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Adtranz

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Adtranz was a rail equipment manufacturer that existed as a single company from 1996 to 2001. It was formed on 1 January 1996 when ABB and Daimler-Benz merged their rail manufacturing businesses into a 50:50 joint venture, legally named ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation, and the Adtranz name was an acronym built from that title with a z at the end to suggest a full range of products from A to Z. The company built locomotives, high-speed, regional, metro and underground trains, trams, people movers and freight wagons, and also had electrification and signalling businesses. In 1999 DaimlerChrysler bought out ABB and renamed the company DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems. Bombardier acquired the remaining business in 2001 and folded it into Bombardier Transportation, which Alstom later bought in 2021. The Adtranz brand was used on vehicles such as the DB Class 101 electric locomotive, the NSB El 18, the British Turbostar and Electrostar families and the Incentro tram.

Facts
Founded Year
1996 1
Status
Merged 1
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ADtranz DE-AC33C, Vehicles
Source ADtranz DE-AC33C (Wikipedia)
ADtranz low floor tram, Vehicles
Source ADtranz low floor tram (Wikipedia)
Bombardier Incentro, Vehicles
Source Bombardier Incentro (Wikipedia)
Bombardier Itino, Vehicles
Source Bombardier Itino (Wikipedia)
Bombardier Regina, Vehicles
Source Bombardier Regina (Wikipedia)
Bombardier RegioSwinger, Vehicles
Source Bombardier RegioSwinger (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 168, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 168 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 170, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 170 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 357, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 357 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 424, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 424 (Wikipedia)
DB Class 101, Vehicles
Source DB Class 101 (Wikipedia)
DSB Class MF, Vehicles
Source Adtranz (Wikipedia)
Flexity Outlook, Vehicles
Source Flexity Outlook (Wikipedia)
FS Class E.464, Vehicles
Source FS Class E.464 (Wikipedia)
Indian locomotive class WAP-5, Vehicles
Source Indian locomotive class WAP-5 (Wikipedia)
Innovia APM 100, Vehicles
Source Innovia APM 100 (Wikipedia)
Metro M1 (Prague), Vehicles
Source Metro M1 (Prague) (Wikipedia)
MTR Adtranz-CAF EMU, Vehicles
Source MTR Adtranz-CAF EMU (Wikipedia)
NSB Class 71, Vehicles
Source NSB Class 71 (Wikipedia)
NSB Class 73, Vehicles
Source NSB Class 73 (Wikipedia)
NSB El 18, Vehicles
Source NSB El 18 (Wikipedia)
OSE Class 220, Vehicles
Source OSE Class 220 (Wikipedia)
SL C20, Vehicles
Source SL C20 (Wikipedia)
Socimi Eurotram, Vehicles
Source Socimi Eurotram (Wikipedia)
Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1, Vehicles
Source Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 (Wikipedia)
Stadler Variobahn, Vehicles
Source Stadler Variobahn (Wikipedia)
VR Class Sr2, Vehicles
Source VR Class Sr2 (Wikipedia)
X 2000, Vehicles
Source Adtranz (Wikipedia)
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1. Adtranz (Wikipedia)
  • History, formation of the joint venture
    The merger came into force on 1 January 1996.
  • Lead, acquisition by Bombardier
    The company was acquired by Bombardier in 2001, which merged it into its Bombardier Transportation division
  • Part Of: Rail Transport, Lead
    Adtranz was a multi-national rail transportation equipment manufacturer
  • In Group: Locomotive and Rolling Stock Manufacturers, Lead
    Adtranz was a multi-national rail transportation equipment manufacturer
  • Has Vehicles: DSB Class MF, Products, Passenger trains
    IC3 Flexliner
  • Has Vehicles: X 2000, Products, High speed trains
    Swedish X 2000 high-speed train
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NSB El 18 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: NSB El 18, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: NSB El 18, Lead, builder
NSB El 18 is a class of 22 electric locomotives built by Adtranz
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OSE Class 220 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: OSE Class 220, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: OSE Class 220, Lead, builder
It was built in 1998 at the ADTranz (and later Bombardier) factories in Kassel, Germany
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FS Class E.464 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: FS Class E.464, Lead, designer and producer
Quote, Has Vehicles: FS Class E.464, Lead, designer and producer
originally designed by ABB Trazione, later ADTranz
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Bombardier Incentro (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Bombardier Incentro, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Bombardier Incentro, Lead, builder
manufactured initially by Adtranz and later by Bombardier Transportation
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Bombardier RegioSwinger (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Bombardier RegioSwinger, Development and service, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Bombardier RegioSwinger, Development and service, builder
The RegioSwinger was first manufactured by Adtranz in Hennigsdorf
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Indian locomotive class WAP-5 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Indian locomotive class WAP-5, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Indian locomotive class WAP-5, Lead, builder
The first ten locomotives were imported from Adtranz in Switzerland in 1995
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SL C20 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: SL C20, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: SL C20, Lead, builder
delivered to Stockholm by the former Kalmar Verkstad, owned by Adtranz
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Socimi Eurotram (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Socimi Eurotram, Lead, manufacturers
Quote, Has Vehicles: Socimi Eurotram, Lead, manufacturers
then by Adtranz and finally by Bombardier Transportation
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Stadler Variobahn (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Stadler Variobahn, Lead, former names
Quote, Has Vehicles: Stadler Variobahn, Lead, former names
formerly sold as the ABB Variotram, Adtranz Variotram and Bombardier Variotram
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DB Class 101 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: DB Class 101, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: DB Class 101, Lead, builder
a class of three-phase electric locomotives built by Adtranz and operated by DB Fernverkehr in Germany
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NSB Class 71 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: NSB Class 71, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: NSB Class 71, Lead, builder
Sixteen three-car train sets were built by Adtranz Strømmen between 1997 and 1998
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ADtranz DE-AC33C (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: ADtranz DE-AC33C, Lead, developer
Quote, Has Vehicles: ADtranz DE-AC33C, Lead, developer
developed by ADtranz in association with General Electric
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NSB Class 73 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: NSB Class 73, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: NSB Class 73, Lead, builder
built by Adtranz for the Norwegian State Railways
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British Rail Class 424 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 424, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 424, Lead, builder
built in 1997 by Adtranz at Derby Litchurch Lane Works
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Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1, Lead, origin
Quote, Has Vehicles: Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1, Lead, origin
Originally a product of ADtranz
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ADtranz low floor tram (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: ADtranz low floor tram, Lead, background
Quote, Has Vehicles: ADtranz low floor tram, Lead, background
Adtranz took over the rail division of MAN in 1990
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MTR Adtranz-CAF EMU (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: MTR Adtranz-CAF EMU, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: MTR Adtranz-CAF EMU, Lead, builder
built jointly by Adtranz and Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF)
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VR Class Sr2 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: VR Class Sr2, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: VR Class Sr2, Lead, builder
They were built by SLM/ABB and later by Adtranz and finally Bombardier Transportation
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Metro M1 (Prague) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Metro M1 (Prague), Lead, builders
Quote, Has Vehicles: Metro M1 (Prague), Lead, builders
These Metro trains were made by the companies
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British Rail Class 168 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 168, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 168, Lead, builder
The trains were built by Adtranz at the Derby Litchurch Lane Works
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British Rail Class 170 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 170, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 170, Lead, builder
designed and built by Adtranz, and later by Bombardier Transportation, at Derby Litchurch Lane Works
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British Rail Class 357 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 357, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 357, Lead, builder
built by Adtranz until 2001, later Bombardier, at Derby Litchurch Lane Works
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Bombardier Itino (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Bombardier Itino, Lead, developer
Quote, Has Vehicles: Bombardier Itino, Lead, developer
manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, originally developed by Adtranz
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Bombardier Regina (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Bombardier Regina, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Bombardier Regina, Lead, builder
manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz)
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Innovia APM 100 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Innovia APM 100, Lead, developer
Quote, Has Vehicles: Innovia APM 100, Lead, developer
first developed by Westinghouse (later Adtranz, Bombardier Transportation and now Alstom)
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Flexity Outlook (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Flexity Outlook, Eurotram history
Quote, Has Vehicles: Flexity Outlook, Eurotram history
Later models were manufactured under successor companies Adtranz and Bombardier Inc.
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