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Windhoff is a German manufacturer of specialised railways rolling stock, and heavy industrial plant. The company was founded in 1889. The company is well known for its CargoSprinter rail vehicle, and derivatives ==History== The company started out as the ''ドイツ語:Rheiner Maschinenfabrik'' (Machine Factory Rheine) in Rheine near Münster, Germany in 1889 manufacturing machines for the weaving industry and founded by Rudolf Windhoff. By 1901 the company was employing over 100 people.〔 As similar control mechanisms were used for steam-driven automated weaving looms and for stream-driven railway traversers and turntables, Rudolf Windhoff also founded the ''ドイツ語:Motoren- und Fahrzeugfabrik Gebr. Windhoff'' (Windhoff Brothers' Engine and Vehicle Factory).〔 In 1913, these two private companies were combined to form the share-based ''ドイツ語:Rheiner Maschinenfabrik Windhoff'' (Windhoff Machine Factory Rheine). This combined company suffered losses during the 1930s. Later, a bomb destroyed the manufacturing premises on 5 October 1944.〔 In 1957 the company stopped manufacturing normal locomotives and start to concentrate on tracking machines (ballast tampers). The Windhoff company was first listed on the stock exchange in 1993.〔 On 19 December 2001, the main company was declared bankrupt and the industrial plant and railway engineering divisions being taken over on 1 March 2002,〔 to become part of Georgsmarienhütte Holdings GmbH.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Portrait of Enterprise )〕 The Windhoff division, as ''ドイツ語:Windhoff Bahn- und Anlagentechnik GmbH'' (Windhoff Railway- and Equipment Technology) continued to supply specialist railway vehicles and infrastructure with a team of around 250 people.〔 The company is an approved railway contractor for in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Norway.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Windhoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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