Share of the Českomoravská-Kolben-Daněk, issued 1. November 1927
ČKD Tatra-T3 tram car in Prague. T3 was the most successful ČKD tram manufactured from 1960 to 1989; 13991 units were sold worldwide, as of 2015 they are still the most common trams in the world
ČKD was formed in 1927 from the merger of two smaller companies, Českomoravská-Kolben (founded 1896, produced machinery for hydro dams) and Breitfeld-Daněk (founded 1854, produced machinery for mines and food industry).
From 1927 until 1929 ČKD's products included a motorcycle designed by Jaroslav František Koch. It was an advanced four-stroke single-cylinderunit constructiondouble overhead camshaft design of 500cc. It was sold under the marque BD, thus perpetuating the Breitfeld-Daněk identity. In 1929 ČKD sold its motorcycle business to Praga Hostivař, which re-branded the motorcycles under the Praga marque. It was one of the main suppliers to the Czechoslovak state of military vehicles during the 1930s.
During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War II, the company was renamed BMM (Böhmisch-Mährische Maschinenfabrik AG) and manufactured arms for the Wehrmacht. The company's most notable products in this era were a light tank of the company's own design – the Panzer 38(t) – and the Jagdpanzer 38(t) tank destroyer, which was built on the Panzer 38(t)'s chassis.
After the war, ČKD was nationalized and became one of the world's leading producers of trams. These were produced by its subsidiary company, ČKD Tatra[1] (commonly known as Tatra, when being referred to in connection with trams, but separate from the company Tatra). From the 1930s to the 1950s, ČKD also supplied electrical equipment for several trolleybuses built by Tatra, as well as ones built by Škoda[2] until Škoda began manufacturing its own such equipment. ČKD Tatra also manufactured metro cars and diesel locomotives, that were exported into other communist countries. One such example from the T-series of Czech locomotives was exported into the USSR and given a Russian designation "ЧМЭ" (ChME3) there. In the socialist era ČKD employed up to 50,000 people.
After 1989 with worldwide economic and political changes the company lost many of its traditional trade outlets in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly in former countries of Soviet Union. In 1994 the company was privatized by the Czech government and transformed into a holding company. However, new management was unsuccessful and in 1998, ČKD holding was close to bankruptcy. Some companies went bankrupt, while others returned to state ownership through debts to state-owned bank IPB. The state sold some companies separately to new owners, most notably the 2001 sale of the transport company, ČKD Dopravní systémy (CKD Transportation Systems, known until 1997 as ČKD Tatra or simply Tatra), to Siemens Mobility's Czech subsidiary, Společnost kolejových vozidel (SKV),[3] finalized in February 2002.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources CKD news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message CKD Ceskomoravska Kolben Danek Czech pronunciation ˈtʃɛskomorafskaː ˈkolbɛn ˈdaɲɛk was one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today s Czech Republic It is famous for the Tatra T3 a tramcar that sold 13 991 units worldwide Ceskomoravska Kolben DanekIndustrymachine industrymachinery industry and plant construction Founded1927FounderMerging of two smaller companiesDefunct2000HeadquartersCzech RepublicProductsTrams locomotivesShare of the Ceskomoravska Kolben Danek issued 1 November 1927 CKD Tatra T3 tram car in Prague T3 was the most successful CKD tram manufactured from 1960 to 1989 13991 units were sold worldwide as of 2015 they are still the most common trams in the world Contents 1 History 2 Products 2 1 Trams 2 1 1 Standard trams T 2 1 2 Articulated trams KT RT 2 1 3 Trailers B 2 2 Metrocars 2 3 Locomotives 2 4 Tanks 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditCKD was formed in 1927 from the merger of two smaller companies Ceskomoravska Kolben founded 1896 produced machinery for hydro dams and Breitfeld Danek founded 1854 produced machinery for mines and food industry From 1927 until 1929 CKD s products included a motorcycle designed by Jaroslav Frantisek Koch It was an advanced four stroke single cylinder unit construction double overhead camshaft design of 500cc It was sold under the marque BD thus perpetuating the Breitfeld Danek identity In 1929 CKD sold its motorcycle business to Praga Hostivar which re branded the motorcycles under the Praga marque It was one of the main suppliers to the Czechoslovak state of military vehicles during the 1930s During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War II the company was renamed BMM Bohmisch Mahrische Maschinenfabrik AG and manufactured arms for the Wehrmacht The company s most notable products in this era were a light tank of the company s own design the Panzer 38 t and the Jagdpanzer 38 t tank destroyer which was built on the Panzer 38 t s chassis After the war CKD was nationalized and became one of the world s leading producers of trams These were produced by its subsidiary company CKD Tatra 1 commonly known as Tatra when being referred to in connection with trams but separate from the company Tatra From the 1930s to the 1950s CKD also supplied electrical equipment for several trolleybuses built by Tatra as well as ones built by Skoda 2 until Skoda began manufacturing its own such equipment CKD Tatra also manufactured metro cars and diesel locomotives that were exported into other communist countries One such example from the T series of Czech locomotives was exported into the USSR and given a Russian designation ChME ChME3 there In the socialist era CKD employed up to 50 000 people After 1989 with worldwide economic and political changes the company lost many of its traditional trade outlets in Central and Eastern Europe mainly in former countries of Soviet Union In 1994 the company was privatized by the Czech government and transformed into a holding company However new management was unsuccessful and in 1998 CKD holding was close to bankruptcy Some companies went bankrupt while others returned to state ownership through debts to state owned bank IPB The state sold some companies separately to new owners most notably the 2001 sale of the transport company CKD Dopravni systemy CKD Transportation Systems known until 1997 as CKD Tatra or simply Tatra to Siemens Mobility s Czech subsidiary Spolecnost kolejovych vozidel SKV 3 finalized in February 2002 Products Edit CKD Tatra RT8D5 light rail vehicle in Manila The RT8D5 is a high floor light rail vehicle based on the KT8D5 tram These were the last trains that CKD produced before the company was sold to Siemens Mobility Trams Edit Standard trams T Edit T1 T2 T3 T3R T3RF T4 T5 T5A5 T5B6 T5C5 T6 T6A2 T6A5 T6B5 T6C5 T7 T7B5 Articulated trams KT RT Edit K1 K2 K5 KT4 KTNF6 KT8D5 KT8D5N RT6 RT6N1 RT6S RT8D5Trailers B Edit B3 B4 B6A2Metrocars Edit R1Locomotives Edit BS 80 narrow gauge steam locomotive ChME3 locomotive T 466 3 diesel locomotive T 434 0 locomotive T 478 3 locomotive T 669 locomotiveTanks Edit Tancik vz 33 tankette AH IV tankette St vz 39 medium tank LT vz 34 light tank LT vz 38 light tankSee also EditList of tram builders Skoda Works Tatra company Inekon TramsReferences Edit Pattison Tony ed 1999 Jane s Urban Transport Systems 1999 2000 p 409 Couldon Surrey UK Jane s Information Group ISBN 0 7106 1921 9 Murray Alan 2000 World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia Yateley Hampshire UK Trolleybooks p 148 ISBN 0 904235 18 1 Siemens invests in Czech Republic Tramways amp Urban Transit December 2001 issue p 462 Ian Allan Publishing External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to CKD CKD Group Documents and clippings about CKD in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CKD amp oldid 1069741596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
