Transtech Oy
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Transtech Oy is Finland's major domestic manufacturer of railway rolling stock. It specialises in building railway vehicles for extreme climatic conditions, such as those encountered in Finland.
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[edit] History
The company was established in 1985 when the Finnish engineering firm Rautaruukki started manufacturing freight wagons in Otanmäki and Taivalkoski. In 1991 the railway rolling stock works of Valmet (in Tampere), which specialised in the manufacture of carriages and locomotives, was merged with Transtech. In 1998 Rautaruukki sold the Taivalkoski factory to Telatek Oy, retaining the Otanmäki plant.
[edit] Ownership
In June 1999 Rautaruukki sold Transtech to Patentes Talgo SA of Spain, but was subsequently sold to the Finnish group Pritech Oy in March 2007. During the period of Spanish ownership the company was known as Talgo Oy, but has now reverted to its previous name.
[edit] Finnish rail
The company has manufactured the InterCity 2 double-deck carriages now in service with VR (Finnish Railways).
[edit] Location
The company's office is located in Oulu and its main manufacturing base is in Otanmäki, near Kajaani.
[edit] See also
- Lokomo
- Osakeyhtiö
- VR Group
- VR Class Dr16 diesel locomotives assembled by Transtech for VR
