ANF Industrie

Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France was a French locomotive manufacturer, based at Crespin in northern France. Later known as ANF Industrie or ANF the company was acquired by Bombardier Transportation in 1989 and is now part of Bombardier Transport France S.A.S.

History

Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France was founded in 1882 as a subsidiary of Franco-Belgian company La Métallurgique.

In 1908 the company merged with and absorbed Société Nicaise et Delcuve (based in La Louvière, Belgium), and was renamed Ateliers du Nord de la France et Nicaise et Delcuve by 1910.

In 1913 the Trust Métallurgique Belge-Français reorganised; the factories in La Louvière, Belgium (the former Nicaise et Delcuve) were combined with other of the Trust Métallurgique Belge-Français interests in Belgian industry (including La Société la Brugeoise) to form La Société La Brugeoise et Nicaise et Delcuve,A forerunner of the Belgian rail vehicle manufacturing company La Brugeoise et Nivelles and the Ateliers du Nord de la France became an entirely french concern.

In 1989 ANF Industrie was acquired by Bombardier Transportation,

Products

The company has constructed Rubber Tyred EMU trains for the Mexico City Metro and Metro de Santiago.

See also

• La Brugeoise et Nivelles, Belgian rolling stock......
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