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ORR serving up rail development on a plate

Simon Walton
August 11, 2025
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There is a strong appetite to invest in rail. However, barriers hold back the market, says the official regulator in the UK. The Office of…

Dutch freight rail yard Kijfhoek now fully automated

Guest authors
June 3, 2025
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The largest Dutch rail yard, Kijfhoek, is now fully automated. Siemens Mobility completed a 2021 project worth 110 million euros, implementing a system that increases…

DB Cargo UK tasks Siemens with Class 66s ETCS implementation

Simon Walton
February 28, 2025
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DB Cargo UK has contracted with Siemens Mobility to fit Class 66 locomotives with the new European Train Control System (ETCS). Work will begin in…

TX Logistik gets keys to new freight locos

Simon Walton
October 11, 2024
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Italian-owned, German-based rail freight operator TX Logistik is updating its motive power with the first deliveries of new locos from Siemens Mobility.

Freightliner goes in-house with onboard digital signalling

Simon Walton
June 25, 2024
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Freightliner in the UK has launched a partnership with Siemens Mobility to retrofit one of its Class 66 diesel locomotives with state-of-the-art European Train Control…

Siemens Mobility Awarded Infrastructure Maintenance Contract From Metrolinx

Jennifer McLawhorn
March 28, 2024
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TORONTO – Siemens Mobility was chosen by Metrolinx for Toronto’s Central Region passenger railway system where it will handle track, signal, and right-of-way maintenance.
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DB Cargo to get 150 hybrid, lighter locomotives from Siemens

Marco Raimondi
March 19, 2024
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DB Cargo ordered 150 Vectron Dual Mode light locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The new locomotives are several tonnes lighter than the usual Vectron Dual Mode. As DB Cargo mentioned, they can be used “on branch lines and sidings with a lower load capacity”. The company stated that this initiative will favour single wagonload traffic in…

CargoUnit may purchase up to 100 locomotives from Siemens

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February 29, 2024
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The Polish locomotive leasing company CargoUnit may purchase up to one hundred Vectron MS and Smartron locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The two parties signed a framework agreement to that end. Thirty Vectrons and ten Smartrons have been ordered by CargoUnit, whereas the delivery of an additional sixty Vectrons remains on the table. The first deliveries […]