Emprendimientos Ferroviarios
Emprendimientos Ferroviarios S.A. (Emfer) is an Argentine rolling stock manufacturer based in San Martín, Buenos Aires.[1] The company also remodels and repairs rail vehicles and had previously manufactured rolling stock for the Sarmiento Line and Mitre Line in Buenos Aires. The Emfer rolling stock ran on the two commuter rail lines until 2014 when they were replaced with CSR Corporation Limited Electric Multiple Units.[2][3][4]
Double decker Sarmiento Line carriages used until 2013. | |
Type | S.A. |
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Industry | Transport |
Founded | 2005 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Claudio Cirigliano (former) |
Products | Rolling stock |
Parent | CSR Corporation Limited |
In 2014 the company became a subsidiary of CSR Corporation Limited,.[5] with the takeover intended so that the Chinese firm could build rolling stock in the country.[6] The company's main factory in San Martín once belonged to the state rolling stock manufacturer Fabricaciones Militares.[7]
See also
- Rail transport in Argentina
- Fiat-Materfer (Buenos Aires Underground) - underground trains in part assembled at EMFER[8]
References
- Emfer SA - Railway directory
- MAQUILLAJE CELESTE PARA LA LÍNEA SARMIENTO - Cronica Ferroviaria, 18 December 2012.
- Se vienen los vagones de dos pisos hechos en el país Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - Reportero Ferroviario
- Arrancan los trenes del Mitre - Pagina/12, 24 November 2014.
- "CSR adquiere EMFER y desembarca en la Argentina", enelsubte.com (in Spanish), 26 Feb 2014
- Company Overview of Emprendimientos Ferroviarios S.A. Emfer S.A. - Bloomberg Business
- CSR adquiere EMFER y desembarca en la Argentina - EnElSubte, 26 February 2014.
- CSR adquiere EMFER y desembarca en la Argentina - EnElSubte, 26 February 2014.
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