AnsaldoBreda was created by the merger of Ansaldo Trasporti and Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie, the two heirs to Italys industrial heritage in the electrified transport sector, which was first built up by the origi......AnsaldoBreda was created by the merger of Ansaldo Trasporti and Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie, the two heirs to Italys industrial heritage in the electrified transport sector, which was first built up by the original companies "Giovanni Ansaldo", established in 1854 in Genoa and the builder of the first Italian steam locomotive, and "Societ� Italiana Ernesto Breda", established in 1886 in Milan, which produced its thousandth locomotive in 1907. Experience of this scope has taken these two prestigious brands to numerous countries throughout the world, which means that the merger between them unites two partners who already possess numerous strengths to prevail over international competition. The production of mass transit vehicles continues to represent a key area of interest for the company. The company created in 2001 has production sites in Naples, Pistoia, Reggio Calabria and Palermo, as well as foreign operating divisions, and employs about 2,400 people. The integration of the two companies has brought together mechanical engineering skills with electrical and electronic expertise, offering comprehensive, independent design and construction capabilities for entire vehicle systems: design and construction of mechanical components, including the body and bogeys, design and construction of electric traction and auxiliary equipment, service work and overall vehicle system engineering concept. The Sirio Tram Platform, for example, is a revolutionary concept, providing a modular platform that reduces the number of subsystems used, while allowing individual components (cab module, passenger module, bogey, etc.) to be combined into numerous different versions. All this makes it possible to adapt vehicles precisely according to customer needs, as well as to reduce design, development, production and delivery times. As a result, this highly innovative "tailor made" tram delivers significant economies at several levels: for the company, for customers and for the market as a whole. Sirio already operates in various Italian and foreign cities. Also nearing completion are the supply of regional service trains to Ferrovie Nord, the new commuter line platform, and the Circumvesuviana metropolitan EMUs. with latest generation styling, mechanical engineering and electronics. Outside Italy, the company continues to rise to the even more difficult challenges encountered in the international marketplace, as its presence in the US for more than thirty years clearly demonstrates, specifically in the form of trams for Cleveland, San Francisco and Boston, and metro trains for Atlanta, Washington and Los Angeles (for which the company also built the lightmetro vehicles). AnsaldoBredas goal is therefore twofold: to consolidate the markets in which it already has a presence and to investigate new opportunities. This is the reason for the companys great interest in Northern Europe, and in particular Norway, Sweden and Denmark, where AnsaldoBreda has supplied the Copenhagen Driverless Metro and IC4 Diesel Multiple Unit trains for service on intercity routes. The company also has a major presence in Spain, where the two lines in the Madrid metro represent one of the Companys unqualified successes, demonstrating its ability to deliver the highest quality standards, as required by the customer system. AnsaldoBreda has also been awarded a 17-year global service contract to maintain all the S9000 vehicles delivered to the MadridMetro. Tram contracts for Athens in Greece (in service ready for the last Olympic games), plus the recent contract for the Thessaloniki driverlessmetro system, and for Kayseri in Turkey, As well as two-deck trains for Morocco, highlight the companys interest in the Mediterranean as a whole, because it knows that these are markets with very diverse requirements which AnsaldoBredas comprehensive product offering can satisfy.