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Successful demonstration of a fully automated tram
depot with a self-driving tram
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Market maturity planned for 2026
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Supported by the mFUND of the Federal Ministry of
Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI)
Siemens
Mobility and ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH successfully demonstrated a test
of the mFUND’s AStriD (“Autonomous Tram in Depot”) research project at a press
conference today. A consortium consisting of Siemens Mobility, ViP Verkehrsbetrieb
Potsdam GmbH, the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), the Institute for Climate
Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM), and Codewerk GmbH began its joint
research on a fully automated tram depot in October 2019. The technology is
expected to be market-ready in 2026.
- CBTC to be
installed on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid
Transit System
- First case
where CBTC technology is used on a cross border link
- Rail line will
ease current congestion, improve cross-border connectivity, and bolster
economic activity in the region.
Siemens
Mobility has been awarded a contract by RTS Operations to design, install and
commission a Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signaling system and
Platform Screen Door System on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit (RTS)
Link. This will be the first ever case of CBTC technology being used on a cross
border rail link. The 4 km system connecting Johor Bahru, Malaysia and
Woodlands, Singapore will be operated by RTS Operations, a joint venture between
Singapore rail operator SMRT and Malaysian public transport firm Prasarana.
Once completed, the RTS Link will be able to transport an estimated 10,000 passengers an
hour in each direction, helping ease current congestion at existing border
entry points, improving cross-border connectivity and bolstering economic
activity in the region. The line will also be equipped with GoA 4, the highest grade
of automation that allows for trains to be automatically controlled and
operated.
- 20 Vectron MS multisystem
locomotives for maximum flexibility
- Service planned in eleven countries
along the Eastern Corridor
- Deliveries to begin in March 2022
Railpool, one of Europe’s leading rail vehicle rental companies, has
ordered 20 Vectron MS multisystem locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The locomotives
are intended for service in eleven countries along the Eastern Corridor (Germany,
Austria, Poland, Croatia, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria,
Romania, Serbia). The locomotives will be delivered in several phases beginning
in March 2022. Railpool’s fleet is currently comprised of more than 400 locomotives.
When deliveries of this first order for multisystem locomotives from Siemens
Mobility are completed, Railpool will have a total of 53 Siemens locomotives.
- Siemens Mobility and Continental cooperate in manufacturing pantographs
for trucks
- Initiative of the Ministry of
Transport recommends eHighway on 4,000 kilometers of autobahn
Siemens Mobility and
Continental Engineering Services (CES) will cooperate in the future on the
development and manufacture of pantographs for trucks. The eHighway technology
from Siemens Mobility supplies trucks with electricity via an overhead line. The
cooperation aims to electrify key stretches of highway-networks in Germany’s autobahn network with
overhead contact lines and thus significantly reduce CO
2 emissions from
trucks. The new partnership combines expertise from two technology worlds:
Siemens Mobility is a specialist in rail electrification, Continental
Engineering Services is a development and production service provider for
automotive technologies. The two companies will now pool their know-how to
quickly achieve series production of truck pantographs.
ÖBB is investing in a new maintenance fleet with 50
low-emission high-performance maintenance vehicles, including 6 cab cars. The Austrian
vehicle manufacturer Plasser & Theurer has been awarded to modernize the
ÖBB fleet and selected Siemens Mobility as trusted ETCS onboard unit partner to
equip the fleet with the latest European train control system (ETCS). The
Trainguard ETCS Level 2 solution that it deployed to ÖBB is based on the latest
Baseline 3 Release 2 standard. To ensure an economical transition to ETCS a
unified cabinet design with standardized interfaces is applied. The new
maintenance fleet is intended to operate throughout the ÖBB network and
cross-border to Germany. To operate in Germany the vehicles will additionally
be equipped with the Siemens PZB solution Trainguard Basic Indusi (TGB-I). TGB-I
with ETCS is a smart combination for operation on both existing and ETCS lines
thanks to proven and harmonized interfaces. By end of 2023 the first vehicles
will operate on the new high-speed Koralmbahn. The contract includes the option
to equip additional 46 high performance maintenance vehicles.
- SSB customers travel at the lowest
ticket price with the ‘Best Price’ option
- Mobile ticket with fully automated
billing process
- eos.uptrade provides XiXo solutions
Siemens
Mobility subsidiary eos.uptrade has partnered with Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG
(SSB) to integrate the ‘Best Price’ option into the
SSB Move app, making it more convenient for passengers to buy
public transport tickets. eos.uptrade utilized its XiXo ticketing software to
create a new ticketing module that automatically calculates the best possible
price at all times. Passengers no longer need to decide whether a single
ticket, a day ticket or even a weekly/monthly ticket is the right choice for
them. The automated calculation of the best price offers maximum flexibility
for passengers and operators.