Adtranz Derby

About

'Adtranz Derby' refers to the Litchurch Lane Carriage Works at Derby during its ownership by ADtranz (ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation, later DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems) from 1 January 1996 until acquisition by Bombardier on 1 May 2001. The works was inherited from ABB Transportation (which had bought it from BREL in 1989) and continued as a major UK rolling-stock manufacturing site.

Adtranz Derby's principal products in this five-year period included the Class 323 EMU completion, the Class 390 'Pendolino' tilting EMU body shells (with mechanical equipment from Alstom-Fiat), the Class 220/221 Voyager DMUs, and several variants of the early Networker Express and Turbostar families.

The works passed to Bombardier in May 2001 and was rebranded Bombardier Derby. It is now Alstom Derby following the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom in 2021.

Locomotives built here

British Rail Class 168 Clubman — BR/Chiltern Class 168 "Clubman" — three- or four-car DMU built 1998–2006 by Adtranz/Bombardier Derby. 31 sets. Built specifically for Chiltern Railways' London Marylebone–Birmingham Snow Hill services. All still in service in 2026.
British Rail Class 168/2 — Subclass of Class 168 — see that entry.
British Rail Class 170 Turbostar — BR/Bombardier Class 170 "Turbostar" — two- or three-car DMU built 1998–2005 by Bombardier Derby. 152 sets. Standard regional DMU of the late 1990s and 2000s. Many in service in 2026 (CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, Northern, Scotrail, etc.).
British Rail Class 357 Electrostar — BR/c2c Class 357 "Electrostar" — four-car AC EMU built 1999–2002 by Adtranz/Bombardier Derby. 74 sets. Built for c2c London Tilbury & Southend services. Many still in service in 2026 with c2c.

Location	Litchurch Lane, Derby
Founded	1 January 1996
Closed	30 April 2001