Adtranz
Adtranz was a multi-national rail transportation equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the US. The company, legally known as ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation was created in 1996 as a joint venture between ABB and Daimler-Benz to combine their rail equipment manufacturing operations. In 1999, DaimlerChrysler (successor to Daimler-Benz) bought ABB's shares and changed the company's official name to DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems. The company was acquired by Bombardier Inc. in 2001, which merged it into its Bombardier Transportation division, which became the largest rail equipment manufacturer in the world at the time, and was ultimately acquired by Alstom in 2021.
| Formerly | ABB Daimler Benz Transportation |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Rail transportation |
| Founded | 1 January 1996 (through merger) |
| Defunct | 1 May 2001 |
| Fate | Acquired by Bombardier |
| Successor | Bombardier Transportation |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Key people | Rolf Eckrodt (President, Chairman) |
| Products | Rail vehicles, railway electrification and signalling |
| Revenue | DM5.7 billion (1996) DM6.4 billion (1997) €3.3 billion (DM6.5 billion) (1998) €3.6 billion (1999) €3.9 billion (2000) |
| Owner | ABB and Daimler-Benz (1996–1999) Daimler Chrysler (1999–2001) |
Number of employees | 22,715 (1997) |
Adtranz manufactured locomotives, high-speed, regional, metro and underground passenger trains, trams and people movers as well as freight wagons. Non rolling stock businesses included railway electrification and signalling infrastructure.