Kálmán Kandó
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Kálmán Kandó de Egerfarmos et Sztregova was a Hungarian engineer, the inventor of phase converter and a pioneer in the development of AC electric railway traction.
Electric locomotive RA 361 (later FS Class E.360) by Ganz for the Valtellina line, 1904
Kandó V40 electric locomotive of MÁV
The first locomotive with a phase converter was Kando's V50 locomotive (only for demonstration and testing purposes)
Ganz Works
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The Ganz Machinery Works Holding is a Hungarian holding company. Its products are related to rail transport, power generation, and water supply, among other industries.
Ganz steam tractor with rotary plow, (produced since the 1870s)
The Hungarian "ZBD" Team: Miksa Déri, Ottó Bláthy, Károly Zipernowsky
first high efficiency transformer prototypes (1885; Széchenyi István Memorial Exhibition, Nagycenk, Hungary)