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• Major order for 75 regional trains: 41 three-car Mireo trains, 18 four-car Mireos, and 16 battery-powered Mireo Plus B trains
• MDSB 2025+ project with Leipzig hub
• Planned start of operations in December 2026
• Order volume of approximately €500 million
• Largest Mireo order to date for Siemens Mobility

Siemens Mobility has won an order for the delivery of 75 Mireo trains for the “Central German S-Bahn Network 2025+” (MDSB 2025+) project with an order volume of approximately €500 million. All in all, 41 three-car Mireo trains were ordered by the operators of Die Länderbahn DLB, and 18 four-car Mireo trains as well as 16 two-car battery-powered Mireo Plus B trains by DB Regio AG.

• All hydrogen-powered Mireo Plus H trains have arrived at the Wildenrath test center
• Siemens Mobility delivers seven two-car trains powered by fuel cells for the Heidekrautbahn network operated by Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB)
• Siemens Mobility’s first order for a train fleet based on hydrogen technology – first hydrogen-powered train fleet for Berlin-Brandenburg
• Hydrogen fleet to be delivered in the fall of 2024. Trains are to operate on the Heidekrautbahn network (RB27) beginning in December 2024. 

Siemens Mobility has built seven two-car Mireo Plus H trains for Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB). The last train in the series left the factory in Krefeld on October 30, 2023, and was transferred to the Siemens Mobility test center in Wegberg-Wildenrath near Mönchengladbach. 

• Initial fixed call for 60 locomotives
• Delivery beginning in 2025

European Locomotive Leasing Group (ELL), based in Vienna and Munich, and Siemens Mobility signed a framework agreement for the delivery of up to 200 further Vectron locomotives. Specifically, the locomotives will be provided in various power system variants for use in both passenger and freight service. Sixty locomotives were initially ordered and will be delivered successively beginning in 2025. This fourth framework agreement between ELL and Siemens Mobility further reinforces the long-standing and strong partnership between the two companies. By 2027, ELL will have at least 301 Siemens Vectron locomotives in service and thus operate Europe’s largest Vectron fleet. Over the medium term, the new agreement offers ELL the possibility of increasing its Vectron fleet to over 400 locomotives. 

• Industry’s largest and oldest rail infrastructure site develops and produces signaling and rail automation technology for the world
• Prominent guests at today’s ceremony include Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport, Olaf Lies, Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport, Housing and Digitalization, and Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG

The Braunschweig site of Siemens Mobility, the world’s largest and oldest development and production site for signaling and rail automation technologies, is celebrating its 150th anniversary today.  Guests attending the event include Volker Wissing, the Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport, Olaf Lies, the Lower Saxony Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport, Housing and Digitalization, and Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG. Founded by Braunschweig businessman Max Jüdel and mechanical engineer Heinrich Büssing in 1873, the factory was taken over in stages by Siemens in the following decades. Innovations from Braunschweig have consistently shaped the development of railway infrastructure worldwide. Today, Siemens Mobility continues to research and develop technology at its Braunschweig facility that makes rail infrastructure more efficient, sustainable, and reliable. 

• Rapid capacity expansions with a maximum delivery time of 18 months
• Transparent and easy ordering and sales process
• Expansion to further emission-free drive options

Big event today at the Siemens Mobility plant in Krefeld: The first Mireo Smart is celebrating its official rollout. On the same occasion, Siemens Mobility announced it is expanding its options for alternative drives. 

• HMH, s.r.o is the manufacturer of the MIREL, a train protection system for Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland
• Acquisition strengthens Siemens Mobility's position as a leading rail infrastructure provider in Europe

Siemens Mobility has completed the acquisition of HMH, s.r.o., a Slovakian-based technology company, that offers the MIREL national train protection system for Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. With this acquisition, Siemens Mobility is now able to offer a complete train protection portfolio covering the Eastern European rail corridors. HMH will remain based in Bratislava, Slovakia, and will be integrated into Siemens Mobility’s Rail Infrastructure business unit. 

• Delivery of 10 Vectron MS multi-system locomotives
• From the Dutch North Sea to the Mediterranean without changing locomotives

Beacon Rail, a rolling stock leasing company, has ordered 10 Vectron MS multi-system locomotives from Siemens Mobility. Beacon Rail plans to have the locomotives operate along the Rhine-Alpine corridor and between the North Sea ports and the European hinterland. This order will give Beacon Rail an overall portfolio of 170 Vectron locomotives.

• Passengers can first experience the new interior design of the 17th ICE 3neo
• New seats, functions, materials, and colors
• DB to receive 73 more ICE 3neos with new interior design by 2028

The new ICE interior design celebrated its premiere today in the 17th ICE 3Neo. Among its numerous innovations: The completely redeveloped seats are designed as a personal retreat, offering improved adjustment options and even greater comfort. The interior’s harmonious new look features modern materials like wood décor accents and premium 85-percent wool upholstery in finely nuanced colors. Seats in the 1st class are finished in warm gray tones, while blue tones dominate in the 2nd class and burgundy red defines the on-board restaurant. Additional passenger functionality is provided by features like integrated tablet holders and coat hooks in each backrest. With this new interior design, DB is pursuing its strategy to renew its train fleet and further improve travel comfort and convenience. At the Frankfurt Central Station today, representatives of DB and Siemens saw off the new train on its premiere passenger trip to Cologne – three months earlier than originally planned. 

• 18 Desiro HC double-decker trains enter service in Franconia and southern Thuringia in December
• more seats, high level of comfort, cutting-edge technology
• 30-minute service intervals between Nuremberg and Bamberg
• over 10,000 additional seats per day
• eight more trains coming as of June 2024

The movement to modernize regional transport continues to gain momentum: When the timetable changes in December 2023, 18 new Desiro HC double-decker trains from Siemens Mobility will inaugurate service for the Franconia-Thuringia Express. With a top speed of 160 kilometers per hour, 380 seats, spaces for 36 bicycles, WiFi service, high-frequency windowpanes that significantly improve cellphone reception, as well as an electronic passenger information system with 27 monitors, the new Franconia-Thuringia Express operated by DB Regio Bayern offers a special experience for its passengers. The new trains will operate on many routes in the future, such as between Nuremberg and Bamberg daily between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. every 30 minutes in both directions. The trains will provide over 10,000 additional seats on this route. DB Regio Bayern and Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft (BEG), which plans, finances and controls regional and S-Bahn transport on behalf of the state of Bavaria, presented the new train today together with Siemens Mobility at the Bamberg main station, followed by a press tour through Franconia. The states of Bavaria and Thuringia are investing a total of €320 million in the new train fleet to expand regional transport capacities.