• Siemens Mobility has secured four contracts worth £560 million with HS2 Ltd for key infrastructure and long-term maintenance
• First time Automatic Train Operation over ETCS is applied to national high-speed rail system
• HS2, one of Europe's largest infrastructure projects, will transform rail travel in Britain

Global technology company Siemens is today celebrating its 100th anniversary in Ireland.

• The newly elected MP toured Siemens Mobility’s depot to learn more about infrastructure projects in Glasgow, Scotland

• Local apprentices had the opportunity to meet with the MP and discuss projects and future career aspirations

• Siemens Mobility donates £5,000 to community causes in Goole, the fifth consecutive year of donations.

• The company’s commitment includes £1,000 worth of tickets to the Christmas pantomime for those in need.

• First year apprentices from the company’s Goole Rail Village packed donation bags for the local community.

• The Mireo Plus B battery train is rolled out in the East Brandenburg network, Germany, using the same technology as the British Desiro Verve project.

• The Desiro Verve would save £3.5 billion and 12 million tonnes in CO2 emissions for Britain’s railways over 35 years.

• The development marks the latest step of this technology’s journey to Britain’s railways.

• Siemens Mobility secures contractor and receives council planning permission to proceed with the new site. 

• The manufacturing, digital engineering, and research and development (R&D) facility is expected to open in 2026.