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14 Facts About Siemens Velaro

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Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed electric multiple unit trains built by Siemens and used in Germany, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, China, Russia, and Turkey.

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Siemens Velaro E is a version of the Siemens Velaro family used by RENFE for operations in Spain.

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On 19 May 2006 Siemens announced an order from Russian Railways for eight Velaro RUS high-speed trains including a 30-year service contract.

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Siemens Velaro D is specifically designed for Deutsche Bahn international services from Germany.

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Siemens Velaro D is designed to be quieter and more reliable than the ICE 3 .

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In June 2011, Deutsche Bahn ordered an additional Siemens Velaro D set in order to replace an ICE3MF set damaged in an accident in August 2010.

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Siemens Velaro D was meant to go into service starting December 2011 on services from Frankfurt to southern France via the new LGV Rhin-Rhone, and subsequently within Germany and on other international services to France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

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Specification of the Siemens Velaro D allows its access to the Channel Tunnel, enabling DB to use it on the services it plans to operate from London to Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

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In 2012 and 2013, Siemens discussed with Deutsche Bahn the delivery of one more Velaro D set, free of charge, as compensation for the delivery and certification delays.

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Siemens Velaro stated that this will allow a reduction in the number of propulsion units per train, while still maintaining train performance.

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On 7 October 2010, it was reported that Eurostar had selected Siemens as preferred bidder to supply 10 Velaro e320 trainsets at a cost of €600 million to operate an expanded route network, including services from London to Cologne and Amsterdam.

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Siemens Velaro TR is a Siemens Velaro D derived 8-car standard gauge high-speed train for the Turkish State Railways .

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Furthermore, Siemens Velaro would provide 7 years of maintenance and cleaning, and provide a simulator.

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The first Siemens Velaro entered service on 23 May 2015 between Ankara-Konya.

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