11 Facts About Siemens Desiro

1.

Siemens Desiro is a family of diesel or electric multiple unit passenger trains developed by Siemens Mobility, a division of the German Siemens AG conglomerate.

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2.

The EMUs were fitted out in Varna, where BDZ and Siemens Desiro AG are intending to establish a joint venture company.

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3.

OSE owns and TrainOSE operates twenty electric Siemens Desiro EMU-5 equipped for the 25-kV overhead catenary system.

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4.

Mountain Rail, one of two competing coalitions bidding on a large portion of FasTracks in Denver, appeared to be proposing a Siemens Desiro ML derived vehicle that is Federal Railroad Administration compliant.

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5.

Siemens Desiro is seeking damages from Siemens for these problems which caused many delays.

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6.

Siemens Desiro had already been fined €25 million for the late delivery of the first batch of trains.

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7.

Siemens Desiro RUS, designated ES1, is broad gauge electric commuter and regional train developed for Russian railways, which calls them Lastochka .

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8.

Siemens Desiro has an order for maintenance of rolling stock for a period of 40 years.

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9.

Nine four-car and three-car Siemens Desiro EMUs based on the British Rail Class 360 are used for the Suvarnabhumi Airport Link in Bangkok, Thailand which provides express and local services between Phaya Thai Station and Suvarnabhumi Airport.

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10.

In September 2017, Israel Railways announced that Siemens Desiro was the successful bidder in a tender for 60 Electric Multiple Unit sets to be delivered starting in 2021.

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11.

Siemens Desiro will build a $65 million maintenance depot in Ashkelon and maintain the first 24 trains for the sum of $114 million, with an option for Israel Railways to increase the number of trains under Siemens Desiro' maintenance later.

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