EBA approves Vectron locomotive with ETCS Baseline 3
ETCS Basline 3 includes new and updated features that will simplify the deployment of ETCS on-board equipment throughout Europe.
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ETCS Basline 3 includes new and updated features that will simplify the deployment of ETCS on-board equipment throughout Europe.
The units will be leased by Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH and operate on the Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VMV) rail network.
The Vectron Dual Mode locomotives run on a combination of diesel and electric fuel, offering a more sustainable approach to rail transport.
The regional transport business of Deutsche Bahn AG has placed a third order for seven new Mireo trains from Siemens Mobility.
The opening of a new simulation centre signals the beginning of preparations to digitalise the entirety of the network operator’s system.
A 12-week test programme has proven that the new commuter trains can withstand an extensive range of severe weather and temperature conditions.
With deliveries to begin at the end of 2020, the Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility will be used in cross-border operations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium.
The development of rolling stock has seen tailored cyber-security applied to each project for the past five years.
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility develop environmentally-friendly train with electro-hybrid battery drive, which enables local emission-free operation.
The Vectrons are due to be available well ahead of the opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel in December 2020.
Manufacturers, operator and Federal Railway Authority agree on reworking concept of ICE 4 trains while Deutsche Bahn immediately accepts and places them into service.
For the latest instalment in Global Railway Review's Women Inspiring Rail series, Heathrow Express Fleet Engineering Manager, Aoife Considine, discusses her passion for rail safety and how trends in digitalisation keeps her excited about rail’s future.
Philip Hoare, President of Atkins, SNC-Lavalin’s Engineering, Design and Project Management sector has been appointed as chair of the Rail Supply Group (RSG), he succeeds Gordon Wakeford, the former CEO of Siemens Mobility UK.
In this interview with Global Railway Review, Gerhard Kreß, Head of Data Services at Siemens Mobility, reflects on how digitalisation has already significantly changed the rail industry and comments on how digital solutions will continue to radically transform the way rail systems will function in the years to come.
Siemens Mobility Limited has formally submitted its bid to supply and maintain 54 trains for Phase One of the UK’s High Speed Two (HS2) line.