Demikhovo Machinebuilding Plant
or Demikhovsky Engineering Plant (russian: Демиховский машиностроительный завод, translit=Demikhovsky mashinostroitelny zavod, abbreviated DMZ) is a Russian
open joint-stock company that makes
train
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s. It has been awarded the
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...
.
The company became part of
Transmashholding
CJSC Transmashholding (russian: Трансмашхолдинг) is the largest manufacturer of locomotives and rail equipment in Russia and after merging with LocoTech service the fourth largest engineering company in the field of transport ...
in accordance with the Decree of the Governor of Moscow Region
Boris Gromov
Boris Vsevolodovich Gromov (russian: Бори́с Все́володович Гро́мов; born 7 November 1943) is a prominent Russian military and political figure. From 2000 to 2012, he was the Governor of Moscow Oblast.
Biography
Born 7 ...
of 20 July 2001, submitted to the departmental submission to the Committee on Transport, Moscow region.
History
Since its inception in May 1935, the profile of Demikhov changed several times. There were activities in chemical engineering and the peat industry. But since 1992, the main products manufactured are
electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
trains on
3000 V DC
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and
25 kV VAC at 50 Hz.
During its life, Demikhov has produced seventeen different types of trains and produced over 3,000 examples, operated in
Russia
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,
Ukraine
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,
Belarus
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and
Kazakhstan
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.
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In 2006 Demikhovsky produced and sold 571 trains of types ED4M, ED9M, and ED4MK). Various spare parts sold for nearly $40 million. In 2006 the company presented its new development, the ED4MKM.
In 2007 Demikhovsky produced and sold 630 electric trains of types ED4M, ED9M, and ED9MK.
In 2008 the electric ]intermodal passenger transport
Intermodal passenger transport, also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more modes of transportation in a journey. Mixed-mode commuting is often used to combine the strengths (and offset the weaknesses) of various transportati ...
train ED4MKM-AERO was certified.
Product line
*ED2T Electric (Electric Demikhovsky, version 2): a series of Russian electric direct current, commercially available from 1993 to 1999
*ED9 (Electric Demikhovsky, 9th class): a series of alternating electric trainsets, produced since 1995
* ED4 (Electric Demikhovsky, version 4): a series of Russian electric trainsets, produced since 1996
*ED4MKM: the upgraded version of the electric trainsets ED4, produced since 2005
**ED9E: an upgrade with energy-efficient electrical equipment, produced since 2012
Gallery
File:ЭД4М-0055.JPG, EMU trainED4-0055
File:ED4M_0500_local_train_(Электричка_ЭД4М_0500).jpg, EMU train ED4M-0500
File:Аэроэкспресс_Владивосток_-_Аэропорт_Кневичи.jpg, ED9M-0266 Aeroexpress
File:ED4MKM-AERO.jpg, EMU train ED4MKM-AERO
References
External links
*Official websit
{{Transmashholding
Rail vehicle manufacturers of Russia
Manufacturing companies of the Soviet Union
Companies based in Moscow Oblast
Manufacturing companies established in 1935
1935 establishments in the Soviet Union
Transmashholding