Siemens is a global leader in industrial automation, energy management, and digitalization technologies, supporting industries such as manufacturing, infrastructure, and healthcare. Siemens provides cutting-edge solutions like IoT platforms, smart grids, and AI-powered systems that drive efficiency, sustainability, and innovation. The company’s expertise in smart factories, renewable energy, and electrification has established it as a key player in global digital transformation efforts, addressing complex industrial challenges worldwide.
The facility, spanning 50 hectares southeast of Rotterdam, represents the Netherlands' largest freight yard with its extensive infrastructure of 14 arrival tracks, 41 classification tracks, and 12 stabling tracks.
The company showcases in Munich on 2-3rd June its Vectron AC with battery power, the multi-system Vectron MS locomotive, and the Railigent X-powered Smart Asset Suite for intelligent rail services.
The ultra-modern hydrogen trains will replace diesel trains currently operating from the network’s Mühldorf hub and significantly reduce CO2 emissions as well as noise and exhaust gas in the region.
The order builds on GCRTA’s initial purchase in 2023 for 24 S200 LRVs and their exercise of the first option for an additional 6 cars in 2024 to replace their current fleet.
Siemens Mobility will provide components, subsystems, technical supervision, and staff training to the maintenance provider SMH Rail over a 40-month period.
The electrically powered Mireo multiple-unit trains are an ultra-modern design that impresses with its economical operation and a high level of comfort and convenience for passengers.
The new award and contract model marks a paradigm shift for the rail industry. It enables the industry to develop the resources necessary for modernizing Germany’s rail network.
Presenting the mockup marks an important milestone in the turnkey project and offers a preview of the future travel experience once the state-of-the-art metro system is operational in Greater Western Sydney.