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A REGULAR ROUND-UP OF INDUSTRY PRODUCTS, INNOVATION, NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
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Contract signed for railway
Mobility Division
infrastructure project for
of Siemens wins
Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel
record-breaking
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected for a The installations comprise of the
turnkey integrated communications railway track, electricity supply and
solution. cabling systems for lighting and power, order from
AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd and the overhead power line and switching
Transtec Gotthard Consortium recently systems, tunnel control systems, optical
announced the contract signature for the and data networks and operational Belgium
railway infrastructure of the Gotthard communications, tunnel radio systems,
Base Tunnel. The contract for this last signalling centres and railway control
The Belgian rail operator SNCB, has given
major construction on the Gotthard is systems, as well as new signalling and
the Mobility Division of Siemens the order
worth EURO 1.05 billion. train safety systems. In addition,
to deliver 305 multiple-unit trains to be
The tender submitted by the Transtec installation of these systems in the tunnel
used in Belgium’s regional rail service.
Gotthard consortium was chosen by the will also require extensive temporary
The recently signed contract is worth
Board of Directors of AlpTransit services and systems for logistics and
€1.425 billion and marks the biggest order
Gotthard Ltd, selected, in part, due to its transportation such as construction site
Siemens has ever received in the rolling
economic and technical viability. Upon railways, workshops, warehouses,
stock sector.
completion, the Gotthard Base Tunnel personnel accommodation, cooling and
The Desiro ML type trains are due to
will be the longest tunnel in the world, ventilation systems, electric power supply,
be delivered between 2011 to 2016. The
ahead of the current record holder, the radio and telephone.
Belgian order calls for a 3-car EMU to be
Seikan Tunnel in Japan. Installation of the railway
built with a traction power rating of 2
The contract is for installation of the infrastructure through the south portal
MW and for operation on line voltages of
railway infrastructure systems for the will start in 2009, and the north portal in
3 kV as well as 3 kV/25 kV. The Desiro
Gotthard Base Tunnel and involves 2012. The installation work is estimated
ML can accommodate 280 passengers
equipping the two single-track tunnels, to take about seven years. Commercial
and has a top speed of 160km/h. The
each 57km in length, as well as 11km of operation of the Gotthard Base Tunnel
first multiple-unit trains will be
over ground lines to the north and south, with scheduled train services is planned
manufactured at the Siemens plant in
all to the point where they connect with for 2017.
Krefeld-Uerdingen in Germany at the
the existing railway network. www.alcatel-lucent.com
beginning of summer 2009.
“SNCB has decided in favour of an
especially eco-friendly train. Thanks to the
improved drive units, we have succeeded
in lowering energy consumption even
ERTMS milestone
further compared to the predecessor
models,” said Michael Kopp, responsible
UNIFE, the European Rail Industries, is ERTMS aims at replacing more
for the Desiro product platform at
proud to announce that the total length than 20 different national train control
Siemens Mobility.
of tracks already in service, or and command systems in Europe, which
The Desiro ML is specially designed to
contracted to be equipped with ERTMS are a major technical barrier to
meet the frequently changing demands of
by its members, exceeds 30,000km international rail traffic. Trains fitted
regional rail service. The modular
worldwide. with ETCS may run on ERTMS-
construction of the individual cars enables
“These outstanding results equipped line, which brings considerable
train lengths possible from 49 to 282
demonstrate that ERTMS is a genuine benefits in terms of interoperability,
meters. Furthermore, the operator can
European success story,” said Michael maintenance costs savings, safety and
choose from interior designs which ensure
Clausecker, Director General of UNIFE. traffic capacity. By making the rail sector
flexibility even regarding the number of
“The close collaboration of the industry more competitive, ERTMS helps to level
seats, seat spacing and space reserved for
and the European Institutions has the playing field with road transport and
bicycles and wheelchairs.
resulted in a standard which attracts ultimately provides significant
The Desiro ML design is based on
considerable interest not only in Europe, environmental gains.
current European standards. The first
but also in the rest of the world. There are currently more than
vehicles of this new line are currently in
European decision makers should now 30,000km of tracks and 5,000 vehicles
the commissioning phase and are
continue to support investment in in service or contracted to be equipped
scheduled to enter service for the German
ERTMS to realise the benefits of with ERTMS in 27 countries worldwide.
regional rail operator Mittelrheinbahn at
interoperability as soon as possible.” www.unife.org
the end of 2008.
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