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Rail industry news / 2 March 2012 /
At the Sassnitz ferry port on the German Island of Ruegen, Siemens today embarked the first of 38 Desiro RUS regional multiple-unit trains bound for Russia. The “Petersburg” rail-way ferry is now shipping the five-unit train via the Baltic Sea to the seaport of Ust-Luga in Russia. From Ust-Luga, it will continue its journey by rail to a Russian Railways (RZD) depot in the Saint Petersburg area. The entire transport route from the Siemens factory in Krefeld to Saint Petersburg is around 2,700 kilometers long and will take about four weeks. Arrival is scheduled for March 7. Commissioning will commence thereafter, and the first test and homologation trips will take place in April. The passenger service of the first Desiro RUS trains will start in Kazan and Sochi in 2013. During the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in February 2014 the trains will transport the athletes and spectators to the various sporting venues in the mountain area quickly and safely.
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Rail industry news / 29 February 2012 /
20 additional electric multiple units (EMU) are to be added to the fleet of Desiro UK regional trains. The operators London Midland (LM), First TransPennine Express (FTPE) and the leasing company Angel Trains Ltd. (ATL) have placed an order with Siemens Rail Systems for the trains. The order is worth around EUR 170 million including maintenance contract. The EMUs will be employed to strengthen existing London Midland services and to replace First TransPennine Express Diesel Multiple Units on services which connect Manchester Airport with the Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. The units will be built at Siemens’ rolling stock plant in Krefeld, Germany. The delivery period ranges from the end of 2013 until summer 2014.
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Rail industry news / 7 September 2011 /
Russian Railways (RZD) have placed an order for further Desiro RUS type regional trains with Train Technologies, a joint venture of Siemens and the Russian rail technology manufacturer Sinara.
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Rail industry news / 5 August 2011 /
Banedanmark, the Danish railway infrastructure developer and operator, has placed a contract with Siemens for the modernization of the complete signaling system of the Copenhagen commuter rail (“S-Bane”) network. This contract is worth 252 million euros, making it the biggest rail automation order that Siemens has ever received. It calls for the supply and installation of the fully automatic Trainguard MT type train control system, Sicas type electronic interlockings, and switch machines. The equipment package also includes a brand-new operations control center. The first of six construction phases equipped with the new signaling system is scheduled to go into operation already before the end of 2014. The contract also includes maintenance services for 25 years.
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Rail industry news / 16 June 2011 /
Philippe Citroën has been appointed the new Director-General of UNIFE, it was announced today at the UNIFE General Assembly 2011 held in Rome. His appointment is effective July 1, 2011. Mr Citroën, who for the past nine years has served as CEO of Systra, one of the world’s leading public transport engineering companies, has a long-standing career in the rail business. He is a French national.
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Rail industry news / 1 June 2011 /
Siemens has formed a joint venture in Russia with its Russian partner Sinara Group to deliver regional trains. The new company Train Technologies has entered into an agreement on main terms for delivery of Desiro RUS electric trains with Russian Railways (RZD). The preliminary contract covers 240 trainsets comprising 1,200 railcars, with a total value of about EUR 2 billion. The underlying agreements were signed today during the Forum 1520 congress in Sochi by RZD President Vladimir Yakunin, Hans-Jörg Grundmann, CEO of the Mobility Division of Siemens, and Dimitry Pumpyanski, CEO of the Sinara Group. Final contract details will be agreed during the following negotiations.
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Rail industry news / 26 April 2011 /
Vladimir Yakunin, president of Russian Railways (RZD), and Peter Löscher, Siemens CEO, today officially launched the production of regional trains for the Russian city Sochi in a ceremony that was attended by Dr. Peter Ramsauer, German Federal Minister of Transport. The first 38 of the total 54 Desiro RUS type regional trains ordered in 2009 are to be built at the Siemens plant in Krefeld, Germany. The increased localization of regional train production in Russia is due to start in 2012 with the manufacture of the remaining 16 Desiro RUS trains under that order. (more…)
Rail industry news / 24 February 2011 /
Nowadays safe, efficient public transportation is more than ever a crucial factor when it comes to the quality of life and competitiveness of many of the world’s cities and regions. Sustainable, optimally integrated mobility is one of the key issues of the 21st Century. Hans-Jörg Grundmann, CEO of the Siemens Mobility Division, said, “Efficient urban transportation and traffic management systems are the keys to overcoming the great challenges of our day, for example reducing greenhouse gases and traffic congestion. Electrically powered means of transportation, such as metros, tramway systems and buses, reduce energy consumption and conserve the environment. Siemens is therefore convinced that future urban transportation will largely be dominated by electric mobility.” Against this backdrop, Siemens Mobility will be presenting new products and solutions for urban mass transit at the UITP World Congress and Exhibition to be held in Dubai from April 10 to 13, 2011. This year, the international exhibition’s slogan is “Boosting public transport: Action”. However, the Siemens Mobility Division is involved in a lot more than just rail-based transportation. It will also unveil products for individual traffic. With its “Complete mobility” approach, Siemens is aiming for the sensible networking of various transportation modes in order to ensure the efficient and environmentally compatible transport of people and goods.
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Rail industry news / 20 July 2010 /
In Austria, the operator Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo (WLC), a subsidiary of Wiener Stadtwerke, ordered four universal locomotives to serve the important East-West axis from Hamburg to Budapest. Together, the contracts have a volume of around € 45 million. The locomotives for Pacific National will be manufactured at the Siemens plant in Munich; the locomotives for WLC will be manufactured in Munich and also at the Technical Service facility of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Linz. “The order provides proof that investments in the freight transportation sector are rising again”, comments Hans-Jörg Grundmann, CEO of Siemens Mobility.
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