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May 24, 2005

Development of high-speed trains

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In the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Siemens Transportation Systems (TS) and Russian Railways (RZD) today in Hanover signed a contract for the development of high-speed trains for Russia. This contract governs such aspects as development and configuration of the high-speed trains, the localization concept and the structure of the delivery contract. The delivery contract comprises a project volume up to € 1.5 billion and is scheduled for signing in the summer of this year. RZD intends to place orders for sixty of these trains, which can travel at up to 300 kilometers per hour. An agreement to this effect was reached in December 2004.

The Velaro platform is based on a distributed traction system concept, which means that the drive train and all technical modules are distributed beneath the bottom of the train. As a result, the entire length of the train is available for passengers, resulting in 20 percent more space. The ICE 3 for Deutsche Bahn AG and the Velaro E in Spain are the first European high-speed, distributed-traction trains. Velaro’s concept enables the seamless integration of European train safety and communication systems. The world’s fastest series-built train reaches a top speed of 350 km/h and offers comfort and technology of the highest class.


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