Siemens Mobility news – Page 4
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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 ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens working on €1·3bn light rail scheme in Luanda
ANGOLA: Siemens Mobility has confirmed to Metro Report International that it is working with the Ministry of Transport on a light rail scheme in Luanda. The supplier said on November 30 that ‘the Presidential Dispatch 53/23, published on March 22 2023, is part of the procedure ...
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NewsMultiple-unit with an 18-month delivery time unveiled
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has unveiled its first Mireo Smart multiple-unit. This has been developed to offer an affordable price and a short delivery time, with a train able to be in service with a regional or commuter rail operator within 18 months of an order being ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground's Piccadilly Line train on test
UK: The first of 94 trainsets that Siemens Mobility is to supply for London’s Piccadilly Line is now undergoing intensive dynamic testing at the Wegberg-Wildenrath Test & Validation Centre in Germany.
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NewsSiemens Mobility acquires central European train protection system supplier HMH
SLOVAKIA: Siemens Mobility has completed the acquisition of HMH, which supplies the MIREL legacy national train protection system used in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. Siemens Mobility said it is now able to offer a complete train protection portfolio covering Eastern European rail corridors. ...