Electroputere VFU (former Remar S.A.) is an industrial engineering and manufacturing company based in Pașcani, Iași County,

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. The company is a leader in the Romanian spare parts segment.

History

Founded in 1869, as Atelierele C.F.R. (C.F.R. Works) Pașcani, and later renamed Remar - „REparatii MAterial Rulant” (Rolling Stock Repairing), the company specialized in new construction, reconstruction, modernization and repairing of

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

vehicles and spare parts manufacturing for rolling stock and related industries.The history of Electroputere VFU
/ref> In 2004, after the privatization process, Remar Pașcani became part of Grup Feroviar Român. In 2013, the name was changed to ''Electroputere VFU''.

Products

Electroputere VFU's concept of R&R („Redesign and Reconstruct”) was applied on more than 10 different projects for

Diesel Multiple Unit A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...

s, passenger coaches (single or double deck, single unit or multiple units),

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

s and freight wagons. Recent contracts include: * R&R on 30 GT4 trams (as GT4MT Armonia) for STP Timișoara (together with

Astra Vagoane Arad ASTRA Arad, also known as Întreprinderea de Vagoane Arad (IVA), is the name of a group of industrial engineering and rolling stock companies originated in Arad, Romania. Operating as a single entity until 1996, the company then split into other ...

) * R8 type repairing on 57

Desiro The Siemens Desiro (, , ) is a family of diesel or electric multiple unit passenger trains developed by Siemens Mobility, a division of the German Siemens AG conglomerate. The main variants are the Desiro Classic, Desiro ML, Desiro UK and the l ...

DMUs for

CFR Călători CFR may refer to: * Caen – Carpiquet Airport in northern France * Căile Ferate Române, the Romanian state railway * Canadian Finals Rodeo * Case fatality rate, term for proportion of people dying of a disease * Centre for Foreign Relations, ...

* Ganz-MÁVAG D1M DMUs modernization and reconstruction program for

Moldovan Railways Moldovan and Moldavian refer to something of, from, or related to Moldova or Moldavia. In particular, it may refer to: *Moldovans, the main ethnic group of the Republic of Moldova *''Moldavians'', the inhabitants of the historical territory of the ...

* Special platform wagon for a road crane transport (Gabon) * Modernization and reconstruction of 20 passenger coaches for Setrag (

Trans-Gabon Railway The Trans-Gabon Railway (french: Transgabonais) is the only railway in Gabon. It runs east from Owendo port station in Libreville to Franceville via numerous stations, the main ones being Ndjolé, Lopé, Booué, Lastoursville and Moanda. H ...

) * Modernization of 115 passenger coaches for CFR Călători

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Electroputere VFU Pascani Economy of Iași Rolling stock manufacturers of Romania Tram manufacturers Companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange Privatized companies in Romania 1869 establishments in Romania Companies established in 1869 Companies of Iași County