Siemens Rail Systems Division
Infrastructure & Cities Sector
2 Queen Anne’s Gate Buildings
Dartmouth Street
London
SW1H 9BP
Tel: 0207 222 0722
Siemens Rail Systems
Helping the UK stay on the right track to success
Email: info.railsystems.gb@siemens.com
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Introduction
Contents
- Fast facts about Siemens Rail Systems
- Our UK presence
- Innovation, efficiency and cost savings
- Committed to skills development
“There’s no doubt that Britain knows a thing
or two about railways. The railway system
in our country is the oldest in the world,
built as isolated local links that developed
and expanded during the railway boom of
the 1840s.
“We’ve seen many changes since that time:
nationalisation, amalgamation, privatisation
and significant changes in passenger
numbers. But one thing that has remained
constant is a desire for innovation and
development, paving the way for greater
Fast facts about Siemens Rail Systems
capacity and improved rail services
nationwide. That’s where Siemens Rail
Systems makes a real difference, playing its
part in helping Britain maintain rail industry
excellence, day in day out.
• We employ 700 highly skilled people across the UK
from such diverse backgrounds as Formula One and
Yacht Building, as well as rail experts
“Siemens is as proud of its 170-year UK
heritage as George Stephenson was of the
first public railway line to use steam
locomotives. The company has come a long
way since it introduced the first water meter,
electric dynamo and electric street lighting;
our rail business has gone from strength to
strength since the launch of the first public
electric railway in Ireland in 1883. With
13,000 UK employees and a turnover in
excess of £4 billion, Siemens is committed to
keeping our country at the forefront of
engineering excellence. I hope you will join
us for the journey.”
• In the past 10 years we have built, and now
maintain trains at, six purpose-built traincare
facilities (Acton, Glasgow, Manchester,
Northampton, Southampton, York)
Steve Scrimshaw
Managing Director
Siemens Rail Systems UK & North West Europe
• We use a much lauded ‘pit stop’ approach to
maintain 10 fleets of trains for seven different train
operating companies
• We’re committed to helping the UK rail supply
industry develop and compete on the international
arena, using focused initiatives to develop the
required skills
• We are developing a new training academy for rail
in conjunction with NSARE (National Skills Academy
for Railway Engineering) to increase and expand UK
rail expertise.
• We ensure that 350 clean, comfortable, safe and
reliable trains go into service each and every day
• Each year our trains travel some 50 million miles
around the UK, from Scotland to the South of
England
• Our award-winning Siemens Desiros are
synonymous with quality, reliability and value for
money
• The new Desiro City train, a second-generation,
evolutionary platform, has been designed
specifically for the UK and is the result of a €50
million+ investment and development programme
• Siemens is the preferred bidder for the Thameslink
Rolling Stock Project and we will also be supplying
the new Eurostar trains which have been designed
to reduce journey times and increase passenger
capacity
• We’ve developed a dedicated test track, on a former
RAF base at Wildenrath in Germany, to ensure our
new trains can accumulate fault free mileage to
Network Rail standards without disruption to the
UK network
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Did you know?
Siemens' business activities support 54,000 jobs in the UK economy
Our UK presence
• 16x4 car Class 380 EMU (AC)
• 22x3 car Class 380 EMU (AC)
• Maintenance – Glasgow (Shields)
• Contract – TSSSA, 10 years
We’re proud of our UK fleet and our carefully-built and designed traincare facilities
that incorporate leading edge technologies. But we’re equally at home working from
our clients' facilities, and we do just that at Crewe, Ilford, Neville Hill and Strawberry Hill.
Whatever the location, our hand-picked, well trained experts pride themselves on maintaining
the most reliable, clean and comfortable trains in the UK to the very highest standards.
Crewe
London and North Western
Railways
South Sheds
Off Weston Road
Crewe CW1 6NE
Glasgow
Shields Traincare Facility
35 St Andrews Drive
Pollokshields
Glasgow G41 5SG
Ilford
LER Ilford Maintenance
Aldborough Road South
Seven Kings
Ilford IG3 8HW
Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill Traincare
Facility
Shacklegate Lane
Teddington
Middlesex TW11 8SF
London - Acton
Heathrow Express Traincare
Facility
Depot South Entrance
Old Oak Common Lane
Acton
London NW10 6DZ
Leeds
Neville Hill Traincare Facility
Osmondthope Lane
Leeds LS9 9BJ
London - Westminster
2 Queen Anne's Gate
Buildings
Dartmouth Street
London SW1H 9BP
Manchester
Ardwick Traincare Facility
Rondin Road
Ardwick
Manchester M12 6BF
Northampton
Kings Heath Traincare Facility
Heathfield Way
Kings Heath
Northampton NN5 7QP
Southampton
Northam Traincare Facility
Radcliffe Road
Northam
Southampton SO14 0PS
York
York Train Maintenance
Depot
Leeman Road
York YO26 4XH
• 16x4 car Class 333 EMU (AC)
• Maintenance – Leeds (Neville Hill)
• Staffing – 22
• Contract – Maintenance, 35 years
• Leeds (Neville Hill)
• 51x3 car Class 185 Desiro DMU
• Maintenance – Manchester
(Ardwick) / York (Leeman Road)
• Staffing – 130
• Contract – Full Service, 2 years
• 67x4 car Desiro EMU (AC)
• 7x Class 321
• Maintenance – Northampton
(Kings Heath) / Crewe
• Staffing – 70
• Contract – Full Service, 20 years
• 21x4 car Class 360 Desiro EMU (AC)
• Maintenance – Ilford (Seven Kings)
• Staffing – 25
• Contract – Maintenance, 2 years
• 14x4/5 car Class 332 EMU (AC)
• 5x5 car Class 360 Desiro EMU (AC)
• Maintenance – Acton (Old Oak
Common)
• Staffing – 42
• Contract – Full Service, 19 (2) years
UK headquarters
of Siemens Rail
Systems Division
• 127x4 car Class 450 Desiro EMU (DC)
• 45x5 car Class 444 Desiro EMU (DC)
• Maintenance – Southampton (Northam) /
Strawberry Hill
• Staffing – 200
• Contract – Full Service, 20 years
• Eurostar Trains and Service
• 10 x e320 Velaro High Speed Trains
• TSSSA – 10 Years and Depot
Modifications
• Maintenance - Temple Mills
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Siemens Rail Systems is accredited to Investors in People silver standard
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Innovation, efficiency
and cost savings
Committed to skills
development
Innovation is a core Siemens value and it’s at the heart of everything we do. We develop new
technological solutions to help make the rail industry greener, safer, more reliable and cheaper
to operate. We aim to drive down costs for the benefit of the industry and for our customers
and we are focused on improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions throughout
our UK fleet. That’s why we have established a Global Rail Innovation Centre here, designating
the UK a test bed for the very latest in predictive maintenance technologies which will benefit
rail operators. We see it essential to focus on rail innovation with real tangible advantage.
The long term future of our rail industry depends on the development of sustainable skills
to help the UK compete for business on a global scale.
The new Desiro City Train
When we designed the Desiro City
train we took the very best and
proven technologies of our existing
UK Desiro and combined it with our
extensive expertise and knowledge of
customer requirements. It’s a train
designed by those with extensive UK
rail industry knowledge to meet
exacting UK requirements.
The result? A truly innovative, second
generation, evolutionary platform
that reduces energy consumption by
up to 50% compared to existing
trains, maximises efficiency and
increases passenger capacity and
comfort.
The Desiro City is not just a vehicle
that meets today’s rail needs, it’s an
intelligent platform for the future.
We’re looking forward to the Desiro
City taking pride of place on the UK
network, reaffirming our nation’s rail
leadership to a global audience.
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Siemens is committed to a
high-performance people culture,
attracting, developing and retaining the
best people in the industry. From the
young apprentices who play such a key role
in our day-to-day business and our
graduates who can take advantage of a
clear development path, to our highly
skilled and qualified management team.
But it’s not enough for us to create top
talent for our own business. We are
committed to helping the UK lead the way
in railway engineering. As a result we are
developing a training academy for rail in
conjunction with NSARE (National Skills
Academy for Railway Engineering) which
will be co-located with our service and
maintenance business headquarters in
Northampton. It’s a project that we believe
will equip UK rail personnel with leading
edge skills.
We are also focused on the need to create
long-term, competitive advantage to help
our industry take advantage of worldwide
opportunities. We work closely with UK
suppliers, helping them network with the
right people and develop their offering to
meet international needs. And we don’t
just talk the talk. We’re already a major UK
employer contributing £1 billion in exports
but we are constantly looking for new
ways to position and develop the UK’s rail
expertise for global benefit, whether that’s
using initiatives such as Meet the Buyer
events or focused Rail Supplier Days.
That’s what Siemens is about. Helping the
UK stay on the right track to success.
Maximising
the potential
of existing assets
Procuring, running and
maintaining a train is a
costly business. Today,
more than ever, there
is a need to focus on
cost savings and long term asset management. That’s why
Siemens sees real benefit in working in collaboration with our
customers to help them drive down costs, drive up efficiency
and keep our trains at the leading edge of technology.
We take a partnership approach, working together to introduce
new technologies that deliver added value. Whether that is
regenerative braking, predictive bearing monitoring, forward
facing CCTV, hydraulic bushes to reduce track wear or gaining
certification for our existing vehicles to travel faster to reduce
passenger journey times, you can be sure that a Siemens train
will benefit from the latest technology to reduce long term
operating and track costs.
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Did you know?
Siemens employs over 13,000 people in the UK