Siemens Mobility news
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Rail Business UKFive manufacturers invited to bid for Northern Trains fleet renewal contracts
UK: Northern Trains has invited five manufacturers to negotiate for framework contracts to supply up to 450 new electric and electro-diesel bi-mode multiple-units. The manufacturers named on January 17 are Alstom, CAF, Hitachi, Siemens Mobility and Stadler. Northern is seeking both 25 kV 50 Hz electric-only ...
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NewsFirst Montréal Charger loco delivered to Exo
CANADA: Montréal regional transport authority Exo has taken delivery of the first of 10 Charger locomotives being supplied by Siemens Mobility. The locos were ordered in January 2022 at cost of C$132m. Testing is being supported by Systra, ahead of entry into service this spring. Deliveries ...
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Rail Business UKHigh Speed 2 ATO over ETCS train control contracts awarded
UK: Project promoter HS2 Ltd has let contracts for the supply of signalling and train control systems for the high speed line between London and the West Midlands.
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NewsChicago commuter rail network upgrades communications
USA: Chicago commuter operator Metra’s legacy 900 MHz communications system is to be upgraded to the dot16 standard, in what suppliers Siemens Mobility and Ondas Networks say is a ‘milestone’ first for a major railway. Designed for mission-critical private industrial networks, dot16 provides an upgrade path ...
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Rail Business UKUK firm wins rolling stock electronics export orders
EUROPE: British electronic and electro-mechanical component and systems supplier LPA Group has announced three export orders in the rail sector with a total value of £4m. SNCF Voyageurs has ordered bespoke interior LED lighting for retrofitting to regional and inter-city fleets over the next five years. ...
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Rail Business UKNorthumberland Line service from Newcastle to Ashington launched
UK: Cheers greeted the arrival of the first Northumberland Line passenger service at Ashington station on December 15, more than 60 years after services to Newcastle were withdrawn in November 1964 and the route became freight-only. Initially only the new stations at Ashington and Seaton Delaval ...
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NewsSiemens awarded Spanish signalling and communications enhancement contract
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded Siemens Rail Automation a €21·6m contract to renew the safety and communications systems at Grisén station, northwest of Zaragoza on the Madrid to Barcelona conventional line. This is the junction for a short branch serving an Opel car factory. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalKing inaugurates Riyadh Metro ahead of public opening
SAUDI ARABIA: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud officially inaugurated the Riyadh Metro as the future backbone of the capital’s public transport network on November 27. A phased opening to passengers is planned between December 1 and January 5.
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NewsMetro-North unveils bi-mode locos to increase electric operation
USA: New York MTA has unveiled the first of the Siemens Mobility SC42-DM Charger electro-diesel locomotives which will enable it to increase the use of electric traction on Metro-North Railroad commuter services. The operator’s existing batch of GE P32AC-DM locos use electric power only in the ...
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In depthInterview: ČD sees fleet renewal opportunity despite ‘tedious’ approval task
Michal Krapinec, Chairman & Director General of Czech national operator České Dráhy, unveils his strategy for developing domestic and international passenger services to Toma Bačić.
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NewsNew leasing company awards 50-locomotive framework contract
AUSTRIA: New entrant to the European full-service locomotive leasing market Green Mobility Partners has awarded Siemens Mobility a framework contract covering the supply and support of up to 50 locomotives. There is a firm order for eight Vectron MS electric locos and around-the-clock support, with an ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground train production underway in Goole
Metro Report International visits the factory in Goole where Siemens Mobility is producing trains for London Underground’s Piccadidlly Line
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NewsComfortJet trainsets deployed on Praha – Berlin route
EUROPE: Czech national operator České Dráhy has begun using ComfortJet long-distance trainsets on the Berliner international service from Praha to Berlin. This follows their entry into service on domestic routes in June. ‘We are symbolically starting a new phase of putting our ...
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Rail Business UKSiemens Mobility announces further UK investment at opening of Goole train factory
UK: Siemens Mobility announced new investment of up to £40m and the creation of up to a further 300 jobs when Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan attended the official opening of its £200m Goole Rail Village on October ...
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NewsYellow machines to get ETCS under Plasser – Siemens accord
INNOTRANS: Plasser & Theurer has signed a partnership agreement with Siemens Mobility to support the equipping of on-track machinery with the European Train Control System. The partnership agreement, which will initially run for three years, builds on earlier co-operation between the two companies to fit ETCS on ...
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NewsBeacon orders more multi-system locos
EUROPE: Leasing company Beacon has signed a framework agreement for Siemens Mobility to supply Vectron Multi System electric locomotives, with an initial order for 25. The order announced on September 30 will take Beacon’s Vectron fleet to more than 180 locomotives. ‘A modern and reliable locomotive ...
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NewsLTO batteries to offer performance advantages for hydrogen trains
GERMANY: Saft is supplying lithium titanium oxide batteries for the hybrid fuel cell and battery traction system on seven Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus H hydrogen multiple-units. The batteries will be mainly used during acceleration to compensate for the power limitations of the fuel cells, and during ...
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NewsLeasing company to expand Vectron fleet
SLOVAKIA: RS Lease has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract for the ‘fast’ delivery of 30 Vectron Multi System electric locomotives, with an option for 35 more including Dual Mode variants. The locomotives with a output of up to 6·4 MW and maximum speed of up to ...
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NewsVelaro high speed train designed for Egypt’s hot and sandy conditions
EGYPT: The first of the 250 km/h Velaro high speed trains that Siemens Mobility is building for the 2 000 km turnkey rail system being developed in Egypt has been unveiled at the InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin. In a short event the train ...
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NewsBayern branding highlights Land’s backing for S-Bahn fleet
INNOTRANS: The future appearance of the 90 extra-long electric multiple-units which Siemens Mobility is to supply for München S-Bahn services was unveiled by Bayern Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter at InnoTrans on September 25. The livery, developed by design studio Neomind, is based on the Land of Bayern’s ...