With immediate effect, DB is completely converting the S8 line to its newest generation of trains. The modern trains with their distinctive flat front are already reliably operating on three of Berlin’s S-Bahn lines.

Siemens Mobility, along with consortium partners ST Engineering and Stadler, have been awarded an Electrical and Mechanical (E&M) turnkey contract. Siemens Mobility will provide its state-of-the-art CBTC signaling technology with GoA4 functionality, with full automated train operations (ATO).

In a project that will run until the end of 2024, Siemens and 16 partners will facilitate advances in the driverless operation of regional trains with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI). Within the “safe.trAIn” project, which the German government is subsidizing, there is a budget of €23 million available for this task.

Siemens Mobility has received three new certifications by Germany’s TÜV SÜD for meeting the international cybersecurity standard IEC 62443. These new certifications cover products and solutions associated with the Rolling Stock and Rail Infrastructure Business Units, including high-speed trains, regional trains, metros, trams, and locomotives, as well as rolling stock components.

Siemens Mobility presents the Mireo Plus B battery train to the public for the first time at InnoTrans 2022. The Landesanstalt Schienenfahrzeuge Baden-Württemberg (SFBW) has ordered 27 Mireo Plus B trains from Siemens Mobility in 2020.

Siemens Mobility to retrofit 176 ViRM double deck rail vehicles with the latest ETCS onboard technology. Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract by NS Group N.V, the Dutch Railways, to retrofit 176 ViRM trains with the latest European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 technology.

Siemens Mobility supported RATP and Ile-de-France Mobilités in the complete automation of Line 4. Siemens Mobility fully automated the line with its digitalized systems and CBTC signaling technology. The automation of Line 4 will centralize control of operations, increase availability, reliability, and capacity.

Next milestone in the “H2goesRail” project. Siemens CEO Roland Busch, DB CEO Richard Lutz and State Secretary Hartmut Höppner take first test ride in the Mireo Plus H and test the refueling process. Innovative complete hydrogen system will be used in regular passenger service as of 2024 and replace diesel trainset.

World premiere of the interior of the new sleeping and couchette car. ÖBB and Siemens Mobility unveil the next generation of Nightjet sleeping and couchette cars at the Siemens Mobility plant in Vienna. The new cars are designed to optimally accommodate the needs of customers and score points with modern design, greater comfort and increased privacy.

Akiem, the leasing rolling stock specialist company for rail vehicles, has ordered 65 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The order was placed as part of a framework agreement for the purchase of locomotives that was signed in December 2021. The first locomotives from this call are to be delivered in mid-2024. Akiem previously ordered 20 Vectron locomotives from Siemens Mobility last December.