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Siemens named as Thameslink supplier


The Siemens team at Railtex ended the show on a high, having just learnt that the company had been named preferred bidder to supply a new fleet of trains for the Thameslink cross- London network. Siemens and Cross London Trains (XL Trains), a consortium of finance partners Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, Inisfree Ltd and 3i Infrastructure plc, were selected by the Department for Transport to fulfil the Thameslink Rolling Stock Procurement Programme. Subject to financial


closure and conclusion of the multi-billion pound contract, Siemens will build and maintain around 1,200 dual-voltage EMU cars based on its Desiro City vehicle concept. Assembly of the trains will take place at plants in Germany and Austria, though Siemens says up to 600 skilled jobs in


Deliveries of new Thameslink stock from Siemens should begin in 2015


component manufacture will be created in the UK. Deliveries are scheduled from early 2015 until 2018. Steve Scrimshaw,


Managing Director of


Siemens’ UK rolling stock business, commented: “We are delighted to have been selected as preferred bidder for the Thameslink Rolling Stock Procurement Programme and we


look forward to working with the Department for Transport to bring the programme to successful fruition.” Maintenance of the new


fleet will be undertaken by Siemens at new depots to be built at Hornsey in north London and Three Bridges, near Crawley, both of which are subject to approval of planning applications. Also displayed on the


Siemens’ proposed design concept for a new generation of Tube trains for the London Underground network


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Siemens stand was a model of a design concept for a next-generation train for London Underground’s deep-level Tube lines. The concept has been created by Siemens at the request of LUL ahead of the eventual procurement of new trains for the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines, a process expected to start next year.


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