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 Railroad Manufacturers of the World  
Welcome to the ever groving list of Manufacturers. While we gradually build up the page and concentrate on the current roster of the railroad infrastructure and rolling stock suppliers, you might find some "fallen flags" in the 4rail.net Timeline, Timeline History or Vocabulary pages. The listing is started with many of the largest companies. If you find your comapany missing, it should be easy to enough to remind us by sending a message with our contact form


 Alstom
Alstom is one of the largest manufacturers of rolling stock and equipment. The head office is located in France as are many of the plants, but production is pretty much scattered around Europe nowadays. Europeanwide production units include Alstom's Pendolino tilting high speed trains unit in Italy (ex. Fiat Ferroviaria) and joint ventures with Transmasholding (umbrella for Russian manufacturers). 

Out of the broad product portfolio the best know are TGV and AGV trains + tilting Pendolino trains.




 Ansaldobreda
Ansaldobreda is one of the newer manufacturers with high ambitions. Product portfolio has i.e. IC4 trains for Danish DSB + high speed Albatross trains for Belgium/Netherlands.  There are discussions about Ansaldobreda's and Bombardier's fusion, the companies could together create super high speed rolling stock for the emerging markets in Europe, China, U.S. and Russia. 
 

 Bombardier
Bombardier is a large truly international manufacturer of the modern and innovative railroad technology and rolling stock. Like Alstom Bombardier has as well digested several railroad equipment manufacturers like German Adtranz. Bombardier has manufacturing in Europe and North America as well.

The product portfolio consists of regional EMU's, DMU's, trams, etc.



 General Electric
The largest corporation in the world GE has a railroad technology division as well. The most known products are it's North American diesel electric engines, which have become dominants in it's market during the last 2 decades, quite an achievement!



 EMD - Electro Motive Division
The second largest manufacturer in the U.S. market the EMD has been very succesfull in the export markets as well. While SD70ACe dominates the U.S. production, Class66 is gradually coming more and more popular in Europe.



  Siemens
The traditional large scale manufacturer of Germany.

Product line includes super high speed Velaro / ICE3 trains as well as EMU's and traditional locomotives.

Company web channel: Stadler Winterthur AG


  Stadler
Innovativity and good sales can lead to success, Stadler started with little orders for Switzerland and currently is one of the largest EMU/DMU manufacturers in Europe. Stadler has several factories around Europe to cope with growing production.

Company web channel: Stadler Winterthur AG


  Vossloh
Vossloh is one of the leading diesel hydaulic locomotive manufacturers in Europe.

Company web channel: Vossloh AG

  
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