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28-800: The rail vehicle factory in Hennigsdorf , Germany, was founded in 1910 by AEG . Locomotive production began in 1913, and in the 1930s absorbed the work of the August Borsig locomotive factory, being renamed the Borsig Lokomotiv Werke GmbH until 1944. After the Second World War the factory was nationalised in the German Democratic Republic and produced electric locomotives for home use and for export, mainly to Communist Bloc countries under

56-416: A merger of their rail industry-related activities into a single autonomous 50:50 joint venture; the combined group would be the largest rail-technology company in the world. In Germany the combined company, along with Siemens would have a duopoly or near-duopoly in the market areas of electric locomotives, mainline and regional electric and diesel multiple units, trams and metros, and catenary systems. In

84-508: A previous agreement made on the formation of the joint venture whereby DaimlerChrysler was required to purchase ABB's stake. Adtranz finally achieved profitability in 2000, as DaimlerChrysler prepared to sell off Adtranz. The Greenbrier Companies acquired the freight wagon manufacturing business in January 2000. The overhead electrification systems installations business was sold to Balfour Beatty in late 2000 for €153 million. No buyer

112-808: A set of new product brands for modular product platforms, with designs that can be adapted for the specific requirements of different customers: the Innovia guided transport vehicle, the Incentro low floor tram, the Itino diesel multiple unit, the Crusaris medium-high speed train (based on the GMB Class 71 flytoget trains), and the Octeon electric locomotive. A new diesel locomotive design with engine and electrical traction system provided by General Electric

140-510: A standard form of car body; after 18 months manufacturing costs had been reduced by 30%, revenues and orders also rose from 1996 to 1997. However the company continued to lose money, $ 111 million in 1997. Polish manufacturer Pafawag was acquired in 1997 and the facility modernised, controlling interests in MÁV Dunakeszi , Hungary and Schindler Waggon Switzerland were also acquired by the end of 1997. In March 1998 Adtranz presented

168-554: A subcamp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp was established, in which some 650 women, mostly Polish , were imprisoned and subjected to forced labour . In April 1945, the subcamp was dissolved and the surviving prisoners were sent on a death march to the Ravensbrück concentration camp . After the war, it formed part of East Germany . The municipality shared its borders with the former West Berlin , and so during

196-471: A wide range of rail vehicles including trams, diesel locomotives, underground and rack locomotives, and mineral wagons was underway, with 60% of the production for export. In 1960 the factory began to undertake the production of ultra-pure metals by electron beam furnace . In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s the factory produced new classes of electric locomotive for the Deutsche Reichsbahn including

224-744: Is twinned with: Located in Hennigsdorf is the Bombardier LEW Hennigsdorf train factory and a steel smelter. Hennigsdorf is home to Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby , a rugby union club. The team, formed in 1948 under the leadership of Erwin Thiesies , was the most successful side during the East German era of the town, having won 27 national championships from 1952 to 1990. [REDACTED] Media related to Hennigsdorf at Wikimedia Commons Adtranz Adtranz

252-798: Is a town in the district of Oberhavel , in Brandenburg , in eastern Germany . It is situated north-west of Berlin , just across the city border, which is formed mainly by the Havel river. The town was first mentioned in 1375, when it was part of the Bohemian Crown . Afterwards it was part of the Margraviate of Brandenburg , then of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1701, and of the German Empire from 1871. During World War II , in 1944,

280-691: The AEG Bahnsysteme (AEG Rail Systems) business area of AEG Daimler Benz under the name AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH . In 1992, AEG Bahnsysteme was reorganised into four business sub-areas, one for North America and the Fernverkehr (Long-Distance Traffic), Nahverkehr (Local Traffic) and Bahngesamtsysteme (Complete Rail Systems) areas for Europe, and concentrated and headquartered the Long-Distance Traffic business area at Hennigsdorf. In January 1996, AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH

308-454: The DR Class 250 (1974), the DR Class 243 (1982). From the mid-1980s, LEW began to cooperate with AEG, in which Daimler-Benz took majority control around the same time, in exports to third countries, peaking in the 601 Series (today Class 520) intercity diesel multiple units for Greece's OSE in 1989. In 1989 the two companies signed a memorandum of cooperation. In 1990, at the time of

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336-527: The German reunification , LEW was transformed from a combine into a non-public company as LEW Hennigsdorf GmbH, and talks about a takeover by AEG started the same year. In November 1991, AEG agreed with the Treuhand to purchase the rail core business parts of LEW and invest in the Hennigsdorf production facilities for altogether 600 million DM . From 1 January 1992, the works became a separate subsidiary under

364-508: The AEG company acquired a 700,000 m (0.27 sq mi) of land in Hennigsdorf near Berlin for the creation of a ceramics factory which began production in 1911. In 1913 AEG's locomotive works was relocated from Brunnenstrasse in Berlin to Hennigsdorf and began manufacturing electric vehicles. Between 1914 and 1918 the plant underwent a considerable change in production - being converted to

392-582: The EU, outside Germany, the merger would have meant no significant market share increase, including Scandinavia, where ABB had a dominant market share. The proposed merger was approved by government regulators on 18 October 1995, on the condition that both companies divest themselves of any shares in Kiepe , a traction components company. The merger came into force on 1 January 1996. The company's manufacturing facilities and product lines were rationalised, including

420-705: The Hennigsdorf works became part of Bombardier Transportation . As part of Bombardier Transportation (and continuing with Alstom since 2021), the plant manufactures passenger rail vehicles including the RegioSwinger and Itino DMUs, the DBAG Class 422 , DBAG Class 424 and NS Sprinter Lighttrain EMUs and the Bombardier Talent , ICE 3 and MOVIA trains. Hennigsdorf Hennigsdorf ( German pronunciation: [ˈhɛnɪçsˌdɔʁf] )

448-586: The effects of the Great Depression . The locomotive company's production was moved from Borsig's factory in Tegel to the Hennigsdorf plant, in 1935 AEG acquired all of Borsig's shares and became sole owner. Production of locomotives as Hennigsdorf continue under the name Borsig Lokomotiv Werke GmbH as a subsidiary of the AEG group up till 1944. After then end of the Second World War 80% of

476-528: The factory had been destroyed, and came under the control of the USSR being in the eastern part of Germany. In 1947 the factory was nationalised, becoming the " VEM Vereinigung Volkseigener Betriebe des Elektro-Maschinenbaus-Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke Hennigsdorf (Osthavelland) ", and in 1948 production of electric locomotives began. In 1951 the plant was renamed VEB Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke "Hans Beimler" shortened to LEW. In 1955 production of

504-439: The final sale price for Adtranz just $ 516 million. The brand Adtranz was created by Landor Associates as part of the corporate identity of A BB D aimler Ben z Tran sportation . It is an acronym derived from selected letters of the complete name of the first company using it: A BB D aimler-Benz Trans portation, with a z in place of an s at the end for the name to imply a complete product platform from A to Z. It

532-738: The large market share of Bombardier and Adtranz in the country. The deal would make Stadler a viable independent company providing competition to Bombardier. The takeover came into legal effect on 1 May 2001 with a final price of $ 725 million and ADtranz was folded into the Bombardier Transportation division. Within months of the sale, Bombardier said that it was misled about the financial situation of Adtranz. Bombardier sued DaimlerChrysler for providing misleading financial information. The companies settled in September 2004 with DaimlerChrysler agreeing to refund $ 209 million, making

560-447: The name Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke (LEW). After German reunification in 1990, the plant returned to AEG ownership, becoming AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH , and then passed through mergers of its parent companies to Adtranz (1996), Bombardier Transportation (2001) and then Alstom (2021). Under Adtranz's ownership production of locomotives ended, and the site now manufactures diesel and electric multiple units . In 1910

588-714: The period 1961–1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall . In 1951/2, the Havel Canal was constructed to link Hennigsdorf with Paretz , thus avoiding a passage through the reach of the River Havel , between Spandau and Potsdam , that was under the political control of West Berlin. The canal is still in use, providing a shorter route for shipping from west of Berlin to the Oder–Havel Canal and Poland . Hennigsdorf consists of 3 districts: Hennigsdorf

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616-417: The production of steam locomotives . In 1920/1 a joint venture Rosenthal-Isolatoren GmbH (Rosenthal Insulators) with Rosenthal & Co. AG as well as a steel plant were founded in Hennigsdorf. In 1921 the manufacturer of steam power plants for industry began, and in 1927 the first operational steam engine powered by powdered coal was built. In 1931 AEG merged with Borsig AG which had been bankrupted by

644-570: 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

672-517: Was acquired by Bombardier 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. 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. On 8 May 1995, ABB and Daimler-Benz proposed

700-422: Was capitalised by the companies with a capital D as ADtranz , following the standard English text formatting and capitalisation rules it is spelled with a small d as Adtranz . Above the text ADtranz , the company logo included a green dot, symbolising a signal set on green, as well as the environmental friendliness of railways. The company also registered the slogan ADtranz – we speak railways . Rights on

728-692: Was found for the railway signalling division. The remaining assets of Adtranz were sold to Bombardier , in a $ 711 million deal announced in August 2000, a price considered to be low by industry analysts. The sale was cleared by the European Union in April 2001 on the condition that Bombardier would license or sell the Adtranz regional train and tram products to Stadler Rail in the German market, due to

756-546: Was integrated into the newly formed ABB Daimler Benz Transportation ( Adtranz ), a joint venture of ABB and Daimler-Benz formed by merging AEG Bahnsysteme and its subsidiaries with ABB Transportation. As Adtranz reorganised production among its factories, locomotive production ended at Hennigsdorf and was transferred to the former ABB Henschel works in Kassel in 1998. With the acquisition of Adtranz by Bombardier Inc. in May 2001,

784-551: Was introduced, named " Blue Tiger ". Adtranz intended to consolidate its product range around these families once on-going deliveries are finished. Adtranz continued to make an operating loss in 1998, attributed to earlier contracts with underestimated costs, as well as technical problems with products. The same year brought an order for 400 locomotives for Deutsche Bahn , as well as the acquisition of Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works . ABB sold its 50% stake in Adtranz to DaimlerChrysler in January 1999 for $ 472 million, taking up

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