▁W roc ław . ▁The ▁company ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Ad tr anz ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁as ▁Ad tr anz ▁P af aw ag , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁part ▁of ▁Bomb ard ier ▁Transport ation . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁Bomb ard ier ▁Transport ation ▁Pol ska ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁factory ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁as ▁Lin ke - H of mann - W er ke , ▁Bres lau , ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁production ▁cent ers ▁for ▁rolling ▁stock ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁factory ▁had ▁been ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bres lau ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Poland , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁factory ▁was ▁renamed ▁P af aw ag ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁factory ▁introduced ▁the ▁EP - 0 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁Polish ▁electric ▁locomot ive ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁mid ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁factory ▁experienced ▁increasing ▁economic ▁problems ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁orders ▁causing ▁loss ▁of ▁production ▁and ▁lower ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁A BB ▁Da im ler B enz ▁Transport ation ▁( AD tr anz ) ▁acquired ▁a ▁majority ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁The ▁Ad tr anz ▁group ▁( after ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁named ▁Da im ler Ch rys ler ▁Rail