Siemens Mobility

You can find the latest news items and press releases from the Mobility Division in the UK below.

24 July 2011

Siemens is one of the world's leading bogie builders

Since 1995, Siemens has built and delivered 33,500 bogies for its customers worldwide.  While the term 'bogies' is frequently used rather broadly, they are in fact a complex assembly consisting of many subsystems including:

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16 June 2011

Siemens selected as preferred bidder for Thameslink Rolling Stock Procurement Programme (TRSP)

Siemens and Cross London Trains (XLT) (a consortium consisting of finance partners Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, lnnisfree Limited and 3i Infrastructure plc), have been selected as preferred bidder for the UK Government’s Thameslink Rolling Stock Procurement Programme (TRSP), led by the Department for Transport.

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18 May 2011

Siemens set for Railtex 2011

Siemens will showcase its complete portfolio of rolling stock, rail automation and electrification technologies on stand (D31) at this year’s Railtex (14 – 16 June 2011, Earl’s Court Two).

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23 March 2011

Siemens founds Rail Innovation Centre of Competence in the United Kingdom

Siemens' Mobility Division established its "Rail Innovation Centre of Competence" - the first of its kind worldwide - in the United Kingdom in March 2011. At this Innovation Centre, Siemens will lead the development of new concepts and technologies for the international rail vehicle service business.

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18 February 2011

Steve Scrimshaw, Managing Director of Siemens Mobility Rolling Stock UK, wins Rail Business Manager of the Year

Steve Scrimshaw was named as the Rail Business Manager of the Year 2010 last night at the Rail Business Awards.  The prestigious awards recognise and reward excellence in rail business, technology and engineering. 

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07 December 2010

Siemens Desiro Class 444 is officially the most reliable train in Britain

Siemens is officially the manufacturer and maintainer of the most reliable trains in Britain.  The coveted ‘Golden Spanner’ for 2010 was awarded by Modern Railways to the Siemens Desiro Class 444 electric train owned by Angel Trains, operated by South West Trains and maintained by Siemens in Southampton. The fleet achieved a record breaking reliability of over 55,000 miles per technical delay over the previous 12 month period.

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30 July 2010

Gloucestershire extends traffic monitoring with solution from Siemens

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is expanding its CCTV traffic monitoringnetwork across key intersections with the addition of further cameras and an integrated software solution from Siemens. The newly-developed software allows CCTV cameras from different nominated suppliers to be viewed through a single UTMC compliant control environment.

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