Ganz

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Metric gauge Ganz-Mávag trainset of Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) at Tripolis, Greece

The Ganz (Ganz vállalatok, "Ganz companies") electric works in Budapest is probably best known for the manufacture of tramcars, but was also a pioneer in the application of three-phase alternating current to electric railways.

See also Kálmán Kandó, Ottó Bláthy and railway electrification systems.

It is named after Ábrahám Ganz.

[edit] Locomotives

In 1982 - 1983 Ganz-Mávag supplied an order for electric multiple units to New Zealand Railways Corporation for Wellington suburban services. The order was made in 1979, and was for 44 powered units and 44 trailer units, see NZR EM class.

A Tranz Metro EM class Ganz-Mávag unit in service in the Hutt Valley, New Zealand

In 1976 Ganz-Mávag supplied ten 3-car diesel trainset to the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), designated as Class AA-91 and four metric gauge 4-car trainsets, designated as Class A-6451. In 1981-82 Ganz-Mávag supplied to OSE 11 B-B diesel-hydraulic DHM7-9 locomotives, designated as class A-251. Finally, in 1983, OSE bought eleven 3-car metric gauge trainsets, designated as Class A-6461. All these locomotives and trainsets have been withdrawn with the exeption of one standard and one metric gauge trainset.

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