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ABB is a Swedish-Swiss technology company operating in electrification and automation, incorporated as ABB Ltd and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It was formed in 1988 through the merger of two electrical engineering companies, ASEA of Sweden and Brown, Boveri and Cie of Switzerland, and its engineers and predecessor companies developed technologies including the miniature circuit breaker and industrial robotics innovations.

Facts
Company Type
Electrical equipment company 2
Founded Year
1988 2
Headquarters
Zurich, Switzerland 2
Status
Active 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
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Source ABB ALP-44 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The ABB ALP-44 was an electric locomotive which was built by Asea Brown Boveri of Sweden

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Source B class Melbourne tram (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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a total of 130 B2 class trams were originally built by Comeng, and later ABB, at Dandenong factory

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Source ABB (Wikipedia)Rolling stock manufacturing
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Numerous diesel multiple units were also built at ABB York, including 76 Class 165 suburban units for Chiltern Main Line and Great Western Main Line commuter services between 1990 and 1992

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Source British Rail Class 166 (Wikipedia)Lead
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built by ABB Transportation at their Holgate Road Works in York between 1992 and 1993

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Source ABB (Wikipedia)Rolling stock manufacturing
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The first trains produced at either facility under ABB ownership were for an order for 22 three-carriage Class 320 electric multiple units, built at ABB York for Glasgow's suburban railways in 1990.

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Source ABB (Wikipedia)Rolling stock manufacturing
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ABB York finished an order for five similar four-car Class 322 units for the new Stansted Express service.

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Source British Rail Class 325 (Wikipedia)History
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The 16 units were built at ABB Derby between 1995 and 1996

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Source British Rail Class 365 (Wikipedia)Lead
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that were built by ABB at Holgate Road Carriage Works in 1994 and 1995

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Source ABB (Wikipedia)Rolling stock manufacturing
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ABB York built 24 two-car Class 456 third rail trains for Network SouthEast services out of London Waterloo.

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Source ABB (Wikipedia)Rolling stock manufacturing
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A further order for 97 four-car Class 465 units was completed at ABB York for Network SouthEast services in and around Kent between 1991 and 1994.

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Source British Rail Class 482 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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electric multiple units were built by ABB in 1992, for use on the Waterloo & City line

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Source British Rail Class 92 (Wikipedia)Design, manufacturer
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The fleet of 46 locomotives was built by a consortium of Brush Traction and ABB Traction

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Source DSB Class MF (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The sets were built by ABB Scandia (later purchased by Adtranz, which itself was subsequently acquired by Bombardier Transportation) in Randers

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Source Rhaetian Railway Ge 4/4 III (Wikipedia)History, manufacturer
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joined in 1989 with Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works and ASEA Brown Boveri, to develop a new generation of electric locomotives

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Source Wikipedia (German): SBB Re 450Fahrzeug
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Zwischen 1989 und 1997 wurden total 115 Stück der Re 450 von SLM / ABB gebaut.

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Source Wikipedia (German): SBB Re 460Geschichte, Politischer Hintergrund
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An der durchgeführten Ausschreibung nahm auch das Konsortium SLM/ ABB teil

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ABB, whose predecessor ASEA designed and built the trains

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Source ABB (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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The company was formed in 1988 from the merger of two electrical engineering companies, ASEA of Sweden and Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) of Switzerland.
Sources
1. Wikidata: ABB
  • Wikidata Q52825, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Operates In: Robotics Industry, Wikidata Q52825
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2. ABB (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    The company was formed in 1988 from the merger of two electrical engineering companies, ASEA of Sweden and Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) of Switzerland. Incorporated in Switzerland as ABB Ltd, and headquartered in Zurich, it is dual-listed on the Nasdaq Nordic exchange in Stockholm, Sweden, and the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich, in addition to OTC Markets Group's pink sheets in the United States.
  • Lead
    ABB Group is a Swedish-Swiss technology company, that operates in the fields of electrification and automation.
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