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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.

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.


PRODUCTS


A list of products past and present:

  • M4 subway cars for SEPTA Blue Line, in Philadelphia, PA USA

  • Adtranz - SLM Lok 2000 locomotives

  • Talent BR643 DMU

  • German ICE high speed train

  • Automatic Guideway Transit Systems

  • Adtranz-CAF Series 6000 trains

  • Variotram

  • Incentro tram

  • GT8-100C/2SY tram

  • ICN tilting train

  • DE 2000 trains

  • Lok 109-1 locomotive

  • GT6N (GT6M-ZR) Low Floor LRV

  • GT6-70 LRV

  • GT8-70 Articulated LRV



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