An Ausbesserungswerk (abbreviation AW or Aw) is a railway facility in German-speaking countries, the primary function of which is the repair (and formerly...

the tyres. The locomotives were sent to the main railway workshop (Ausbesserungswerk, or AW) in Nuremberg for major maintenance during the first years;...

addition the following common German abbreviations are used: AW = Ausbesserungswerk = repair shop BW = Bahnbetriebswerk = locomotive depot EM = Eisenbahnmuseum...