- Russian Railways orders 13 high-speed Velaro RUS trains
- Maintenance contract for 30 years
- Order volume worth around €1.1 billion
Russian Railways (RZD) has ordered 13 high-speed Velaro RUS trains from Siemens Mobility and Ural Locomotives, a joint venture of the Sinara Group and Siemens AG. The order has a volume of around €1.1 billion. The contract also includes maintenance of the trains for a period of 30 years. RZD originally ordered eight Velaro trainsets from Siemens Mobility in 2006 and placed a follow-up order for an additional eight trains in 2011.
- Oregon’s largest regional transit provider
- Majority of project will take place in Clackamas, OR
- Enhances value sustainably over lifecycle
Siemens Mobility has won a mid-life overhaul service contract for TriMet’s Type-2 and Type-3 Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) fleet, which is made up of 79 Siemens Mobility SD660 LRVs. The project order has a volume of approximately €80 million with options for up to €25 million more. The initial project will be complete in 2025.
- 36 million Euro contract awarded
- Upgrade Network Rail's entire Great Britain rolling stock fleet
- Interference Resistant
- Remote Condition Monitoring (RCM) and Connected-Driver Advisory System (C-DAS) capability
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a 36 million Euro contract by Network Rail, one of the largest rail infrastructure providers in Great Britain, to upgrade the GSM-R cab radios of the entire Great Britain rolling stock fleet. The upgrade will begin in October with each of the 9,052 driving cabs being upgraded over the next 30 months and will be completed in March 2022. In addition, Siemens Mobility will deliver 1,948 spare communication radios, for a total of 11,000. Each train will be equipped with Siemens Mobility's V4.0 model cab radio, which will provide train operators with improved interference resistant, communication quality and performance.
With six lines and a total route length of 176 kilometers, Riyadh is constructing one of the world’s largest metro projects. Riyadh currently has a population of 6.5 million people which is set to increase to 8.3 million by 2030 due to its rapid urban growth. As part of a consortium with the US company Bechtel and the local construction firms Almabani and Consolidated Contractors Company, Siemens Mobility is responsible for building lines 1 (Blue Line) and 2 (Red Line). Siemens Mobility, as Engineering and Maintenance partner, is supplying the rolling stock for driverless operation. Moreover, the scope includes project management, signaling, power supply, communication systems, depot and workshop equip¬ment, platform screen doors, testing and commissioning and system integration in a turnkey approach.
- Modern signaling and interlocking systems
- Increases operational capacity and reduces delays
Siemens Mobility and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) have successfully installed and operationalized a new signaling system in Johannesburg Park Station, Braamfontein and Pretoria station. To date, new interlocking systems have been installed in 40 of the 92 stations in South Africa's Gauteng province as part of PRASA's drive to deliver a world class commuter railway. Gauteng is the country's most populated province, home to three of the five largest cities in the country. The new system will increase operational capacity, allow the system more flexibility and reduce delays, improving overall operations for the transit system.
Bombardier Transportation, a subcontractor for the ICE 4 project, has determined within the framework of its quality management that individual welds on ICE 4 railcar bodies were not carried out as prescribed. This deviation is not safety relevant.
- Features signaling, communication and electrification technology
- Mass transit critical to the city's urban development
- With 65 kilometers of Blue line track, capacity is up to 30,000 passengers per hour
The latest expansion of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) Blue Line signifies the city's commitment to modernizing mass rapid transit and features Siemens Mobility's signaling and electrification technology. As one of the world's largest metropolitan areas, India's National Capital Region of Delhi has grown from 6.2 million residents in 1981 to approximately 25 million residents in 2018. With more than 2 million riders per day, the network is expanding rapidly. From just 87 kilometers in 2010 to 375 kilometers today, the network continues to grow. The latest expansion adds 6.6 kms for a total of 65 kms. The signaling, electrification and automatic train control systems on this portion of the line ensure optimum headway between two consecutive trains on the same line during peak hours, resulting in capacity of up to 30,000 riders per hour on one line.
- 23 Desiro HC trainsets
- Order worth around €300 million
- Service on the regional lines RE1, RE8 and RB17 in the Elbe-Spree network
- Option to increase capacity of the RE1 trains following platform extensions
- Attractive passenger experience and significant capacity increase
Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG) has ordered 23 Desiro HC regional trains from Siemens for service on the Elbe-Spree network. The order is worth around €300 million. The multiple-unit trains are planned to be used on the regional lines RE1, RE8 and RB17 in the new Elbe-Spree network. In January 2019, ODEG was awarded the contract to operate these lines following a Europe-wide tender by Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB). The contract includes the option to expand the capacity of the RE1 trains when the station platforms along this line are extended. Delivery of the 21 six-car and two four-car trains is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2022. The start of operations is planned for the timetable change in December 2022. The trains will be built at the Siemens plant in Krefeld, Germany.
Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG) has ordered 23 Desiro HC regional trains from Siemens for service on the Elbe-Spree network. The order is worth around €300 million. Delivery of the 21 six-car and two four-car trains is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2022. In January 2019, ODEG was awarded the contract to operate these lines following a Europe-wide tender by Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB).
The Desiro trainsets will be used on the regional express line RE1 (lot 1) connecting Magdeburg with Cottbus via Berlin and Frankfurt (Oder). During rush hours, trains will operate three times an hour between Brandenburg a. d. Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). The four-car Desiros are planned for service on the RE8 line connecting Wismar and Wittenberge with Baruth and Elsterwerda/Finsterwalde via Berlin, as well as on the RB17 line connecting Wismar and Ludwigslust.
The trains have generous space available for bicycles, strollers and wheelchairs and a multipurpose car with a barrier-free WC. Sliding steps enable barrier-free access at stations with 550 mm and 760 mm platform heights. Wider doors than in older trains speed and ease passenger boarding and exiting. Free WLAN on board enhances passenger convenience. A passenger safety system provides live camera coverage of activities in the cars. In case of a conflict or problem, supervisors at the operations control center can communicate directly with the car via loudspeakers. The cars are equipped inside and outside with real-time capacity displays, and this information can also be accessed via the VBB app.
- 61 Vectron MS locomotives
- Deliveries beginning in March 2020
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has ordered 61 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. With this order, ÖBB is calling a further option from the framework contract signed in January 2017 for the delivery of up to 200 Vectron locomotives. This now brings the total number of locomotives ordered to date to 108. The locomotives will be operated by the Rail Cargo Group, the freight division of ÖBB, and are planned for cross-border freight service in several European countries. The locomotives will be built at Siemens Mobility's factory in Munich-Allach, and deliveries will begin in March 2020.