Railway Repair and Engineering Works Zvolen

Železničné opravovne a strojárne Zvolen, a.s. (abbreviated ŽOS Zvolen, rendered in English as Railway Repair and Engineering Works Zvolen) is a Slovak engineering company headquartered in Zvolen in the Banská Bystrica Region. It is one of the significant locomotive repair workshops in Central Europe. The company's core business is the repair, revision, servicing and maintenance of railway rolling stock, together with its rebuilding and modernisation. Its workshops also manufacture and repair bogies, overhaul various types of combustion engines, brake components and wheelsets, and handle complete electrical installations for rail vehicles. The roots of railway workshops in Zvolen reach back to the 19th century, when the town became an important railway junction as the rail network on the territory of present-day Slovakia developed. Growing traffic created a need for regular vehicle maintenance and repair, which led to the construction of a specialised repair facility. During the existence of Czechoslovakia the enterprise operated as a state railway repair plant. After 1989 it underwent transformation within the changes to the economic system, and in 1994 it became a joint-stock company. Today ŽOS Zvolen presents itself as a workshop for locomotive repairs in Central Europe, offering modernisation, repairs and engineering production alongside specialised products and services. The company maintains certifications and authorisations for its work, publishes references and news, and communicates with customers and the public through its website and social media channels including Facebook and Instagram. Its customer base is centred on railway operators and rolling-stock owners in Slovakia and the wider Central European region.

The roots of railway workshops in Zvolen reach back to the 19th century, when the town became an important railway junction thanks to the development of rail lines on the territory of present-day Slovakia. As traffic grew, the need for regular maintenance and repair of vehicles arose, which led to the building of a specialised repair base. During the existence of Czechoslovakia, the enterprise operated as a state railway repair plant. After 1989 it went through transformation within the changes of the economic system, and in 1994 it became a joint-stock company. Today, as Železničné opravovne a strojárne Zvolen, a.s. (ŽOS Zvolen), it is a Slovak engineering company based in Zvolen in the Banská Bystrica Region, specialising in the repair, modernisation and revision of railway rolling stock. It describes itself as a significant locomotive repair workshop in Central Europe, repairing rail vehicles and carrying out revisions, service and maintenance, as well as rebuilds and modernisations, the manufacture and repair of bogies, repairs of various types of combustion engines, brake components and wheelsets, and complete electrical installations.

• 1994

  The enterprise became a joint-stock company (akciová společnost) as part of the post-1989 economic transformation.

• Railway workshops were established in Zvolen during the 19th century as the town developed into an important railway junction.

• During the existence of Czechoslovakia, the plant operated as a state railway repair enterprise.

A significant locomotive repair workshop in Central Europe, offering certified repair, modernisation and engineering services for railway rolling stock.

• Locomotive repair and overhaul

  Repair and overhaul of railway locomotives, the company's core workshop activity.

• Rolling stock modernisation and rebuilding

  Rebuilding and modernisation of railway rail vehicles.

• Bogie manufacture and repair

  Production and repair of rail vehicle bogies.

• Combustion engine overhauls

  Repair of various types of combustion engines.

• Brake components and wheelsets

  Repair of brake components and wheelsets.

• Electrical installations

  Complete electrical installations for rail vehicles.

1. 1Železničné opravovne a strojárne Zvolen, a.s. – official websitezoszv.sk
2. 2ŽOS Zvolen – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Železničné opravovne a strojárne Zvolen – Czech Wikipediacs.wikipedia.org