- Siemens Mobility electrifies extension of the Circle Line Stage 6 and the North East Line
- Third order for Siemens Mobility in Singapore within one year
- Order worth around €70 million
Siemens Mobility has been commissioned by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority with the electrification of the Circle Line Stage 6 and the North East Line extension (NELe) in Singapore. The order is worth around €70 million and includes delivery of the rail electrification system (direct and alternating current) as well as the overhead power lines for the NELe.
On September 26, 2017 Siemens and Alstom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine Siemens' mobility business, including its rail traction drives business, with Alstom. The transaction brings together two innovative players of the railway market with unique customer value and operational potential. The two businesses are largely complementary in terms of activities and geographies. Siemens will receive newly issued shares in the combined company representing 50 percent of Alstom's share capital on a fully diluted basis.On February 6, 2019 the European Commission has announced its decision to prohibit the proposed combination of the Siemens and Alstom mobility businesses. As a result of this prohibition, the merger will not proceed. Siemens and Alstom regret that the remedies they offered, including recent improvements, have been considered insufficient by the EU Commission.
- S70 low-floor light rail vehicles
- After delivery, Houston will have 51 Siemens Mobility vehicles
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) for 14 light rail vehicles that will operate in Houston, Texas. This marks Houston METRO's third order for Siemens Mobility vehicles, which will bring the total number in Houston to 51. The S70 low-floor light rail vehicles will supplement the vehicles currently servicing the city's three light-rail lines, which account for nearly two million trips per month. This will ensure the system's reliability, efficiency and passenger experience.
- Operator is Go-Ahead Verkehrsgesellschaft Deutschland GmbH
- 44 Mireo multiple-unit and twelve Desiro HC double-decker trainsets
- Order worth around €400 million
- Higher capacity and significantly enhanced passenger comfort
Operator Go-Ahead Verkehrsgesellschaft Deutschland GmbH has commissioned Siemens Mobility to deliver 56 regional multiple-unit trainsets. The trains are planned for use on the electrified routes of the "Augsburg rail networks" in southwestern Bavaria. A total of 44 three-car Mireo electric trainsets and twelve five-car Desiro HC electric double-decker trains are to be delivered. Both types of trains can be combined, enabling the operator to flexibly adapt to changing passenger demand. The order is worth around €400 million. Passenger service with the new trains is scheduled to begin with the change of the timetable in December 2022.
- Initial call for 40 Vectron MS locomotives
- Deliveries to begin in February 2019
Siemens Mobility and DB Cargo AG signed a framework agreement for the delivery of 100 multisystem locomotives. At the signing of the contract, DB's freight division placed an initial call for 40 Vectron multisystem locomotives. The locomotives are planned for cross-border transport in several European countries. Delivery of the locomotives will begin in February 2019 and be completed by June 2020.
- 75 Charger diesel-electric locomotives
- Includes a 20-year Technical Support Spares Supply Agreement
- Locomotives are expected to begin passenger service in the fall of 2021
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a €744 million contract to design and manufacture 75 Charger diesel-electric locomotives for Amtrak, the United States‘ National Railroad Passenger Corporation. These 75 locomotives will replace and supplement Amtrak’s aging national network diesel locomotive fleet used on long-distance and state-supported routes. It also includes a multi-year Technical Support Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA). Delivery of the new locomotives will begin in summer, 2021, with passenger service starting in fall, 2021.
- Hesse's state capital commissions Siemens Mobility to implement Digi-V
- Intelligent infrastructure to analyze environmental and traffic data
- Environment-sensitive traffic controls reduces emissions
Hesse's state capital Wiesbaden has commissioned Siemens Mobility to implement its "Digitalization of Traffic" (DIGI-V) project, which is based on the city's "Green City Plan – Masterplan WI-Connect." The project aims to implement measures that will reduce traffic-related emissions. To achieve this, environmental and traffic data will be recorded, analysed and processed in real time.
- 32 bi-directional trainsets offering more than 9,100 seats
- Passenger service expected to begin in 2022
- Enhanced passenger experience
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a €650 million contract in Canada to design and build the next generation of VIA Rail Canada's trainsets. This includes 32 bi-directional trainsets, with a supplemental 15-year service agreement for VIA Rail, Canada's government-owned intercity transportation operator. The new trainsets will service passengers on VIA's busiest route, the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor, which connects Canada's two largest cities, Toronto and Montreal, and spans more than 2,200 kilometers in a northeast-southwest direction. The line carried more than 4.5 million passengers in 2018, representing an increase of more than 30 percent over the past four years. The trainsets will ensure the highest level of safety while also significantly enhancing the passenger experience, with excellent ride quality including more comfortable seats, quieter cars, modern climate control and a high-performance passenger Wi-Fi and digital information system. Delivery of the trainsets will begin in 2021 and passenger service in 2022.
- All twelve trams handed over to SWU Verkehr GmbH
- First series service for multi-articulated Avenio M
- First Avenio fleet with "Siemens Tram Assistant" collision warning system
The Avenio M from Siemens Mobility has begun service on the new Line 2 in Ulm, Germany. The approximately ten-kilometer long tram line, which connects Ulm's Science City with the Kuhberg district, was officially inaugurated yesterday by SWU Verkehr GmbH. The new trams from Siemens Mobility will be used on the city's entire tram network (Lines 1 and 2).
- 12-car trains in service on the VDE 8 (German Unity Railway Project Nr. 8)
- Nineteen ICE 4 trains under way daily in Germany as of December 9
- Trains provide substantially more capacity
With the Deutsche Bahn (DB) timetable change on December 9, 2018, the ICE 4 will inaugurate service on the high-speed line between Berlin and Munich. In addition to the ICE 3 trains operating as Sprinters along the route, the ICE 4 will make more stops along the way. Compared to the Sprinter's five intermediate stops, the ICE 4 will make eight. The new trains will connect Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, Berlin Central Station, Berlin-Südkreuz, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Leipzig, Erfurt, Bamberg, Erlangen, Nürnberg and Munich Central Station. With the launch of ICE 4 service and additional Sprinters, there will be around 3,000 more seats available on this route every day. The new DB flagship also operates on the Cologne-Rhine-Main route, and between Hamburg and Munich, and to Stuttgart. All in all, nineteen 12-car ICE 4 trains will be in service beginning on Sunday.