Electroputere VFU

Not to be confused with Electroputere Craiova.

Electroputere VFU (former Remar S.A.) is an industrial engineering and manufacturing company based in Pașcani, Iași County, Romania. The company is a leader in the Romanian spare parts segment.

Electroputere VFU S.A.

Company type	Public: (BVB: RMAR)
Industry	Rail
Founded	1869
Headquarters	Pașcani , Romania
Products	Rolling stock repair and construction
Number of employees	980[1]
Parent	Grup Feroviar Român
Website	www.electroputerevfu.ro

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 vehicles and spare parts manufacturing for rolling stock and related industries.^[2]

In 2004, after the privatization process, Remar Pașcani became part of Grup Feroviar Român.^[2] In 2013, the name was changed to Electroputere VFU.

Products

Rebuilt D1M DMU for Moldovan Railways

Electroputere VFU's concept of R&R („Redesign and Reconstruct”) was applied on more than 10 different projects for Diesel Multiple Units, passenger coaches (single or double deck, single unit or multiple units), trams and freight wagons.^[1] Recent contracts include:

• R&R on 30 GT4 trams (as GT4MT Armonia) for STP Timișoara (together with Astra Vagoane Arad)^[3]
• R8 type repairing on 57 Desiro DMUs for CFR Călători^[4]
• Ganz-MÁVAG D1M DMUs modernization and reconstruction program for Moldovan Railways
• Special platform wagon for a road crane transport (Gabon)^[5]
• Modernization and reconstruction of 20 passenger coaches for Setrag (Trans-Gabon Railway)^[3]
• Modernization of 115 passenger coaches for CFR Călători^[6]