Pafawag
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Pafawag (English
: National Rail Carriage Factory) is a Polish locomotive manufacturer based in Wrocław. The company became part of Adtranz
in 1997 as Adtranz Pafawag, and in 2001 part of Bombardier Transportation
. It is now part of the company Bombardier Transportation Polska
After the end of the Second World War much of the factory had been destroyed, and the city of Breslau became part of Poland
, in 1953 the factory was renamed Pafawag
In 1953 the factory introduced the EP-02
, the first Polish electric locomotive
after World War II
.
In the late 1980s to mid 1990s the factory experience increasing economic problems due to lack of orders causing loss of production and lower employment.
In 1997 ABB DaimlerBenz Transportation (ADtranz) acquired a majority share in the company. The Adtranz group (after 1999 named DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems) was bought by Bombardier Transportation
in 2001; the Wroclaw plant was merger with another Bombardier owned plant based in Lodz
to form Bombardier Transportation Polska Sp. z o.o. The plant manufacturers the bodyshells of Bombardier locomotives as well as other sub-components for the Bombardier Transportation group.
PaFaWag also is the producer of first Polish modern "fast locomotive" EP-09 .
English language
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: National Rail Carriage Factory) is a Polish locomotive manufacturer based in Wrocław. The company became part of Adtranz
Adtranz
ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation , commonly known under its brand Adtranz, was a multi-national rail transport equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the USA....
in 1997 as Adtranz Pafawag, and in 2001 part of Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
. It is now part of the company Bombardier Transportation Polska
Bombardier Transportation Polska
Bombardier Transportation Polska is the Polish division of Bombardier Transportation. It comprises the former Pafawag factory in Wroclaw and another facility in Lodz as Bombardier Transportation Polska Sp. z o.o. and another manufacturing plant Bombardier Transportation Polska Sp. z o.o. in...
History
The factory opened in 1833 as Linke-Hofmann-Werke, Breslau, and became one of the major production centers for rolling stock in Europe.After the end of the Second World War much of the factory had been destroyed, and the city of Breslau became part of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, in 1953 the factory was renamed Pafawag
In 1953 the factory introduced the EP-02
PKP class EP02
EP02 is a name for a Polish electric locomotive. It was made for passenger transport purposes.-Technical features:Few improvements were brought in with this locomotive type. The front and back of the box had dragging and bumping devices installed...
, the first Polish electric locomotive
Electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
In the late 1980s to mid 1990s the factory experience increasing economic problems due to lack of orders causing loss of production and lower employment.
In 1997 ABB DaimlerBenz Transportation (ADtranz) acquired a majority share in the company. The Adtranz group (after 1999 named DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems) was bought by Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
in 2001; the Wroclaw plant was merger with another Bombardier owned plant based in Lodz
Lódz
Łódź is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw...
to form Bombardier Transportation Polska Sp. z o.o. The plant manufacturers the bodyshells of Bombardier locomotives as well as other sub-components for the Bombardier Transportation group.
Products
The main products:- locomotives,
- bodies,
- frames,
- running gear for locomotives.
PaFaWag also is the producer of first Polish modern "fast locomotive" EP-09 .
External links
- History of Linke-Hofmann-Werke (in German)