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• Siemens Mobility's battery trains, to be assembled in Goole, Yorkshire could replace aging diesel fleets for the likes of Chiltern, Great Western Railway (GWR), Northern, ScotRail, TransPennine Express (TPE) and Transport for Wales (TfW) and run on East-West Rail, within the next decade.
• Only small sections of track would need to be electrified, with fast-charging at key points on routes supplied from the domestic grid via Siemens’ innovative Rail Charging Converters (RCCs).
• This would save £3.5 billion and 12million tonnes in CO2 emissions for Britain’s railways over 35 years.

UK leader in digital twin technology Simsol, has joined Siemens Xcelerator

• The University of East London (UEL) has reduced its carbon emissions by 10 per cent in phase one of its new net zero strategy
• UEL partnered with Siemens to develop and deliver the strategy, designed to improve energy efficiency and renewable integration
• Siemens and UEL are co-creating a ‘Living Lab’ to help embed sustainability into course curriculums

• Contract to maintain approximately 18.5 kilometres of track across Edinburgh Trams network, including recent extension.
• £44.7million contract extension to support 22 jobs and new apprenticeships

• Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop opens Siemens Mobility’s new office in Glasgow.
• Modern office space will facilitate collaboration and innovation among Scottish colleagues.
• New office reflects the company’s commitment to supporting Scotland’s vision of a more sustainable railway.

• The project is part of a £1.5 million research project aimed at enhancing the University’s research capabilities in developing and testing robots and other autonomous systems for the inspection and maintenance of solar arrays.

• Siemens Mobility is working with Rail Safe Friendly – a social impact programme aimed at enhancing rail safety and reducing the number of trespass incidents. 
• Over 4,000 UK schools are already participating in the programme. 

• The £54 million facility will develop and test advanced glass-melting methods, supporting future innovation in the industry around the world
• The experimental R&D, innovation and training centre will be run entirely by Siemens’ software platform, PCS Neo
• The technology’s cloud-based, zero-install user experience will support efforts to reduce carbon emissions from glass manufacturing

• Siemens Mobility has secured first place on Network Rail’s Train Control Systems Framework (TCSF).
• Company set for a share of contracts to be awarded from the £4bn framework, which will see thousands of miles of Britain’s rail network upgraded over the next decade.
• Siemens Mobility will deliver both digital and conventional signalling and control systems to transform rail travel in Britain.

• Germany’s first use of the Mireo Plus B battery hybrid train from Siemens Mobility / Benefits passengers and the environment

• Siemens new repairs partnership with service provider MMX (part of the TXO Group) will support customers across UK & Ireland using the business’s Ruggedcom network routing and switching technology.
• The deal will help Siemens customers significantly reduce network downtime and provide better access to UK-based equipment repair.
• The move follows a renewed focus on maintenance and repairs with energy, utilities and telecoms providers requiring these assets to last more than 15 years.

• 6 internship positions available in 2024 for individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 at the new Goole Rail Village.
• Initiative comes as research shows only 4.8% of people with a learning disability or autism spectrum condition in England are in full-time paid employment, compared to 80% of their peers.
• Siemens Mobility is investing up to £200m in the Rail Village in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, which will build new trains for the UK.