JSC Transmash

Transmash
Native name
 Трансмаш
Joint stock
Industry Rail rolling stock
Predecessor Engels transport machine manufacturing factory[1]
Founded 1893 (1893)[1]
Headquarters Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia
Key people
 Evgenyi Shlychkov[2] president of company
Number of employees
 ~1000[3]
Website www.transmash.com
This article is about the rolling stock company Transmash, for other russian engineering bearing the transmash name see the disambiguation page: Transmash

JSC (Joint Stock Company) Transmash is a Russian rail industry company specialising in rolling stock, track laying equipment, and railway snow ploughs.

History

The company was founded in 1898 as Engels transport machine manufacturing factory.,[1] in 1956 the factory started the production of snowploughs; both self-propelled and non-self-propelled.[2] In 1996 the factory became a joint stock company and started the production of railway track maintenance equipment rolling stock, such as wagons for switches and ballast. In 2004 the company started production of wagons for container transportation.[2]

Specializes in domestic brake production. The company mainly specializes in brake equipment for types of freight and passenger carriages, locomotives, motor coach rolling-stock, high speed and extra high-speed trains and rolling-stock for underground railways.

Areas of business

The company manufactures specialised rolling stock for snow removal on railways, and other wagons for container, ballast and switches[4] as well as carrying out overhauls on rolling stock.

References

  1. 1 2 3 JSC Transmash About eng.transmash.com
  2. 1 2 3 Historical information eng.transmash.com
  3. ↑ Social sphere eng.transmash.com
  4. ↑ Products eng.transmash.com


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