Siemens Mobility GmbH is a separately-managed company of

Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...

, arising from a corporate restructuring effective 1 August 2018. With its global headquarters in

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, 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

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, mine locomotives, and the first underground railway in continental Europe (in

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), set the path from trams and subways to today's

high-speed trains High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, lines ...

, alongside

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and Transrapid International, was part of the German consortium that built the Shanghai Maglev, inaugurated in 2002 by the German chancellor,

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, and the Chinese premier,

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. 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

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-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 Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling, and locomotives, with products including the AGV, TGV, Eurostar, Avelia ...

, 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 The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...

refused permission for the merger to proceed. During Innotrans in September 2018, Siemens Mobility unveiled the world's first driverless tram in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, the result of a joint research and development project with

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, on a six-kilometre section of the tram network in

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. At the same time, the

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(DCU) was introduced. It is the world's first EBA-certified unidirectional gateway safety assessment, that enables 100% secure connectivity of new and existing

safety critical systems A safety-critical system (SCS) or life-critical system is a system whose failure or malfunction may result in one (or more) of the following outcomes: * death or serious injury to people * loss or severe damage to equipment/property * environme ...

, up to

Safety integrity level Safety integrity level (SIL) is defined as the relative level of risk-reduction provided by a safety function, or to specify a target level of risk reduction. In simple terms, SIL is a measurement of performance required for a safety instrumented ...

(SIL) 4, to provide data analytics and other cloud hosted digital services.

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Digital Services *

(DCU) - Secure connectivity * Railigent (CS) - Data Analytics *

Rail Mall Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters *Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' ( ...

(CS) - Spare parts eCommerce * Intermodal solutions (IMS) - Passenger Apps (planning & eTickets) Data Capture Unit v1

Locomotives * Vectron *

Asiarunner The Siemens Asiarunner locomotives are contemporaries to the Eurorunner class and are designed specifically for the South-East Asian market - in particular metre gauge - key features are a Co'Co' wheel arrangement (resulting in low axle loads) and ...

Eurorunner The Eurorunner family of locomotives are a series of medium- to high-power diesel-electric locomotives built by Siemens for the European market. Introduced from 2002 onwards, they share design characteristics with the successful Eurosprinter ran ...

* EuroSprinter * E40 AG-V1 (E40AC) * Korail Class 8200 *

NSB Di6 NSB Di 6, later designated ME 26 and DE 2700, is a class of twelve diesel-electric locomotives built by Siemens for the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). The prime mover provides a power output of , a starting traction effort of a ...

* NSB Di8 * Amtrak Cities Sprinter *

Charger Charger or Chargers may refer to: * Charger (table setting), decorative plates used to fancify a place setting * Battery charger, a device used to put energy into a cell or battery * Capacitor charger, typically a high voltage DC power supply ...

SNCB Class 77 The NMBS/SNCB Class 77 (also known as HLD 77 or HLR 77) is a class of 4 axle B'B' road switcher diesel hydraulic locomotive designed for shunting and freight work manufactured at the beginning of the 2000s by Siemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik and ...

VSFT G 322 The VSFT G322 is a B diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive, initially built for and in service with the Danish State Railways (DSB) as Class MK. History In 1989, DSB ordered 30 CMI 500 locomotives from Cockerill Mechanical Industries to replace ...

EMU The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus ''Dromaius''. The emu' ...

and DMU *

ICx ICE 4 is a brand name for long-distance Intercity-Express high-speed trains being procured for Deutsche Bahn. Procurement started around 2008 for replacements for locomotive-hauled InterCity and EuroCity train services, and was later expande ...

ÖBB Class 4011 ÖBB Class 4011 are Austrian tilting high-speed electric multiple-unit trains, in service with Austrian Federal Railway (ÖBB). They were introduced in 2006, when ÖBB purchased three German DBAG Class 411 units, commonly known as ICE T, fr ...

* ÖBB Class 4020 * Velaro EMU ** Eurostar e320 ** TCDD HT80000 **

CRH3 The CRH3 Hexie (simplified Chinese: 和谐号; traditional Chinese: 和諧號; pinyin: Héxié Hào; literally: "Harmony") is a version of the Siemens Velaro high-speed train used in China on the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway line, Wuhan ...

* Mireo EMU * Desiro EMU/DMU ** Desiro Double Deck ***

SBB-CFF-FFS RABe 514 The RABe 514 is a four-car Bilevel rail car, double decker electrical multiple unit used by the Swiss Federal Railways for the Zürich S-Bahn. It is part of the Siemens Desiro, Siemens Desiro Double Deck product family. The trains are also referre ...

** British Rail Class 185 ** British Rail Class 350 ** British Rail Class 360 **

British Rail Class 444 The British Rail Class 444 '' Desiro'' is an electric multiple-unit passenger train built by Siemens Transportation Systems in Austria between 2002 and 2004. The Class 444 currently operate on express passenger services for South Western Railwa ...

** British Rail Class 450 ** British Rail Class 700 **

British Rail Class 707 The British Rail Class 707 ''Desiro City'' is an electric multiple unit passenger train. Siemens Mobility built 30 five-carriage sets. Initially leased by South West Trains, its franchise successor South Western Railway began phasing them out ...

British Rail Class 717 The British Rail Class 717 ''Desiro City'' is an electric multiple unit passenger train built by Siemens Mobility, currently operated by Govia Thameslink Railway on its Great Northern Hertford Loop and Welwyn stopping routes. Built to replace ...

British Rail Class 332 The British Rail Class 332 was a type of electric multiple unit passenger train built between 1997 and 1998 by CAF, with traction equipment supplied by Siemens Transportation Systems. Fourteen units were built for dedicated use on Heathrow Exp ...

- bodywork built by CAF * British Rail Class 333 - bodywork built by CAF *

Siemens Nexas The Siemens Nexas is a class of electric multiple units manufactured by Siemens Transportation Systems for the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia between 2002 and 2005. The design of the trains was based on the Siemens Modular Me ...

Passenger coaches * Viaggio Classic * Viaggio Twin - double deck coach * Viaggio Light * Viaggio Comfort * Venture Light Rail/Trams *First generation: Siemens-Düwag U2 *Second generation:

Siemens SD-100 and SD-160 The SD-100 and SD-160 are light rail vehicles (LRV) that were manufactured by Siemens Mobility between 1992 and 2013 for the North American market. The vehicles were all constructed at the Siemens facility in Florin, California. The primary dif ...

, Siemens-Düwag SD-400 and Siemens SD-460, Siemens SD660 *Third generation:

Siemens S200 The Siemens S200 is a high-floor light rail vehicle (LRV) manufactured by Siemens Mobility in Florin, California. The S200 succeeds the SD-100, SD-160, SD-400 and SD-460 as the high-floor light rail vehicle for the North American market and is ...

light rail,

Siemens S700 and S70 The Siemens S70, its successor the S700 and European variant, the Avanto, are a series of low-floor light-rail vehicles (LRV) and streetcars manufactured by Siemens Mobility, a division of German conglomerate Siemens AG. The S70 and S700 are b ...

Combino Supra The Siemens Avenio is a low floor tram family produced by Siemens Mobility, a subsidiary of the German conglomerate Siemens. It is the successor to the Combino family. The first generation was sold as the Combino Supra , Combino MkII, or Combino ...

tram * Ultra Low Floor tram * D-class Melbourne tram People Mover * VAL series - acquired from

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** VAL 208 - used by CDGVAL, Rennes Metro, U Line,

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** VAL 206 - used by Orlyval Airport metro,

Toulouse Metro The Toulouse Metro (french: Métro de Toulouse, oc, Mètro de Tolosa) is a rapid transit system serving Toulouse Métropole, France. It is the only Metro system in Occitanie. The city's public transport system was initially managed by the ''Soci� ...

** AIRVAL - used by Suvarnabhumi Airport Metro/Subway * C651 *

Siemens Modular Metro The Siemens Modular Metro is a family of electric multiple unit trains for rapid transit systems produced by Siemens Mobility (originally Siemens Transportation Systems) and used by rail operators around the world. The vehicle concept was launched ...

* Inspiro Metro *

Tren Urbano The ''Tren Urbano'' (English language, English: Urban Train) is a List of automated urban metro subway systems, fully-automated rapid transit system that serves the municipalities of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Gua ...

- customized train set similar to MBTA Red Line cars *

Blue Line (MBTA) The Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, one of four rapid transit lines operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). It runs from Bowdoin station in downtown Boston under Boston Harbo ...

Series 0700 (#5 East Boston) - customized train set * New Tube for London * Taipei Metro C321 * Taipei Metro C341 Maglev Trains * SMT Transrapid (Shanghai maglev train)

References

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

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* {{Authority control Siemens Companies based in Berlin Rolling stock manufacturers of Germany Rail infrastructure manufacturers Railway signalling manufacturers

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