| Type | Società per Azioni |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Ansaldo Trasporti and Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie |
| Founded | By merger in 2001 |
| Headquarters | Italy |
| Number of locations | 4 |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Salvatore Bianconi (CEO) |
| Industry | Engineering |
| Products | Rail transport vehicles |
| Services | Maintenance |
| Employees | 2,400 |
| Parent | Finmeccanica |
| Website | www.ansaldobreda.it |
AnsaldoBreda S.p.A. is a rail transport engineering company based in Italy. The company designs and manufactures railway and mass transit vehicles.
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Company details
AnsaldoBreda was formed in 2001 by the merger of Ansaldo Trasporti and Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie,[1] and is part of the Finmeccanica holding.[2] It has production sites on four locations in Italy: Naples, Reggio Calabria, Palermo, and Pistoia. The company employs 2,400 people in total.[1] Since 2008, Salvatore Bianconi is the Chief Executive Officer of AnsaldoBreda.[3]
Products
AnsaldoBreda manufactures railway cars, trams, and trains for commuter rail, high-speed rail, and main lines.[4]
The Sirio is a low-floor tram model and is used in cities throughout Europe such as Athens, Gothenburg, and Milan. The tram models T-68 and T-69 are used in the United Kingdom alone.
Two of AnsaldoBreda's high-speed trains are the ETR 500 model used in Italy and the V250 model planned to be used in the Netherlands and Belgium. The IC4 model is an inter-city train for the Danish main lines. The FS Class E403 of locomotives is used in Italy.
References
- ^ a b Company. AnsaldoBreda. Retrieved on 2009-07-17.
- ^ Energy Transportation. Finmeccanica. Retrieved on 2009-07-17.
- ^ Salvatore Bianconi appointed as new CEO of AnsaldoBreda (2008-05-27). Finmeccanica. Retrieved on 2009-07-18.
- ^ AnsaldoBreda. AnsaldoBreda. Retrieved on 2009-07-17.
External links
- AnsaldoBreda, official website
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