BOMBARDIER and Siemens are discussing a possible merger between their two railway equipment manufacturing division, Bombardier Transportation and Siemens Mobility, according to a report by Bloomberg.
SIEMENS has delivered the first two of 10 new Vectron multi-system locomotives to Alpha Trains which are being leased to TX Logistik, Germany, to transport freight between Germany, Austria and Italy.
GERMAN Rail (DB) and Siemens have agreed terms to further amend a contract originally signed in 2011 for 85 10-car and 45 seven-car 250km/h ICE 4 trains.
THE first Desiro HC driving car for the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX) regional network was presented to North-Rhine Westphalia state transport minister Mr Michael Groschek at Siemens’ plant in Krefeld, Germany, on March 31.
AUSTRIAN-Hungarian operator Györ-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway (GySEV) has awarded Siemens a contract to supply five Vectron electric locomotives, with an option for four additional units.
SANTA Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has awarded Siemens a $US 10m contract to modernise electrification systems on the oldest section of the 68km light rail network in San Jose and Silicon Valley.
SWEDISH transport company Hector Rail has ordered 15 Vectron AC electric-diesel locomotives from Siemens, and delivery will begin in early 2018.
SIEMENS’ plant in Sacramento, California, has outshopped the first SC-44 Charger diesel passenger locomotive for Amtrak’s Cascades Corridor, which links Eugene with Portland, Seattle and Vancouver.
A cornerstone was laid in Dortmund-Eving, Germany, on March 7 to mark the start of construction on Siemens’ €80m service and maintenance depot for Rhine-Ruhr-Express (RRX).
MUMBAI Metro Rail (MMR), India, plans to purchase driverless trains to operate on Mumbai metro Line 3, which will run for 33.5km from Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone (Seepz) in the north of the city to Cuffe Parade in the southern district of Colaba.
