ABB is a Swedish-Swiss technology group, incorporated in Switzerland and headquartered in Zurich, that works in electrification and automation. It was formed in 1988 by merging ASEA of Sweden with Brown, Boveri and Cie of Switzerland, two electrical engineering companies. In transport it is known less for a vehicle brand than for rail. In 1989 it took a 40 percent share in the consortium that bought British Rail Engineering Limited, then ran the Derby and York carriage works as ABB Transportation, building electric and diesel multiple units for British railways and Eurotram light rail vehicles for Strasbourg. It also partnered with Brush Traction on the Class 92 locomotives for the Channel Tunnel. In 1996 its rail operations were merged into the Adtranz joint venture with Daimler-Benz, and ABB sold its Adtranz stake in 1999, after which its transport work shifted towards traction motors and electric components.
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Source Wikipedia (German): SBB Re 450
Source Wikipedia (German): SBB Re 460
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Incorporated in Switzerland as ABB Ltd, and headquartered in Zurich
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1. Grace's Guide to British Industrial History: ABB (Grace's Guide)
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Merger between ASEA AB of Sweden and BBC Brown Boveri Ltd forming ABB
2. ABB (Wikipedia)
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The company was formed in 1988 from the merger of two electrical engineering companies, ASEA of Sweden and Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) of Switzerland.
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ABB is made up of around 20 divisions structured into four business areas
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Incorporated in Switzerland as ABB Ltd, and headquartered in Zurich
Part Of: Rail Transport, Rolling stock manufacturing
ABB Group entered the heavy rail rolling stock manufacturing market in 1989 through a 40% shareholding in a consortium
In Group: Locomotive and Rolling Stock Manufacturers, Rolling stock manufacturing
ABB took over two rolling stock manufacturing facilities from BREL; the Derby Litchurch Lane Works and York Carriage Works.
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 320, Rolling stock manufacturing
The first trains produced at either facility under ABB ownership were for an order for 22 three-carriage Class 320 electric multiple units, built at ABB York for Glasgow's suburban railways in 1990.
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 322, Rolling stock manufacturing
ABB York finished an order for five similar four-car Class 322 units for the new Stansted Express service.
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 456, Rolling stock manufacturing
ABB York built 24 two-car Class 456 third rail trains for Network SouthEast services out of London Waterloo.
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 465, Rolling stock manufacturing
A further order for 97 four-car Class 465 units was completed at ABB York for Network SouthEast services in and around Kent between 1991 and 1994.
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 165, Rolling stock manufacturing
Numerous diesel multiple units were also built at ABB York, including 76 Class 165 suburban units for Chiltern Main Line and Great Western Main Line commuter services between 1990 and 1992
View the SourceABB ALP-44 (Wikipedia)
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The ABB ALP-44 was an electric locomotive which was built by Asea Brown Boveri of Sweden
DSB Class MF (Wikipedia)
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The sets were built by ABB Scandia (later purchased by Adtranz, which itself was subsequently acquired by Bombardier Transportation) in Randers
British Rail Class 92 (Wikipedia)
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The fleet of 46 locomotives was built by a consortium of Brush Traction and ABB Traction
British Rail Class 365 (Wikipedia)
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that were built by ABB at Holgate Road Carriage Works in 1994 and 1995
British Rail Class 166 (Wikipedia)
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built by ABB Transportation at their Holgate Road Works in York between 1992 and 1993
British Rail Class 482 (Wikipedia)
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electric multiple units were built by ABB in 1992, for use on the Waterloo & City line
British Rail Class 325 (Wikipedia)
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The 16 units were built at ABB Derby between 1995 and 1996
X 2000, Wikipedia
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ABB, whose predecessor ASEA designed and built the trains
B class Melbourne tram (Wikipedia)
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a total of 130 B2 class trams were originally built by Comeng, and later ABB, at Dandenong factory
Rhaetian Railway Ge 4/4 III (Wikipedia)
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joined in 1989 with Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works and ASEA Brown Boveri, to develop a new generation of electric locomotives
Wikipedia (German): SBB Re 460
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An der durchgeführten Ausschreibung nahm auch das Konsortium SLM/ ABB teil
Wikipedia (German): SBB Re 450
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Zwischen 1989 und 1997 wurden total 115 Stück der Re 450 von SLM / ABB gebaut.
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