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During its long history over a thousand locomotives were produced: first steam, then electric and diesel-electric as well as shunting locomotives. In addition countless other rail vehicles were produced: trams, metros, diesel and electric units and freight wagons as well as thousands of bogies, some
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Valencia plant gaining a 50,000m extension becoming one of the major producers of rolling stock in
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