:
653:
647:
644:
639:
635:
629:
626:
621:
617:
611:
608:
603:
599:
593:
590:
585:
581:
575:
572:
568:
563:
560:
556:
551:
548:
543:
539:
535:
529:
526:
522:
517:
514:
509:
505:
499:
496:
491:
489:9780415019361
485:
481:
480:
472:
469:
464:
460:
454:
451:
446:
444:9780719035999
440:
436:
435:
427:
424:
418:
416:
414:
412:
410:
406:
400:
397:
390:
386:
383:
382:
378:
376:
374:
373:
368:
364:
357:
353:
349:
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
322:
320:
316:
312:
308:
300:
298:
296:
292:
287:
282:
280:
279:
273:
271:
267:
259:
257:
255:
251:
250:
244:
242:
241:
237:, renamed as
236:
231:
229:
225:
220:
218:
217:
212:
208:
204:
199:
197:
193:
189:
180:
175:
173:
171:
167:
163:
158:
156:
152:
148:
144:
143:
137:
135:
131:
130:
125:
121:
117:
116:
111:
107:
98:
92:
88:
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
27:
24:
20:
761:
733:
724:the original
719:
699:(in French).
696:
687:
673:Base Palissy
668:
660:the original
656:www.cftt.org
655:
646:
637:
628:
619:
610:
604:(in French).
601:
592:
583:
574:
562:
550:
542:the original
537:
528:
516:
510:(in French).
507:
498:
478:
471:
465:(in French).
462:
453:
433:
426:
399:
370:
362:
360:
329:
323:
310:
306:
304:
286:steel crisis
283:
276:
274:
269:
265:
263:
253:
247:
245:
239:
238:
234:
232:
221:
215:
214:
210:
206:
202:
201:In 1828 the
200:
184:
169:
165:
161:
159:
140:
138:
127:
114:
113:
105:
104:
82:Headquarters
22:Company type
681:(in French)
640:. 861, 986.
602:www.rail.lu
40:Predecessor
794:Categories
391:References
334:Decauville
284:Since the
181:Background
132:(based in
118:(based in
319:Charleroi
291:Cockerill
272:in 1977.
243:in 1910.
151:Cockerill
124:Charleroi
110:Charleroi
91:Charleroi
72:Successor
330:Couillet
315:Couillet
252:to form
170:Couillet
120:Couillet
87:Couillet
32:Industry
783:of the
779:in the
708:Sources
557:, p.83.
176:History
97:Belgium
56:Defunct
48:Founded
741:
486:
441:
352:0-6-0T
67:Merger
317:near
35:Steel
739:ISBN
484:ISBN
439:ISBN
332:for
305:The
64:Fate
59:1981
51:1955
785:ZBW
796::
718:.
695:.
675::
654:.
636:.
618:.
600:.
582:.
536:.
506:.
461:.
408:^
344:.
256:.
172:.
157:.
122:,
94:,
89:,
747:.
622:.
492:.
447:.
365:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.