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the Desiro City. Thameslink is, of course, one of those very large infrastructure projects mentioned earlier in this piece and as Rail Professional went to press, the Department for Transport had just confirmed its decision to award the £1.6 billion contract to Siemens and Cross London Trains. We are now in the Alcatel standstill period* which will last at least ten days. There’s been a huge amount of speculation and comment on the Thameslink project but I think it’s worth saying: yes it’s been a hugely complex deal, yes it has taken a while to conclude but frankly it was important to everyone to get this right. The Desiro City is an outstanding train.
And it’s an outstanding train that has been designed for the UK, using UK-sourced components and the feedback of UK operators and maintainers with its base on proven technology. Siemens has 13,500 UK employees, we’ve been in the UK for 170 years and we are really proud to be bringing the Desiro City to market. It’s a platform that will help the UK commuter market evolve once again and will help achieve that ultimate goal of increased capacity with better passenger comfort and lower lifecycle costs. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say I
can see an exciting future for the UK rail industry. I’ve spoken with many overseas railway professionals who have huge admiration for our industry in the UK. So do I, so do all our rail-focused employees whether they work in rolling stock supply,
maintenance and operation, signalling and automation or rail electrification. And it’s one that Siemens is committed to playing a big part in. Steve Scrimshaw is managing director UK & North West Europe, Siemens Rail Systems. Alcatel mandatory standstill period is a period of at least ten calendar days following
the notification of an award decision in a contract tendered via the Official Journal of the European Union, before the contract is signed with the successful supplier(s). Its purpose is to allow unsuccessful bidders to challenge the decision before the contract is signed.
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