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Siemens signs French maintenance deal for Vectron locomotives awaiting country approval

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July 13, 2026
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Locomotive manufacturer Siemens Mobility has inked a maintenance contract with the French maintenance provider Technis for the Vectron locomotive family. Siemens will make use of…

Siemens delivers first of 1,200 electric freight locomotives to India in biggest-ever order

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May 6, 2026
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Siemens Mobility has handed over the first of 1,200 electric freight locomotives on order from Indian Railways. The locomotives are part of a 3 billion…

Belgium announces full ETCS deployment across the entire rail network

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December 15, 2025
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Belgium has achieved a major milestone in the modernisation of its rail network. Infrastructure manager Infrabel and the consortium consisting of Siemens Mobility and Equans…

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

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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…