Alstom Rail Vehicles

The Wrocław plant, founded in 1832 as Maschinenbauanstalt Breslau, is one of the oldest manufacturers of rolling stock in Europe. Throughout its long history, the factory has gone through various production phases, starting with railway carriages and aircraft during World War I, through the production of tram rolling stock, to electric multiple units and locomotives. After World War II, the plant became the State Wagon Factory (Pafawag), producing, among others, the first Polish electric locomotives. In the meantime, the plant changed owners, becoming part of Adtranz and later Bombardier Transportation. Since 2021, it has been owned by the Alstom Group under the name Alstom Polska S.A. Today, the factory produces TALENT electric multiple units, Traxx locomotives, and double-decker carriages, with nearly 100% of its output destined for export, primarily to the USA and Europe. The Wrocław plant is the largest manufacturer of electric locomotives in Poland and also supplies specialized car bodies for high-speed ICE 4 trainsets. It is worth mentioning that the plant collaborated with Solaris Bus & Coach and Vossloh Kiepe, resulting in the delivery of trams to Kraków and Gdańsk. Another interesting aspect is that during World War II, the factory produced components for V2 rocket propulsion systems and employed forced laborers. Despite changing times and structural transformations, the plant has permanently etched itself into the history of the Polish railway industry and the industrial landscape of Wrocław.