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A 12 month research project deploying Siemens technology to gather information on vehicle emissions in Birmingham got underway in April 2016 as part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to meet EU air quality targets.

Leading traffic management company Siemens looks forward to welcoming ITS professionals from across Europe this week at the ITS European Congress in Glasgow from 6-9 June at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.

Siemens, working closely with infrastructure provider Network Rail and train operating company Govia Thameslink Railway, has completed the latest upgrades to its Hornsey traincare facility, constructing a fully integrated depot signalling system and an innovative depot personnel protection system (DPPS) to create optimum levels of safety for those working on site.

Over 300 service operatives and engineers responsible for installing and repairing traffic equipment across the country have been equipped by Siemens with new bespoke tablet devices.

Siemens has awarded a four-year Crane Framework Agreement to UK-based heavy-lift specialist ALE for the supply and deployment of cranes, specialised transport equipment and personnel. Based in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands, ALE is one of the world’s biggest heavy transportation and lifting contractors.

Leading intelligent traffic systems company Siemens has begun working on its latest Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) project, in a collaborative partnership to create one of the most advanced environments for CAV technologies in the UK.

Steve Reid, solutions development engineer for Siemens Building Technologies, has been recognised as Engineer of the Year at the Building Controls Industry Awards 2016. He received his trophy at the gala dinner on the 12th May at the Hilton Metropole.

24 May 2016: Thameslink is this morning (Tuesday) set to showcase the future of commuting when it unveils the spacious new Siemens Class 700 Thameslink train at Blackfriars station.Fifty per cent longer than almost every train in the Thameslink fleet, the train on show to media and stakeholders can carry up to 1,750 people seated and standing – the equivalent of 21 double-decker buses – and will be running on many routes to London from Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Siemens Wind Power has awarded UK-based marine engineers, Houlder Ltd, the contract for the Design of Sea Fastening for the Galloper wind farm project.

On Thursday 12th May, Siemens welcomed the UK Ambassador to Austria, Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque, along with senior officials from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) on a visit to its facility in Vienna.

A team from Oxford, made up of scientists and engineers, has developed a groundbreaking ultra high-field magnet for use in MRI scanners, which could revolutionise the diagnosis of diseases like Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

The Rail Supply Group council and the Secretaries of State for Business Innovation and Skills; and the Department for Transport, are pleased to announce that Gordon Wakeford has been appointed as interim Industry Chair of the Rail Supply Group (RSG).