Rolling Stock and Manufacturers (part 2) Feature Japan Railway & Transport Review 42 • December 2005 26 Siemens Transportation Systems —Shaping Tomorrow’s Railways Innovation and Trust —Basis of Joint Success Throughout its long history, Siemens has been a major driving force behind the development of successful rail-based transportation systems, delivering a number of important milestones—from the first trackside electric warning bell in 1847 to the magnetic levitation technology seen in first commercial service on the Shanghai Transrapid in 2003—all made possible by the Siemens Global Network of Innovation. Rail solutions from Siemens have always been ahead of their time and the company is proud of its reputation as a trusted partner to operators providing mass transit to main line services worldwide. With access to over 55,000 Siemens design engineers, a central R&D department and a range of synergies between other Siemens’ businesses, such as telematics systems, Siemens is well placed to deliver complex customer requirements ranging from system components to turnkey transportation projects. With proven competence in the fields of rail automation, electrification, mass transit vehicles, trains, locomotives, turnkey systems, and integrated services, Siemens Transportation Systems (STS) supports customers worldwide in all aspects of rail-bound mass transit and regional and main line transportation. In addition to innovative technology, our portfolio also includes a wide variety of services designed to enhance the flexibility and profitability of customers’ transportation systems. Areas of expertise, such as financing, service, maintenance, online spare parts management, system tests and commissioning services in our test facilities, help make Siemens a longstanding and trusted partner. Automatic Success High levels of efficiency, flexibility and adaptability along with the ability to understand and respond quickly to rapidly changing customer and passenger requirements are key factors for success in designing mass-transit solutions. In addition to expertise in rolling stock and electrification, Siemens has developed a modular train-control system as a wide ranging, future-oriented product family for providing maximum investment security and migration safety. We pride ourselves on our track record of not just delivering life-cycle solutions but also in planning these solutions from the long-term perspective. In combination with customized maintenance and service concepts for rolling stock and infrastructure, we effectively and successfully reduce system costs while maintaining and improving availability. Shanghai Transrapid—30 km in just 7.5 minutes From pilot status to commercial passenger service in only 3 years—Shanghai’s turnkey Transrapid airport link demonstrates our capabilities to convert advanced technologies quickly into cost- effective success stories. Siemens was a joint partner with Thyssen Krupp and Transrapid International in the development and supply of the Transrapid magnetic-levitation (MAGLEV) high-speed transit system, supplying the traction technology, power supply, operations control and communications systems. The basis of MAGLEV transportation is a wheel- less ‘guideway’ that requires neither a traction transmission system nor a catenary pickup because it uses magnetic levitation and a linear motor. Since there is no adhesion between rails and wheels, it can achieve very high speeds exceeding 500 km/h along the guideway while producing exceptionally low noise and power consumption levels. Paris metro (RATP)—greater appeal through greater capacity The fully automated Véhicule Automatique Léger (Val) operations on Line 14 of the Paris metro deliver better passenger loads during peak and off-peak periods, resulting in improved passenger satisfaction levels. Developed by STS and introduced in 1983, the Val is the world’s first fully automated Shanghai Transrapid MAGLEV system (STS)
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Throughout its long history, Siemens hasbeen a major driving force behind thedevelopment of successful rail-basedtransportation systems, delivering anumber of important milestones—fromthe first trackside electric warning bell in1847 to the magnet ic levi ta t iontechnology seen in first commercialservice on the Shanghai Transrapid in2003—all made possible by the SiemensGlobal Network of Innovation.Rail solutions from Siemens have alwaysbeen ahead of their time and the companyis proud of its reputation as a trustedpartner to operators providing mass transitto main line services worldwide. Withaccess to over 55,000 Siemens designengineers, a central R&D department anda range of synergies between otherSiemens’ businesses, such as telematicssystems, Siemens is well placed to delivercomplex customer requirements rangingfrom system components to turnkeytransportation projects.With proven competence in the fields ofrail automation, electrification, mass
transit vehicles, trains, locomotives,turnkey systems, and integrated services,Siemens Transportation Systems (STS)supports customers worldwide in allaspects of rail-bound mass transit andregional and main line transportation. Inaddition to innovative technology, ourportfolio also includes a wide variety ofservices designed to enhance theflexibility and profitability of customers’transportation systems. Areas of expertise,such as financing, service, maintenance,online spare parts management, systemtests and commissioning services in ourtest facilities, help make Siemens alongstanding and trusted partner.
Automatic Success
High levels of efficiency, flexibility andadaptability along with the ability tounderstand and respond quickly to rapidlychanging customer and passengerrequirements are key factors for successin designing mass-transit solutions.In addition to expertise in rolling stock andelectrification, Siemens has developed amodular train-control system as a wide
ranging, future-oriented product family forproviding maximum investment securityand migration safety.We pride ourselves on our track record ofnot just delivering life-cycle solutions butalso in planning these solutions from thelong-term perspective. In combinationwith customized maintenance and serviceconcep t s f o r ro l l i ng s tock andinfrastructure, we effectively andsuccessfully reduce system costs whilemaintaining and improving availability.
Shanghai Transrapid—30 km injust 7.5 minutesFrom pilot status to commercial passengerservice in only 3 years—Shanghai’stu rnkey Trans rap id a i rpo r t l inkdemonstrates our capabilities to convertadvanced technologies quickly into cost-effective success stories.Siemens was a joint partner with ThyssenKrupp and Transrapid International in thedevelopment and supply of the Transrapidmagnetic-levitation (MAGLEV) high-speedtransit system, supplying the tractiontechnology, power supply, operationscontrol and communications systems. Thebasis of MAGLEV transportation is a wheel-less ‘guideway’ that requires neither atraction transmission system nor a catenarypickup because it uses magnetic levitationand a linear motor. Since there is noadhesion between rails and wheels, it canachieve very high speeds exceeding500 km/h along the guideway whileproducing exceptionally low noise andpower consumption levels.
Paris metro (RATP)—greaterappeal through greater capacityT h e f u l l y a u t o m a t e d V é h i c u l eAutomatique Léger (Val) operations onLine 14 of the Paris metro deliver betterpassenger loads during peak and off-peakperiods, resulting in improved passengersatisfaction levels.Developed by STS and introduced in 1983,the Val is the world’s first fully automatedShanghai Transrapid MAGLEV system (STS)
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light metro without an on-board driver orguard—the entire system is supervised justby several operators in the control centre.The s y s t em i s be ing upg r adedcontinuously to provide increasinglyhigher levels of comfort and safety, andtoday’s new Val 208 and Val 258 carriagesare the ideal transportation solution forcities and airports.Some benefits of the Val are summarizedbelow:• Capacity of up to 30,000 passengers per
hour in each direction• Service speed of better than 35 km/h• Speeds up to 80 km/h• Headway of less than 1 minute• Higher comfort and safety levels• Reduced energy consumption• Low life cycle costs
New York City subway—built-insecuritySiemens has provided the New York Citysubway with an extensive network ofCCTV monitoring, automation and I&Ctechnologies called RailCom Manager toimprove security for passengers, trains,tracks, and stations. RailCom Manager isthe first communication managementsystem of its kind to provide access to allinformation, communication andmonitoring systems via a single, integrateduser interface. It is the culmination ofSiemens’ many years of global experiencein developing public address (PA) systems,customer information screens (CIS),closed-circuit TV (CCTV) surveillance,help-point intercom (HPI) emergency callstations, and supervisory control and dataacquisition (SCADA) solutions for rail-related communications. In its baselineversion, RailCom Manager features:• Sca l ab i l i t y f o r sma l l - t o - l a rge
communication systems• Adaptable modular design for many
requirements• Easy configuration, modification and
expansion• Adaptable architecture and topology
• Compatibility with all interfacestandards
• Flexible retrofitting• High safety and reliability• Good cost–performance
Depending on requirements, RailComManager can be integrated with AutomaticTrain Supervision (ATS) and other passengerinformation systems, providing timetablesand real-time information on train location.It is being enhanced continuously withadditional capabilities to enable operatorsto react rapidly to unexpected events,including unauthorized persons on tracks,and even provides operators with effectiveresponse procedures.
Houston light rail transit—one-stop turnkey solutionsThis turnkey project revitalized light-railtransit in Houston, creating both anattractive mass-transit alternative and afaster way to get around the city.
The 12-km long system started operationin January 2004 using the Siemens Avanto/S70 with a top speed of 105 km/h forspeedy access right into the city centre. Themulti-system Avanto/S70 carriage design isadaptable to different platform heights andthe low-floor entrance of about 350 mm isthe best height for flexibility. The Avanto/S70 guarantees easy boarding whetherfrom street level, from a simple streetplatform in a downtown area, or fromplatforms of main intercity lines. Thecomfortable car interior creates a friendlyimpression, enhanced visually by thecontinuous 70%–80% low-floor step-lessarea and facilitating access to thecomfortable seats—an advantage for olderpeople, children, wheelchair users andpeople with baby carriages.
Madrid de Metro—going easy onbudgets and resourcesThe Sitras SES energy storage systemdeveloped by Siemens and used on the
Avanto/S70 Data
Three-car articulated low-floor vehicle for uni/bidirectional operation
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up order for 20 five-car units with SiemensKolejova vozidla (SKV), which had takenover the fixed assets of CKD DS.
Vienna ultra-low-floor (ULF)tramcars—unbeaten by noneThe Vienna Transport Authority (WienerLinien) operates the largest fleet of tramsin the western world and the majority ofits 1000 tramcars were supplied by STS (seeJRTR 38, pp. 30–40). With the world’slowest step height of just 19 cm, the ultra-low-floor (ULF) tramcars provide easier andspeedy boarding and alighting forpassengers almost on a level with the roadsurface, eliminating the need for anawkward step up or expensive platformadjustments. And the 100% low floorthroughout provides barrier-free passage forwheelchair users, baby buggies, etc.Drivers appreciate the fully air-conditionedcab too. After the success of twoprototypes, the first 150 ULF carriages wereordered in 1997 to modernize the fleet.The ULF trams have become an integralpart of Viennese city life as demonstratedby the delivery of car number 100 to theoperator in early 2003.The key characteristics are as follows:• World’s lowest step height of 19 cm• Level floor throughout
Main service brake Self-excited regenerative/rheostatic
Secondary service brake Electropneumatic disc
Madrid de Metro combines economic andecological benefits by using regenerativebraking to help stabilize the power-supplysystem, reducing power consumption andoffering higher availability. Field testsshowed that average power consumptionper train is reduced by 50 kW, permitting30% cuts in substation requirements andlowering both maintenance costs andCO
2 emissions. For light-rail operators,
the Sitras SES energy storage system alsooffers the important advantages ofreduced voltage losses and auto-switchingbetween energy-saving and voltage-stabilizing modes. Advanced double-layer capacitors (DLCs) with an extremelylarge surface area packed into a 500-mlvolume ensure a very high capacitanceof 2400 farads. By using some 1300 ofthese capacitors, the storage system isoptimized in terms of the output andenergy content balance.
Prague metro—top quality withhigh local contentTeamwork between our sales and projectteams, loca l par tners and loca lmanufac turers led to success fu lproduction of the new M1 cars at Siemens’Prague plant, providing a high level oflocal content and local delivery.In 1995, the first series of modern M1heavy rail vehicles was awarded by thePrague metro (Dopravnipodnik hl.m.Prahy) to a Czech–German consortiumcentred around CKD Dopravni Systemy(CKD DS). The contract called for thesupply of 22 five-car units with Siemenscarrying responsibility for the electricalparts. All the cars were motorized in ordert o m e e t t h e h i g h p e r f o r m a n c erequirements of metro operation.Ultramodern SIBAS 32 traction controland IGBT converters ensured the tractivepower and high availability of these trains.The success the first series led to a follow- Vienna Transport Authority�s 100% ULF tram (STS)
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Bangkok MRTA—record growthSiemens is supplying the mechanical andelectrical equipment for Bangkok’s firstsubway (MRT Chaloem RatchamongkhonLine) to the Metropolitan Rapid TransitAuthority’s (MRTA) concessionaire,Bangkok Metro Company Limited(BMCL). Revenue service started in 2004with 17 three-car units just 24 months afterthe turnkey system contract was signed.This project continues Siemens’ successfullocal partnership in mass-transit systemsthat started with SkyTrain in 1999.The rolling stock was developed incooperation with Porsche Design.
Malaysia Express Rail Link (ERL)—proven a million timesThis fast, but attractive and environment-friendly alternative to buses and taxis runs57 km in just 28 minutes between KualaLumpur City Air Terminal and KualaLumpur International Airport (KLIA). Itoffers two services—the KLIA Express andKLIA Transit, which have already providedover 1 million passenger-km of service(see JRTR 35, pp. 21–27).Siemens headed the consortium and wasresponsible for project management, trackworks, equipment for depots andworkshops, signalling, automatic traincontrol (ATC), telecommunications,building electrical and mechanical services,catenary power, SCADA, and carriages.
Train capacity at six people/m2 886Passenger doors per car Four each side
Min. curve radius 190 m
Max. grade 5%
Max. speed 80 km/hLine voltage 750 Vdc
Power supply Third rail
Main service brake Self-excited regenerative/rheostatic
Secondary service brake Pneumatic wheel disk
Malaysia ERL Technical Data
Stations KLIA Express: 2
KLIA Transit: 5Carriages Desiro
Max. speed 160 km
Headway
30 minutes KLIA Express15 minutes, KLIA Transit every
Malaysia�s ERL air�rail link (STS)
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Desiro UK—right on timeThe Des i ro UK t ra in tes ted andcommissioned in our renowned Wegberg-Wildenrath Test Facility is deliveringimproved performance and comfort for railpassengers in the UK and Ireland usingboth EMU and DMU Vmax configurations.The first Desiro UK order came from AngelTrains Ltd., the world’s biggest leasingcompany for passenger trains. These trainswill operate throughout the entire GreaterLondon system, which means they can runon both voltage systems and can still beadapted to satisfy individual operatorrequirements.
Comfortable Fast
Cross-border Travel
In these days of severe modal competition,fast, comfortable, punctual trains andgood customer service are critical forpassengers’ acceptance of trains. Theseare al l areas where Siemens hasdemonstrated considerable success withits ICE-3 for Deutsche Bahn AG (DB AG)
and the ICE 350 E (or Velaro E) for theAVE high-speed line of Spanish NationalRailways (RENFE). Running at 350 km/hto connect Madrid and Barcelona in justunder 2.5 hours, the Velaro E is presentlythe world’s fastest production train. Butnot only is the Velaro E fast, it provides agood balance of profitability for operatorsand comfort for passengers.
Operating profitable cross-border railservices is still a challenging area for trainoperators where interoperabi l i tyrequirements are particularly difficult.In Europe, the Siemens’ multi-system (MS)EuroSprinter supports internationalpassenger and freight service based on itsstrong design support for the EuropeanTrain Control System (ETCS) standards andfuture adoption of the Europe-wideEuropean Rail Traffic Management System(ERTMS) combining ETCS and thee n h a n c e d G l o b a l S y s t e m s f o rCommunicat ions (GSM-R) . OurTRAINGUARD product family simplifiesthe work of bringing a train-control systeminto conformance with the ETCS Level 1and 2 standards, providing operators withthe benefits of modular components, andeasy upgrading of rolling stock andinfrastructure matching individualrequirements.Moreover, our activities in train-controlsystems are not limited to Europe and weare currently developing a similar systemfor Chinese Railways called the ChineseTrain Control System (CTCS).
EuroRunner—the quietlocomotiveS i e m e n s l a t e s t E u r o R u n n e r D Elocomotives for passenger and freight
Features of Carriages for Desiro UK
Appealing and comfortable interior design
Standardized furnishings
Large windows for brightness and unobstructed view from all seats
Hard-wearing, easy-to-clean surfaces
Large, strong and easily accessible luggage racks with optional integrated seat lighting
Pleasant air-conditioned multifunctional and special-purpose compartments
Low noise levels
Good ride comfort
100% level floor
Open gangway between carriages
Wide door and aisles for good passenger flows
Generous seat spacing in inter-car gangway
Contoured comfortable reclining seats with armrest option
Customized seating layouts with tables
Barrier-free layout
Information systems
State-of-the-art passenger information system with clear views from all seats
Clear PA announcement systems
Velaro E high-speed train set for RENFE (STS)
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Harbin–Dalian ElectrificationTechnical Data
General
Completion date 2002
Route length 950 track-km
Max. speed 200 km/h
AC Traction power supply
Nominal voltage 25 kV; 50 Hz
Substations 17
Catenary
Type Re200C
Supports Aluminium
Cologne–Rhine/Main High-speedLine
Delivery period 1996�2002
Route length 204 km
Stations 3
Max. speed 300 km/h
Services 8 trains per hourin each direction
services are based on the EuroSprinterc o n c e p t a n d o f f e r l o w e r f u e lconsumption, reduced emissions, andquieter units with speeds up to 160 km/h, ratings up to 4200 kW and axle loadsup to 20 tonnes. Since the f i rs tlocomotive was delivered to AustrianRailways (ÖBB) in 2002, a second varianthas already been delivered from ourMunich locomotive works for HongKong. EuroRunner locomotives will alsobe part of the Siemens Dispolok GmbHfleet described later in this article.
Electric four-system high-performance locomotive ES64F4 for Siemens Dispolok GmbH, Germany (STS)
Chinese Railways electrification—partner for projects of all sizesIn the world’s largest electrification projectcovering 950 track-km from Harbin toDalian in China, Siemens supplied thecomponents for the catenary line and thesubstations and was responsible for theproject engineering and management.
Cologne-Rhine/Main high-speedline—setting pace for EuropeThe 204-km high-speed link betweenCologne and Frankfurt completed in 2002halved travel times and created a majorroute within the Trans-European Network(TENs) system. As well as electrification,Siemens’ role as a turnkey partner includedproject management, interlockingtechnology, LZB continuous (inductive)
ATC sys tem, te lecommunicat ionequipment and remote monitoring.The new line connects two of Europe’smost important economic regions—themetropolitan areas of Rhine/Rühr (Cologne)and Rhine/Main (Frankfurt). The high-speed ICE-3 trains run at speeds of 300 km/h, cutting the journey time to just 59minutes over a line featuring special trackparameters, such as a 40‰ grade.
Heavy Locomotive Rental
—Dispolok GmbH
In 2001, Siemens established SiemensDispolok GmbH to lease advancedSiemens locomotives to European freightoperators, permitting them to achievemaximum traction with minimum tied-upcapital. Typical locomotive classesinclude the EuroSprinter ES64F4 multi-system locomotive for cross-border trafficbetween Munich and Verona.Further details of lease contracts, etc., canbe found at http://www.dispolok.com/index_en.htm. ■
AcknowledgementsThis article is based on information received by JRTR
