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Murphy and Siemens join forces for Rail Electrification

Rail industry news / 16 April 2012 /

J. Murphy & Sons Limited and Siemens Smart Grid, Rail Electrification, have secured the North West Electrification Phase 1 Traction Power Supply contract with Network Rail, worth over £5 million.

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Market entry: Siemens sells two Vectron locomotives to Italy for the first time

Rail industry news / 20 March 2012 /

The Italian private railway operator Fuori Muro has awarded Siemens a contract for two Vectron DC locomotives. It is the first Vectron order from Italy. The vehicles will be built at the Siemens plant in Munich-Allach and delivered to the customer in December 2013. The Vectron is the new generation of Siemens locomotives for the European market and was presented for the first time at the 2010 InnoTrans International Trade Fair for Transport Technology. (more…)

Siemens embarks its first regional multiple-unit train for Russia

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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ERTMSCamCorder used for recording and analysing onsite testing on Belgium part of Corridor C

Rail industry news / 29 February 2012 /

Siemens Signalling Belgium assists Infrabel for the ETCS L1 lines that pertain to ERTMS Corridor C, due to be ready end of 2013 (main path).

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Siemens is supplying 20 regional trains for the British regional intercity rail network

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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Russia’s new Olympic Winter Games trains will rely on Saft batteries to deliver exceptional cold weather performance

Rail industry news / 14 February 2012 /

Saft specialised rail batteries have been selected by Siemens to support emergency backup and starting power applications on board 38 Desiro RUS regional electric trains that will transport spectators and athletes to Russia’s 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games. The key factor in the selection of Saft’s nickel-based battery technology is their proven capability to deliver exceptional performance in demanding winter operating conditions in which temperatures will fall as low as -40°C.

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Regional trains for Sochi: Siemens presents the first Desiro RUS

Rail industry news / 6 February 2012 /

Russian Railways (RZD) visited their first Desiro RUS regional multiple-unit train at the Siemens factory in Krefeld and released it for shipment: Delivery by ship to Ust Luga is scheduled to start in February. From this Russian sea port, the trains will continue their journey on Russian tracks to the Saint Petersburg depot, from where the trains will start their homologation trips.

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Russian Railways orders more high-speed trains from Siemens

Rail industry news / 20 December 2011 /

The Russian rail operator RZD has placed an order for another eight “Velaro RUS” high-speed trains plus a maintenance contract extending over 30 years. The order is worth a total of about EUR600 million. The trains will be built at the Siemens Krefeld plant and delivery is due to commence in January 2014. “We’re very pleased that RZD is once again counting on Siemens to expand its high-speed rail services,” said Siemens CEO Peter Loescher, who, together with RZD President Vladimir Yakunin, today signed the corresponding agreements. (more…)

ETCS technology from Siemens controls section of Pan European rail traffic corridor in Romania

Rail industry news / 14 December 2011 /

Siemens is to install the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 on the rail link between Chitila and Crivina in Romania. Romanian Railways (CFR: Cãile Ferate Române) has placed the order with a consortium made up of Siemens, Thales and Nokia Siemens Networks. The deal is worth around 35 million Euros. Commissioning of the first ETCS Level 2 line in Romania is planned for 2014.

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Locomotives passed homologation

Rail industry news / 7 November 2011 /

The HLE 18 multi-system locomotive from the Siemens Eurosprinter family has just received homologation for Belgium.

From Antwerp to Genoa: The Siemens Eurosprinter ES64F4 locomotive passed homologation for Belgium and is ready for revenue service in six European countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland - and now also in Belgium.

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Siemens to equip ÖBB Nordbahn route with ETCS

Rail industry news / 17 October 2011 /

Österreichische Bundesbahnen Infrastruktur AG, the Austrian railway infrastructure company, has awarded an order to Siemens Mobility and Logistics to equip the Nordbahn route between Vienna and Břeclav (Czech Republic) with the European Train Control System (ETCS). An ETCS Level 2 of the Trainguard 200 RBC type will be installed along the 87 km rail link and eleven stations will also be equipped. The overall volume amounts to some 7 million Euros. Commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2013. The scope of the contract also includes an option for equipping the Central Station in Vienna for around 4.5 million Euros. (more…)

Czech Railways order 16 Railjets from ÖBB master agreement with Siemens

Rail industry news / 30 September 2011 /

Siemens Mobility has received an order from the Czech railway company Ceske Drahy (CD) for the delivery of 16 seven-car Railjet trains. This order involves the takeover of an option that was originally intended for Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Czech Railways plans to use these Siemens-built intercity trains to modernize its fleet. The Railjets will be deployed on the national mainline between Prague and Brno and in cross-border traffic to Austria, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia. Delivery of the trains is expected to start in 2013. All 16 Railjets are due to be delivered to Czech Railways by 2014.

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