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Adtranz (alternative spelling ADtranz, complete name ABB Daimler Benz Transportation) was a German-Swedish rail rolling stock equipment manufacturer which designed rail cars and engines. It was created in 1996 in the merger of ABB Henschel and AEG Transportation. Initially it was owned with equal shares by Daimler-Benz and ABB. In 1999 DaimlerChrysler bought ABB's shares and renamed Adtranz DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Trent Henschel- A young player with an ugly face from the Adelaide Crows (see Crows), he was known as Trent Potential until the day when it became apparant that he lacked potential. ... AEG volt-meter designed by Peter Behrens AEG (Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft, General Electricity Company) was a German producer of electronics and electrical equipment. ... Daimler-Benz AG was founded on May 1, 1924 by the merger of Benz & Cie. ... ABB, formerly Asea Brown Boveri, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating mainly in the power and automation technology areas. ... This article is about the year. ... DaimlerChrysler AG (ISIN: DE0007100000) is a German car corporation and the worlds eighth largest car manufacturer. ...


Bombardier Transportation acquired the company in 2001, making Bombardier the largest rail equipment manufacturer in the world. At the time of its purchase, Adtranz was the world's second largest manufacturer of such equipment. Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...


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The door passage Philadelphia subway car, manufactured by Adtranz.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (768x1024, 204 KB) Summary A doorwell of a typical M4 Subway car of Market-Frankford (blue) Line. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (768x1024, 204 KB) Summary A doorwell of a typical M4 Subway car of Market-Frankford (blue) Line. ... The E464 is a class of Italian railways electric locomotives. ... A train of R142s on the 4 line is seen in the Bronx. ... Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works or SLM were a railway equipment manufacturer based in Winterthur in Switzerland. ... Indian Railways (Hindi भारतीय रेल), abbreviated as IR, is a Department of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Railways, and is tasked with operating the rail network in India. ... Chittranjan Locomotive Works is an electric locomotive manufacturer based in India, one of the largest manufacturers in the world. ... The 1992 Tube Stock was built by ABB (later Adtranz and now Bombardier Transportation) for the Central Line as the result of the extensive testing of the three 1986 tube stock prototype trains. ... A newly-refurbished unit in London Underground livery at Doncaster Works in 2006 The British Rail Class 482 electrical multiple units were built by Adtranz in 1992, for use on the Waterloo & City Line. ... ICE 3 trainset near Ingolstadt The InterCityExpress or ICE (German pronunciation: ) is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and its neighbouring countries. ... The RegioSwinger is a tilting Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) passenger train used for fast regional traffic on lines not electrified. ... The X 2000 trainset on a US tour stopped at Union Station, Chicago, Illinois, in 1993. ... Bombardier IC3 train set An Israel Railways IC3 in northern Tel Aviv on the Beersheba-Nahariya line. ... A low-floor Flexity Swift tram in Cologne. ... For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ... Walkers-AdTranz Suburban Multiple Units (220 Series) are a model of electric multiple unit used by QR CityTrain in South East Queensland, Australia. ... Walkers-AdTranz Interurban Multiple Units are a model of electric multiple unit used by CityTrain in South East Queensland, Australia. ... The South East Queensland region. ... Map of the 2006 Metro and Ankaray // The Ankara Metro (turk. ... The Ampang Line (AMP) is a light rail transit service for the two routes of the line operating in RapidKL Rail Network. ... Class 170 - 170476 Turbostar Unit in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport livery. ... Electrostar trains are the new standard on many of London’s commuter routes. ... Norges Statsbaner (Norwegian State Railways, commonly known as NSB, officially called NSB AS) is a Norwegian transport company. ... The NSB BM73 is a four car electric multiple unit which are operated by Norges Statsbaner on long-haul and regional journeys. ... The NSB El 18 is the main electric locomotive in NSBs fleet. ... Flytoget Flytoget (Airport Express Train) is a high-speed train service operated by the company Flytoget AS, running on the Gardermobanen line and connecting the central station in Oslo, Norway (Oslo S) with Oslo Airport, in the suburb of Gardermoen. ... A BM71 at Nationaltheateret station The BM71 is a type of electric multiple unit used by Flytoget for airport express trains on the Gardermobanen line in Norway. ...

Clients

The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ... A westbound BART train with aerodynamic design A car in downtown San Francisco. ... Trenitalia logo. ... This article is about the transit agency. ... OC Transpo articulated bus OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... For other uses, see KCR (disambiguation). ... In demonology Ose is a Great President of Hell, ruling three legions of demons (thirty to other authors, and Pseudomonarchia Daemonum gives no number of legions). ... Wickham Terrace entrance to Central Station - showing Queensland Rail QR sign QR, previously known as Queensland Rail and Queensland Railways, is the corporation responsible for the operation and maintenance of the railway system in the State of Queensland, Australia. ... The Changi Airport Skytrain is a people mover system connecting Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 at Changi Airport, Singapore. ... Indian Railways (Hindi भारतीय रेल), abbreviated as IR, is a Department of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Railways, and is tasked with operating the rail network in India. ... New Rapid KL buses at Cheras Bus Station, Kuala Lumpur. ...

References

  • Bombardier Transportation
  • Adtranz

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Adtranz's bid, being developed as part of a consortium that includes an unidentified car-body builder, but believed to be Italy-based Breda, is due July 16 at the Port Authority.
Adtranz is negotiating with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to manufacture seven sets of high-speed, self-propelled passenger trains to upgrade service between Harrisburg and Philadelphia in the "Keystone corridor." The contract includes options to build as many as 14 additional train sets, to be sold in other parts of the United States.
Adtranz is world leader in people moving (763 words)
Adtranz also operates a vehicle assembly plant in Elmira Heights, N.Y., where 500 are employed, and a facility in Pittsburg, Calif., where 350 people refurbish and update rail vehicles for West Coast customers, including Bay Area Rapid Transit system, San Francisco.
Adtranz North America is part of an international conglomerate, Daimler-Benz Group and ABB (Asea Brown Boveri).
Adtranz North America is one of 50 Adtranz groups worldwide, with corporate headquarters in Berlin; Brussels, Belgium; and Zurich, Switzerland.
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