- All hydrogen-powered Mireo Plus H trains have arrived at the Wildenrath test center
- Siemens Mobility delivers seven two-car trains powered by fuel cells for the Heidekrautbahn network operated by Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB)
- Siemens Mobility’s first order for a train fleet based on hydrogen technology – first hydrogen-powered train fleet for Berlin-Brandenburg
- Hydrogen fleet to be delivered in the fall of 2024. Trains are to operate on the Heidekrautbahn network (RB27) beginning in December 2024.
Siemens Mobility has built seven two-car Mireo Plus H trains for Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB). The last train in the series left the factory in Krefeld on October 30, 2023, and was transferred to the Siemens Mobility test center in Wegberg-Wildenrath near Mönchengladbach.
Following the basic electrical and mechanical functions tested at the Krefeld plant, further in-depth tests are now being carried out at the Wegberg-Wildenrath Test and Validation Center (PCW). The extensive type tests being conducted here include electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests and brake tests. As these tests, required for official approval of the trains and their operational stability, are conducted, the new trains will be prepared step by step statically and dynamically for operation and ultimately drive their first meters on their own. Final approval by the relevant rail authorities, including the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA), will be granted only when all of these tests have been successfully completed.
About Siemens
Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in intelligent transport solutions for more than 175 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio. Its core areas include rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, a comprehensive software portfolio, turnkey systems as well as related services. With digital products and solutions, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €10.5 billion and employed around 39,800 people worldwide. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/mobility
About Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB)
Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) provides local rail passenger mobility in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. The roots of the more than 120-year-old, richly traditional company lie in the region and are at the same time both aspiration and motivation for ensuring environmentally friendly connections between cities and rural areas. Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn-AG owns and operates the Heidekrautbahn network to the north of Berlin and plans to reactivate the Heidekrautbahn mainline (RB28) by 2024. As a railway company, NEB Betriebsgesellschaft mbH operates eleven regional railway lines in the north and east of Brandenburg on behalf of the Verkehrsverbundes Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB). In 2021, Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn was again awarded the contract to operate the Ostbrandenburg network (NOB2) until 2036 and the Heidekrautbahn network until 2034. You can find further information at www.NEB.de.
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