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Members of the Severn Lamb family have
been involved in designing, building and
maintaining leisure and light urban transport
systems since 1947. Based near Stratford-upon-Avon,
England, (Shakespeare's birthplace) the
business continues to be family run with
the same degree of passion and drive to
deliver and develop excellent products and
service.
Severn Lamb work hard to maintain our reputation
for exceptional quality and innovation in leisure
and light urban transport. The management team
has a vast wealth of experience and hands-on involvement
and this allows informed decision making.
The company's core strengths are in the development
and customisation of light urban & leisure
transport systems. Severn Lamb has developed,
built and supported applications which include:
- Rail Trains
- Light Urban Monorails
- Custom Electric Vehicles
- Themed buses and street transport
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- Road Trains
- Themed monorails
- Replica Vintage Vehicles
- River and lake passenger boats
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A number of Severn Lamb's key customers
include:
- Athens Olympics, Greece
- Busch Gardens, USA
- Disney Land Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Drayton Manor, UK
- Genting Highlands, Malaysia
- Leofoo Village, Taiwan
- Mirabilandia, Italy
- Port Aventura, Spain
- Thorpe Park, UK
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- Beto Carreo World, Brazil
- Disney Animal Kingdom, USA
- Disney Land Paris, France
- Dreamland Park, Egypt
- Legoland, UK
- Mines Resort, Malaysia
- Paju City, Korea
- Sunway City, Malaysia
- Touristic Enterprises, Kuwait
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Although all Severn Lamb transport systems include
well-proven and tested components each one is
unique in appearance. The company uses a blend
of computer (CAD) technology and traditional craft
skills to ensure accuracy, speed and originality
on all projects. The company prides itself on
building solutions which last for many years whilst
maintaining high residual value.
Severn Lamb is experienced in supplying clients
throughout the world including:
- Theme Parks
- Municipalities
- Shopping malls
- Festivals
- Museums
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- Amusement attractions
- Heritage centres
- Governments
- Tourist resorts & hotels
- Family entertainment centres
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Severn Lamb's products can be found operating
day after day in more than 50 countries, many
for more than 40 years. References from around
the globe on our range of products are available
from the Severn Lamb sales office by clicking
here.
Severn Lamb - The Journey
through time
| 1948 |
Severn Lamb founded by
Peter Severn Lamb and operated from
workshops behind a family owned hotel
in Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 1954 |
First employees engaged.
Manufacturing predominantly models &
7 1/4" gauge steam railways |
| 1957 |
Severn Lamb incorporates
and moves to a new purpose built factory,
Western Road, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 1960 |
Severn Lamb enters the
larger gauge passenger hauling railways |
| 1975 |
Founder, Peter Severn Lamb
dies. Michael Severn Lamb takes over
the reins of the company |
| 1980 |
Fire destroys factory
and is re-built & enlarged |
| 1985 |
Adjacent premises acquired |
| 1986 |
Severn Lamb delivers
train to National Garden Festival opened
by Her Majesty The Queen |
| 1990 |
Factory premises re-built
& extended to 13,500sq/ft |
| 1994 |
Factory & Offices
moves to existing 2 acre site in Alcester,
Warwickshire |
| 1995 |
Severn Lamb awarded The
Queen’s Award for Export Achievement
having exported 96% of production in
the previous year |
| 2004 |
Disney Land Hong Kong
receives 3 x 36" gauge Jupiter
Locomotives |
| 2004 |
Severn Lamb delivers
moving stage for the opening ceremony
of the Athens Olympic Games |
| 2005 |
Patrick Severn Lamb,
Grandson of Peter Severn Lamb, founder,
joins the company |
| 2006 |
Delivery of a custom
Texan rail train to Forest Park, Yinchuan,
China marks production of Severn Lamb's
200th rail train |
| 2008 |
Patrick Severn Lamb appointed
Managing Director |
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