Even whilst the factory was being built the company's management were busy looking for business and so, as early as 10 June 1871, the first locomotive, the HUMBOLDT was handed over to its owners, the ÖNWB.
Schon während der Bauarbeiten bemühte sich die Geschäftsleitung um Aufträge, und so konnte schon am 10. Juni 1871 die erste Lokomotive, die „HUMBOLDT“ an den Kunden, die ÖNWB, übergeben werden.