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Siemens Rail Automation’s new Derby office was officially opened on 12 February by the company’s Director Delivery, Rob Morris. The decision to create a permanent base at Trent House follows the company’s successful completion of a number of recent signalling projects in the East Midlands, as well as its involvement in some major new projects in the region.

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has struck a deal worth over £200m to finance its replacement suburban train fleet on the Great Northern route, which is the first for new rolling stock company Rock Rail, with equity provided by SL Capital (part of Standard Life Investments) and debt from Aviva Investors.

Sponsored and hosted by engineering company Siemens, the annual Industry Day at The Crystal, London is being held today for more than 100 people who are leaving or have left the Armed Forces and seeking employment in the transport sector. The event, now in its third year, will outline the types of job opportunities available and showcase ex-military personnel who have made the transition into civilian employment.

Siemens yesterday (10 February 2016) presented 2016 its Greenpower kit competition winners, the Deanery School, with a complete Greenpower eco-racing car kit.

Siemens delivery teams were engaged in a range of high profile signalling and control schemes over the holiday period, successfully commissioning schemes for Network Rail as part of the North Lincolnshire, Thameslink and Anniesland programmes.

Prime Minister David Cameron came to Siemens Rail Automation’s Chippenham base to deliver a major speech on the UK’s future in Europe yesterday (2 February).

Siemens’ Head of EHS (Offshore), Peter Lloyd, was yesterday awarded the inaugural Jerry Carnell Safety Award in Renewable UK’s Health and Safety Awards 2016.

Siemens Rail Systems has been awarded the highly prestigious Investors in People Gold Award. The company now joins the top 1% of UK organisations who have achieved the highest ranking from the accreditation body.

On 18 December, ten former military personnel graduated from Wiltshire College, following six weeks of intensive training as part of Siemens Rail Automation’s new ‘Military2Rail’ initiative. The group completed a mixture of work-based and college training which was delivered and funded by a partnership between Siemens and Wiltshire College.

Two Siemens managers have accepted pivotal voluntary roles in the management of a UK-wide regeneration charity, with a strong presence in South Tyneside and Newcastle.

Siemens has released a new Stratos Journey Time (JT) Monitoring module enabling traffic managers to manage real time journey information more effectively and help ensure optimal network operation.

The last Thursday in November saw businesses from throughout Newcastle gather at the Skylight Conference Suite on Westgate Road for the inaugural Newcastle Business Awards. Siemens Power Generation Services were headline sponsor of the event which aimed to support small, medium and start-up businesses and recognise their achievements this year.