Siemens Mobility news – Page 7
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Rail Business UK‘A day for the history books’ as Siemens to relocate Chippenham signalling factory
UK: Siemens Mobility has announced plans to relocate its existing rail control and signalling factory in Chippenham to a newly built site on the edge of the town by the end of 2026. The move was announced on March 4 at a ceremony in the factory ...
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NewsCargounit orders Siemens Mobility locomotives
POLAND: Leasing company Cargounit has signed an contract for Siemens Mobility to supply 30 Vectron MS locomotives with options for up to 60 more, along with an order for 10 Smartron locomotives. Deliveries are planned to begin in 2025. The Vectron MS locomotives will have an ...
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NewsRailpool signs 250-loco framework agreement
EUROPE: Leasing company Railpool and Siemens Mobility have signed a framework agreement for the supply of up to 250 Vectron locomotives. This covers variants that can operate in up to 16 countries and on north-south and east-west corridors in Europe. Depending on the variant, the 6·4 ...
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NewsSmart Train Lease aims ‘to make renting trains as easy and simple as renting a car’
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has established a leasing subsidiary that would enable train operators to use its Mireo Smart battery, hydrogen and electric multiple-units without needing to make long-term investment commitments. Smart Train Lease GmbH would make available at short notice multiple-units already approved for operation. These ...
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Metro Report InternationalGoole gets larger share of Piccadilly Line train contract
UK: Siemens Mobility has revised its plans for the production of trainsets for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line so that up to 80% of the fleet will now be assembled in the UK, an increase from the 50% initially planned. This has no impact on the overall ...
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NewsIsrael Railways places rolling stock orders
Source: CLOUDVIEW/Shabtai Tal/Israel Railways ISRAEL: Two orders for the supply of additional rolling stock totalling €1·7bn have been signed by Israel Railways. The first of the two agreements signed on January 22 is a €260m order for Alstom to supply a further 96 double-deck coaches, adding ...
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NewsIndian electric locomotive brake contract awarded
INDIA: Siemens Mobility has awarded Wabtec Corp a Rs13bn contract to supply braking systems for 1 200 electric freight locomotives to be produced for Indian Railways. In January 2023 IR awarded Siemens a Rs260bn contract to supply and maintain 9 000 hp locos able to haul ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond busiest Paris metro line goes fully automatic
FRANCE: Paris metro Line 4 has been fully converted to Grade of Automation 4 unattended operation
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NewsÖBB orders the latest evolution of the Mireo EMU family
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways has placed a firm order for 70 electric multiple-units based on a development of Siemens Mobility’s established Mireo design. The €800m order announced on January 19 is the first to be placed under a €5bn 10-year framework agreement covering up to 540 ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 station information management system contract awarded
UK: HS2 Ltd has awarded Siemens Mobility a £47m contract to provide an integrated station information management system covering Birmingham Curzon Street, Interchange, Old Oak Common and London Euston. Siemens Mobility is to supply its Digital Station Manager technology, which is in use on London’s Elizabeth ...
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Rail Business UKSiemens Mobility begins national deployment of geofencing technology
UK: Siemens Mobility has begun the national roll-out of Tended’s geofencing technology, following a successful six-month pilot programme involving various teams and work activities. The deployment aims to provide an additional layer of protection for trackside teams, and show the live location of road-rail vehicles and ...
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NewsCalifornian high speed train shortlist announced
USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority has shortlisted two qualified bidders for a planned contract to supply high speed trainsets for the project. They are Alstom Transportation Inc and Siemens Mobility Inc. The authority expects to release the request for proposals in the coming months, followed ...
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NewsDeutsche Bahn calls tenders for next generation of ICE high speed trains
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has called tenders for the development and supply of its next generation of InterCity Express high speed trainsets, with entry into service planned for the early 2030s. DB said the fifth generation ICE trainsets would set new standards for energy efficiency, reliability and ...
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NewsFunding secured to support locomotive orders
EUROPE: Private equity investor RIVE Private Investment has structured a €300m financing platform for the acquisition of ‘innovative’ locomotives for lease. This will initially support existing orders for: 15 Siemens Mobility Vectron Dual Mode electro-diesel locomotives; 20 Alstom Traxx MS3 locomotives, which RIVA said would ...
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NewsBattery-electric multiple-units included in largest Mireo order
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has been awarded orders totalling €500m to supply 75 Mireo electric and battery-electric multiple-units for use from December 2026 on Mitteldeutschen S-Bahn 2025plus services centred on Leipzig. Diesels are not permitted in the Leipzig City Tunnel, and the use of BEMUs will enable ...
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NewsÖBB introduces Siemens Nightjet fleet as Paris – Berlin sleeper train revived
EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways launched its next-generation fleet of Nightjet overnight trains into service on December 10 when the first trains formed of new Siemens Mobility rolling stock ran on the Wien/Innsbruck – Hamburg route. The two portions, each comprising a single push-pull trainset, were joined ...
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Rail Business UKRail Charging Facility to enable battery trains to use local power supplies
UK: Porterbrook has announced a £1·7m deal with Siemens Mobility to purchase a Rail Charging Converter, a modular and containerised system developed to enable a battery-powered train to be recharged from standard local power supply cables in places where 25 kV 50 Hz overhead electrification is ...
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Rail Business UKEbbw Vale line enhancement programme completed
UK: Network Rail has completed a two-year project to upgrade the Ebbw Vale line to enable the operation of hourly direct trains to Newport from the December 10 timetable change; these will run in addition to the existing hourly service to Cardiff. The Ebbw Vale line ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Louis light rail vehicle order approved
USA: The St Louis city region’s Bi-State Development Agency has approved a $390·4m order for Siemens Mobility to supply up to 55 light rail vehicles. Siemens was the sole bidder for the agency’s tender. The firm order would be for 24 LRVs at a cost of ...
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NewsELL orders up to 200 more Vectron locos
EUROPE: European Locomotive Leasing has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply 60 Vectron locomotives with an option for 140 more. The framework agreement, announced on November 30, covers a range of multi-system locomotives, including the Vectron Dual Mode, for use on both passenger and freight ...