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Germany Berlin Brunswick Munich Welcome Division Team History Wegberg Erlangen Important historical dates for the Munich location The production of locomotives at Maffei and Krauss was one of the engines of industrialization in Bavaria in the 19th century. And in addition to all this, many important developments were initiated here. For example, Krauss-Maffei was a consortium member on the development of the Transrapid. And with the locomotive families, the Eurosprinter and Eurorunner, product platforms were constructed here that are currently enjoying huge success across Europe. Important milestones 1838 First Munich locomotive factory is established by J. A. Maffei 1866 Second Munich locomotive factory is established by G. Krauss 1908 First joint electric locomotive by Maffei and Siemens 1909 First joint electric locomotive by Krauss and Siemens 1922 New factory is built in Munich-Allach 1931 The companies Maffei and Krauss merge to form Krauss-Maffei 1937 Relocation of all production facilities from the city center to Allach 1949 Siemens headquarters moved from Berlin to Munich 1955 First large order from DB for a new locomotive type program and joint development by Siemens and Krauss-Maffei 1989 First major European order from the Spanish railway authority, RENFE, for Siemens and Krauss-Maffei 1990 Siemens AG buys 25 % share in Krauss-Maffei Verkehrstechnik 1992 Siemens increases its share to 75 % Development of the Eurosprinter platform 1998 Development of the diesel-electric Eurorunner platform 1999 Siemens Krauss-Maffei Lokomotiven GmbH founded 2001 Siemens AG takes over all company shares and transition to Siemens AG takes place Download How to get there (170 KB) Links muenchen.de muenchen-tourist.de deutsches-museum.de © Siemens AG 2008 - Corporate Information / Privacy Policy / Terms of Use / Digital ID