Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility 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.[2]
Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Transportation:
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Founded | 1989 (Siemens Traffic Technology division) 1 August 2018 (restructured) |
Founder | Werner von Siemens |
Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Michael Peter (CEO)[1] |
Services |
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Revenue | €9.69 billion (2022) |
Number of employees | 34,200 (2017)[2] |
Parent | Siemens |
Divisions |
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Website | mobility |
Footnotes / references Financial figures are for fiscal year 2022.[3] |
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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
In November 2012, Siemens acquired Invensys Rail for £1.7 billion.[7]
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.[8]
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".[9] 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.[10] It was seen as a measure to counter the rise of China's CRRC with support from both the French and German governments.[11] However, in February 2019, the European Commission refused permission for the merger to proceed.[12]
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
City | Country | Image | Business Unit | Products | Refs |
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Braunschweig | Germany | Mobility Management | Cenelec Rail Technology & IT / OT Security | [13] | |
Berlin | Germany | Mobility Management | |||
Sacramento, California | United States | Rolling Stock | Locomotives: Charger, Sprinter Light rail vehicles: S200, S700 Railcars: Venture |
[14][15] | |
Goole | United Kingdom | Rolling Stock | Deep tube for London | ||
Krefeld | Germany | Rolling Stock | EMU and DMU: Velaro, Desiro and Mireo | [16] | |
Louisville, Kentucky | United States | Mobility Management | AREMA Rail Technology | [13] | |
Paris | France | Mobility Management | Siemens Mobility France (former Matra Transport) VAL NeoVal |
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Poole | United Kingdom | Mobility Management | Rail Technology & Communication equipment | [13][17] | |
Tres Cantos | Spain | Mobility Management | Rail Technology | ||
Melbourne | Australia | Mobility Management | |||
Munich | Germany | Rolling Stock | Locomotives: Vectron | ||
Erlangen | Germany | Rail Electrification
Customer Services |
Digital Services, Electrification AC & DC components | ||
New York | United States | Mobility Management
Customer Services |
Rail technology Digital Services |
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Warsaw | Poland | Mobility Regional Management
Rolling Stock |
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Vienna | Austria | Rolling Stock | Metro: Inspiro and New Tube for London Trams: Avenio VAL Viaggio Comfort |
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Lincoln | United Kingdom | Rolling Stock | Bogie Service Centre Class 374 Velaro Eurostar e320 Desiro EMU/DMU |
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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
- ICx
- ÖBB Class 4011
- ÖBB Class 4020
- Velaro EMU
- Mireo EMU
- Desiro EMU/DMU
- 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
- First generation: U2
- Second generation: SD-100/SD-160, SD-400/SD-460, SD660
- Third generation: S200, S700/S70
- 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 MRT C651
- Modular Metro
- Inspiro
- Tren Urbano - customized train set
- Blue Line (MBTA) - customized train set
- Taipei Metro C321
- Taipei Metro C341
Maglev
Digital Services
- Data Capture Unit (DCU) - Secure connectivity[19]
- Railigent (CS) - Data Analytics[20]
- Rail Mall (CS) - Spare parts eCommerce
- Intermodal solutions (IMS) - Passenger Apps (planning & eTickets)
See also
Competitors:
References
- "Peter and Soussan to head Siemens Mobility Division".
- N, N. "Siemens Company Presentation" (PDF). Press - Siemens Global Website. Siemens AG. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Annual Reports". siemens.com Global Website. SIEMENS. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Siemens Mobility is on-track".
- Gittings, John (January 2003). "China claims train blue riband with Maglev". The Guardian.
- "China Maglev".
- "Siemens acquuires Invensys Rail" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2013.
- "Siemens acquuires Hacon". 2 June 2017.
- "Siemens and Alstom join forces to create a European Champion in Mobility". Siemens. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- Briginshaw, David (1 November 2017). "Will the Siemens Alstom merger live up to expectations?". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- Chassany, Anne-Sylvaine (26 September 2017). "France backs Alstom-Siemens train deal". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Mergers: Commission prohibits Siemens' proposed acquisition of Alstom". europa.eu.
- "Siemens Mobility Management: Rethinking Rail & Road. Expand. Optimize. Integrate" (PDF). Siemens Mobility. 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Siemens Moving California Fact Sheet" (PDF) (Press release). Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- Anderson, Mark (29 January 2021). "Siemens Mobility to expand train repair depot at McClellan, add jobs". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- "Siemens Mobility Plant Krefeld-Uerdingen" (PDF). Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- Slade, Darren (6 September 2016). "Pictures: 50 years of Siemens in Poole (it's where the bar code was invented)". Daily Echo. Bournemouth. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- Siemens, Silke Thomson-Pottebohm (26 November 2018). "Siemens £8m bogie facility in Lincoln now open". Siemens. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- "Hardware enforced Cybersecurity". 31 May 2019.
- "Siemens Data Analytics services".
- Hardware enforced Cybersecurity
- Monitoring safety-critical railway networks using unidirectional gateways - Data Capture unit
- The application of Smart Data Services in interlocking systems - Data Capture Unit
- Innovative freight solutions on automated rail operations - Siemens Mobility Freight & Products