Siemens Mobility

Siemens Mobility GmbH is a division of Siemens. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens Mobility has four core business units: Mobility Management, dedicated to rail technology and intelligent traffic systems, Railway Electrification, Rolling Stock, and Customer Services.

History

Innovations from the late 19th century, such as the world's first electric train, when Siemens & Halske unveiled a train in which power was supplied through the rails, and the world's first electric tram, with the implementation of 2.5-kilometer-long electric tramway located in Berlin, built at the company's own expense, cemented the use of electric power in transportation systems.

In the following years, inventions such as the first electric trolleybus, mine locomotives, and the first underground railway in continental Europe (in Budapest), set the path from trams and subways to today's high-speed trains.

Siemens, alongside ThyssenKrupp and Transrapid International, was part of the German consortium that built the Shanghai Maglev, inaugurated in 2002 by the German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, and the Chinese premier, Zhu Rongji. It was the world's first commercial high-speed magnetic levitation train, which holds the title of the fastest commercial service, travelling up to 430 km/h.

In November 2012, Siemens acquired Invensys Rail for £1.7 billion.

In July 2017, Siemens confirmed it had taken over Hannover-based software company HaCon, to be managed as a separate legal entity. The financial details were not disclosed.

In September 2017, Siemens announced a proposal to merge its transportation division with Alstom, with the objective of creating "a new European champion in the rail industry". The combined rail business, to be named Siemens Alstom and headquartered in Paris, would have had $18 billion U.S. in revenue and employed 62,300 people in more than 60 countries. It was seen as a measure to counter the rise of China's CRRC with support from both the French and German governments. However, in February 2019, the European Commission refused permission for the merger to proceed.

During Innotrans in September 2018, Siemens Mobility unveiled the world's first driverless tram in Berlin, the result of a joint research and development project with ViP Verkehrsbetriebe Potsdam, on a six-kilometre section of the tram network in Potsdam, Germany.

Key locations

Products

Locomotives

Vectron
Asiarunner
Eurorunner
EuroSprinter
E40 AG-V1 (E40AC)
Korail Class 8200
NSB Di6
NSB Di8
Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64)
Charger
SNCB Class 77
VSFT G 322

EMU and DMU

ICx
ÖBB Class 4011
ÖBB Class 4020
Velaro EMU
- Eurostar e320
- TCDD HT80000
- AVE Class 103
- CRH3
- Sapsan
Mireo EMU
Desiro EMU/DMU
- Desiro Double Deck
  - SBB-CFF-FFS RABe 514
- British Rail Class 185
- British Rail Class 350
- British Rail Class 360
- British Rail Class 380
- British Rail Class 444
- British Rail Class 450
- British Rail Class 700
- British Rail Class 707
- British Rail Class 717
British Rail Class 332 - bodywork built by CAF
British Rail Class 333 - bodywork built by CAF
Nexas

Passenger coaches

Venture
Viaggio Classic
Viaggio Comfort
Viaggio Light
Viaggio Twin - double deck coach

Light Rail/Trams

North American first generation/Frankfurt U-Bahn: U2
North American second generation: SD-100/SD-160, SD-400/SD-460, SD660
North American third generation: S200, S700/S70/Avanto
Avenio
Combino
Ultra Low Floor tram
P2000

People Mover

VAL series - acquired from Matra
- VAL 208 - used by CDGVAL, Rennes Metro, U Line, Turin Metro
- VAL 206 - used by Orlyval, Toulouse Metro
- AIRVAL - used by Suvarnabhumi Airport

Metro/Subway

Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Siemens C651
Modular Metro
Inspiro
Tren Urbano - customized train set
Blue Line (MBTA) - 0700 Series
Taipei Metro C321
Taipei Metro C341
Oslo Metro OS MX3000

Maglev

Transrapid (Shanghai)

Railway Signalling

Trainguard MT - a signalling block systems based on CBTC

Digital Services

Data Capture Unit (DCU) - Secure connectivity
Railigent (CS) - Data Analytics
Rail Mall (CS) - Spare parts eCommerce
Intermodal solutions (IMS) - Passenger Apps (planning & eTickets)

Notes

Some R160 cars were installed with Siemens propulsions. This was done after the New York City Subway tested a propulsion variant on its R143 cars.

References

Hardware enforced Cybersecurity
Monitoring safety-critical railway networks using unidirectional gateways - Data Capture unit Archived 5 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
The application of Smart Data Services in interlocking systems - Data Capture Unit Archived 21 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine
Innovative freight solutions on automated rail operations - Siemens Mobility Freight & Products