Tabiczky Zoltánné: A Magyar Vagon- és Gépgyár története 2. 1946-1972 (Győr, 1977)
Harmadik fejezet. Új utakon az újraegyesítés után (1964-1972)
however, fell below 26 per cent. With its significant new capacities and its up-to-date product composition, the Hungarian Railway Carriage and Machine Works took part successfully in the realization of the national vehicle programme and, through its growing export, also in hitting the targets of national economy. On December 31, 1971, at the beginning of the fourth five-year plan period, the Hungarian Railway Carriage and Machine Works celebrated the 75th anniversary of its foundation. These three quarters of a century saw significant growth. From among the constant factors of development we can particularly stress the importance of its ability to quickly adopt to the ever changing demands of market and to correctly size up the changing needs and requirements, the significance of utilizing highly developed technology in producing modern products of high quality and last but not least the devotedness, self-sacrifice and creative force of workers, technicians, engineers and administrative employees. Owing to these factors, as well as to the socialist development of industry and cooperation of the friendly socialist states, the 75 year old factory rose to the level of other European firms of the vehicle industry, primarily on the basis of its development in the course of the 3rd five-year plan, its technological level, and organization and volume of production. The intended — and already partly realized — development of the 4th and 5th five-year plans prove that the company's collective can stick to these standards in the future, too. The direct and indirect export has gained ever increasing significance in the production of the factory. There have been built railway carriages for Czechoslovakia and Pakistan, special waggons and big tank-waggons for Iran and West-Germany, etc., rear axles for use in road vehicles for the Soviet Union, Poland and Yugoslavia — all very important customers, but with the Soviet Union providing the major market. The RÁBA engines are mainly built into Ikarus buses and exported in this way, but to Roumania and Jugoslavia also separate engines are exported directly. Smaller lots of engines are sold all over the world for various pusposes (e.g. for use in ports, ships, various labour-saving devices, locomotives, etc.). The 5000th RÁBA-MAN Diesel engine was turned out at the end of 1970 and in 1971 the company came forth with the 160 HP 5-cylinder engine — developed on its own resources — and a semi-trailer equipped with a 304 HP engine, thus opening up new markets for its products. The 75th anniversary of the factory's foundation was celebrated not only by its collective but also by the whole town and, through the press, radio and TV, also by the whole country. The hardworking forefathers — having laid the foundation not only of the factory but also of an applicable tradition — were remembered together with the ten thousands of laborious people preserving and keeping to this tradition and purposefully developing it in the recent years, winning fame and respect for the factory also under the changed circumstances and so preparing the way for a prosperous future. 128
