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Press Release21 September 2022Siemens Mobility GmbHBerlin
Siemens Mobility presents Mireo Plus B for the first time at InnoTrans 2022
"All trains should be climate-friendly.
Where there are no overhead lines yet, we rely on alternative and
climate-friendly solutions. Thanks to the battery hybrid drive of the Mireo
Plus B, trains in the Ortenau region will run emission-free from December 2023.
The state of Baden-Württemberg is leading the way as a pioneering region in
Germany and is financing the introduction and operation of the battery trains
as the owner. The procurement is also based on the "lifecycle
approach", which means that for the first time we are guaranteeing
maintenance and servicing over the entire contract period," says
Baden-Württemberg's Transport Minister Winfried Hermann.
"With
this order, the state of Baden-Württemberg is investing in the future of
mobility. Our Mireo Plus B battery train enables climate-friendly, locally
emission-free passenger transport and thus offers a sustainable alternative to
the use of diesel multiple units on non-electrified lines. We guarantee the
availability of the fleet with maintenance over the entire life cycle,"
says Gerhard Greiter, CEO Northeast Europe at Siemens Mobility.
The range of the Mireo Plus B in battery
mode under real conditions is more than 80 kilometers. The batteries can be
charged on the overhead line and by using the braking energy. The battery
system is mounted underfloor and includes two battery containers. Long-life
lithium-ion batteries are used. It is planned that Siemens Mobility will also
take care of the maintenance of the trains for almost 30 years. The trains will
be built at the Siemens Mobility plant in Krefeld.
Network 8 Ortenau
comprises the routes
- Offenburg – Freudenstadt/Hornberg
- Offenburg – Bad Griesbach
- Offenburg – Achern
- Achern – Ottenhöfen and
- Biberach (Baden) – Oberharmersbach-Riersbach
- Calw – Weil der Stadt – Renningen
In addition to the order for
Baden-Württemberg, Siemens Mobility has also received two further orders for
the Mireo Plus B: Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) has ordered 31 Mireo Plus B
trains in 2021. Seven more trains will go to Midtjyske Jernbaner in Denmark
from the end of 2024.
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