First train off the production line now undergoing intensive testing at the Siemens Mobility Test and Validation Centre ahead of roll out in 2025
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Scotland's newest railway station uses new signalling technology which improves safety, sustainability and efficiency of railways. Rail passengers using Inverness Airport station from today will be the first in Scotland to benefit from the new Westrace Modular modular signalling technology manufactured in Chippenham, Wiltshire. The project is part of a collaboration between Siemens Mobility and Network Rail which is making improvements across Scotland's railways.
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A six-month trial features Siemens Mobilitys train-borne conditioning monitoring solution. Siemens Mobilitys train-borne conditioning monitoring (TBCM) system is featuring in Network Rails Lot 1 Operational Trial, which has been established to assess means of predicting rough rides which are currently reported by drivers.
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AS Scotland gears up for the world's eyes to be upon the country for the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, we talk with William Wilson, CEO of Siemens Mobility Limited, about his aspirations to decarbonise rail transport in the country.
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With COP26 set for Glasgow in November and ambitious plans for net zero, electrification of rail services and introductiion ... [Note: article sponsored by Siemens -RS]
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Five-year contract extension for technical support and spares agreed until December 2026.
Agreement covers support in areas such as safety, reliability, maintenance, spares supply, modifications, and overhauls. A five-year contract extension has been agreed with ScotRail, which will see the Technical Support & Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) run until December 2026. The contract will ensure
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Five organisations are bidding for a contract to design, manufacture and maintain the trains for the first phase of HS2. The original list was Alstom, Bombardier, Hitachi, Siemens and Talgo. When Bombardier and Hitachi decided to make a joint bid, CAF was added to the list to maintain five bidders.
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The German engineering giant said it will not proceed with the procurement process for the new line linking east and west London because it is busy with other projects, such as building trains for Thameslink. This leaves Bombardier, Hitachi and Spanish group CAF in the bidding.
Siemens said on Friday it no longer had the capacity to deliver the 600 carriages required for the new line. [From Mark Bartlett and Richard Buckby]
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