First Siemens-built Piccadilly line train goes through testing
Siemens Mobility is currently conducting testing on the upcoming Piccadilly line trains, employing both the test track and a climate chamber in Germany and Austria. These new trains are slated to commence passenger service in...Read more
Siemens delivers first of 176 Desiro electric trains in Egypt
Siemens Mobility has delivered a Desiro High-Capacity train to Alexandria – the very first of 176 trains for Egypt. These fully electric trains boast a 70 per cent reduction in carbon emissions. according to the...Read more
Siemens Mobility commissions first ETCS installment for ÖBB
At the beginning of the month, Siemens Mobility and the Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB successfully implemented ETCS Level 2 operation on the 57-kilometre route between Linz and Vöcklabruck.Read more
Munich welcomes Germany’s most advanced S-Bahn trains
Munich is set to host Germany’s most modern S-Bahn trains, thanks to Siemens Mobility winning an EU-wide tender to deliver 90 state-of-the-art trains valued over €2 billion. These XXL-size S-Bahn trains each measure over 200...Read more
Deutsche Bahn lets Alstom and Siemens develop concept for new ICE trains
Deutsche Bahn commissioned Siemens and Alstom on Tuesday to develop new vehicle concepts for a new ICE train fleet. The trains should replace older ICE 3 high-speed trains for DB’s long-distance services from the early...Read more
Siemens finalises contract for entire Egyptian high-speed rail system
Egypt has finalised the contract with Siemens Mobility for the construction of a three high-speed lines with a length of 2000 kilometres. Including the delivery of high-speed rolling stock and freight locomotives, the total value...Read more
Siemens and Bayerische Regiobahn sign leasing contract for hydrogen trial train
Siemens and local German operator Bayerische Regiobahn signed a leasing contract on Tuesday for the Mireo Plus H hydrogen train prototype. Pilot tests with the train on Bayerische Regiobahn routes will start from mid-2023. Read more
New section of Turkish high-speed railway entered into service
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this month inaugurated a new 102-kilometre section of the country’s high-speed railway network. The new section is an extension of the existing Ankara-Konya line that now reaches the city...Read more
Lower energy use and less noise result of Siemens’ tram test in Munich
The results of testing semiconductor technology based on silicon carbide in a tram in Munich are in. A reduction of both noise and energy use was achieved with the tests by Siemens Mobility and Stadtwerke...Read more
Siemens CEO Busch criticises plan to split up Deutsche Bahn
Siemens chief executive Roland Busch has criticised the plans of the political parties FDP and the Greens to split up the state-owned Deutsche Bahn. He fears that a reform of the railways will take years...Read more
UK signalling market not competitive enough, says regulator
The railway signalling market in the United Kingdom has too little suppliers, high costs, and Network Rail does not have the procurement practices in place to benefit from its considerable buyer power. That says the...Read more
Siemens Mobility sells 1000th Vectron locomotive
Last week, Siemens Mobility celebrated an anniversary: the 1000th Vectron locomotive left the manufacturer’s site in Munich-Allach to join its owner, the Danish public operator DSB.Read more
Shift2Rail organises hackathon for rail solutions
In connection with the European Year of Rail, Shift2Rail announces its first online Hackathon ‘Hack 2 Rail’ on 23 and 24 October. To realise an actual shift to rail, there are many challenges that passenger...Read more