Waggonfabrik Wismar

In 1902 it was moved to a site outside the town that was next to the F. Crull iron foundry and engineering works that already belonged to Podeus.

The firm concentrated on the construction of special coaches; both sleeping and dining cars as well as insulated and refrigerated vans.

The firm also pointed the way to the future through the introduction of electric welding that enable a much lighter construction.

The firm maintained good relations with the Lower Saxon State Railway Office (Niedersächsisches Landeseisenbahnamt) and produced the Wismar Railbus in cooperation with them.

Until the early 1990s propellers were manufactured at the site for the diesel engine firm of Dieselmotorenwerke Rostock.