Siemens Rail SystemsHelping the UK stay on the right track to success

Siemens Rail Systems DivisionInfrastructure & Cities Sector2 Queen Anne’s Gate BuildingsDartmouth StreetLondonSW1H 9BP

Tel: 0207 222 0722

Email: info.railsystems.gb@siemens.com

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Introduction

“There’s no doubt that Britain knows a thingor two about railways. The railway system in our country is the oldest in the world, built as isolated local links that developedand expanded during the railway boom ofthe 1840s.

“We’ve seen many changes since that time:nationalisation, amalgamation, privatisationand significant changes in passengernumbers. But one thing that has remainedconstant is a desire for innovation anddevelopment, paving the way for greater

capacity and improved rail servicesnationwide. That’s where Siemens RailSystems makes a real difference, playing itspart in helping Britain maintain rail industryexcellence, day in day out.

“Siemens is as proud of its 170-year UKheritage as George Stephenson was of thefirst public railway line to use steamlocomotives. The company has come a longway since it introduced the first water meter,electric dynamo and electric street lighting;our rail business has gone from strength tostrength since the launch of the first publicelectric railway in Ireland in 1883. With13,000 UK employees and a turnover inexcess of £4 billion, Siemens is committed tokeeping our country at the forefront ofengineering excellence. I hope you will joinus for the journey.”

Steve ScrimshawManaging DirectorSiemens Rail Systems UK & North West Europe

Contents- Fast facts about Siemens Rail Systems

- Our UK presence

- Innovation, efficiency and cost savings

- Committed to skills development Fast facts about Siemens Rail Systems

• We employ 700 highly skilled people across the UKfrom such diverse backgrounds as Formula One andYacht Building, as well as rail experts

• We use a much lauded ‘pit stop’ approach tomaintain 10 fleets of trains for seven different trainoperating companies

• In the past 10 years we have built, and nowmaintain trains at, six purpose-built traincarefacilities (Acton, Glasgow, Manchester,Northampton, Southampton, York)

• We ensure that 350 clean, comfortable, safe andreliable trains go into service each and every day

• Each year our trains travel some 50 million milesaround the UK, from Scotland to the South ofEngland

• Our award-winning Siemens Desiros aresynonymous with quality, reliability and value formoney

• The new Desiro City train, a second-generation,evolutionary platform, has been designedspecifically for the UK and is the result of a €50million+ investment and development programme

• Siemens is the preferred bidder for the ThameslinkRolling Stock Project and we will also be supplyingthe new Eurostar trains which have been designedto reduce journey times and increase passengercapacity

• We’ve developed a dedicated test track, on a formerRAF base at Wildenrath in Germany, to ensure ournew trains can accumulate fault free mileage toNetwork Rail standards without disruption to the UK network

• We’re committed to helping the UK rail supplyindustry develop and compete on the internationalarena, using focused initiatives to develop therequired skills

• We are developing a new training academy for railin conjunction with NSARE (National Skills Academyfor Railway Engineering) to increase and expand UKrail expertise.

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Did you know? Siemens' business activities support 54,000 jobs in the UK economy

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Our UK presence

We’re proud of our UK fleet and our carefully-built and designed traincare facilities that incorporate leading edge technologies. But we’re equally at home working from our clients' facilities, and we do just that at Crewe, Ilford, Neville Hill and Strawberry Hill. Whatever the location, our hand-picked, well trained experts pride themselves on maintainingthe most reliable, clean and comfortable trains in the UK to the very highest standards.

CreweLondon and North WesternRailwaysSouth ShedsOff Weston RoadCrewe CW1 6NE

GlasgowShields Traincare Facility35 St Andrews DrivePollokshieldsGlasgow G41 5SG

IlfordLER Ilford MaintenanceAldborough Road SouthSeven KingsIlford IG3 8HW

Strawberry HillStrawberry Hill TraincareFacilityShacklegate LaneTeddingtonMiddlesex TW11 8SF

London - ActonHeathrow Express TraincareFacilityDepot South EntranceOld Oak Common LaneActonLondon NW10 6DZ

LeedsNeville Hill Traincare FacilityOsmondthope LaneLeeds LS9 9BJ

London - Westminster2 Queen Anne's GateBuildingsDartmouth StreetLondon SW1H 9BP

ManchesterArdwick Traincare FacilityRondin RoadArdwickManchester M12 6BF

NorthamptonKings Heath Traincare FacilityHeathfield WayKings HeathNorthampton NN5 7QP

SouthamptonNortham Traincare FacilityRadcliffe RoadNorthamSouthampton SO14 0PS

YorkYork Train MaintenanceDepotLeeman RoadYork YO26 4XH

Did you know? Siemens Rail Systems is accredited to Investors in People silver standard

• 16x4 car Class 380 EMU (AC)• 22x3 car Class 380 EMU (AC)• Maintenance – Glasgow (Shields)• Contract – TSSSA, 10 years

• 16x4 car Class 333 EMU (AC)• Maintenance – Leeds (Neville Hill)• Staffing – 22• Contract – Maintenance, 35 years• Leeds (Neville Hill)

• 51x3 car Class 185 Desiro DMU• Maintenance – Manchester

(Ardwick) / York (Leeman Road)• Staffing – 130• Contract – Full Service, 2 years

• 67x4 car Desiro EMU (AC)• 7x Class 321• Maintenance – Northampton

(Kings Heath) / Crewe• Staffing – 70• Contract – Full Service, 20 years

• 14x4/5 car Class 332 EMU (AC)• 5x5 car Class 360 Desiro EMU (AC)• Maintenance – Acton (Old Oak

Common)• Staffing – 42• Contract – Full Service, 19 (2) years

• 127x4 car Class 450 Desiro EMU (DC)• 45x5 car Class 444 Desiro EMU (DC)• Maintenance – Southampton (Northam) /

Strawberry Hill• Staffing – 200• Contract – Full Service, 20 years

• 21x4 car Class 360 Desiro EMU (AC)• Maintenance – Ilford (Seven Kings)• Staffing – 25• Contract – Maintenance, 2 years

UK headquartersof Siemens RailSystems Division

• Eurostar Trains and Service• 10 x e320 Velaro High Speed Trains• TSSSA – 10 Years and Depot

Modifications• Maintenance - Temple Mills

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Siemens is committed to ahigh-performance people culture,attracting, developing and retaining thebest people in the industry. From theyoung apprentices who play such a key rolein our day-to-day business and ourgraduates who can take advantage of aclear development path, to our highlyskilled and qualified management team.

But it’s not enough for us to create toptalent for our own business. We arecommitted to helping the UK lead the wayin railway engineering. As a result we aredeveloping a training academy for rail inconjunction with NSARE (National SkillsAcademy for Railway Engineering) whichwill be co-located with our service andmaintenance business headquarters inNorthampton. It’s a project that we believe

will equip UK rail personnel with leadingedge skills.

We are also focused on the need to createlong-term, competitive advantage to helpour industry take advantage of worldwideopportunities. We work closely with UKsuppliers, helping them network with theright people and develop their offering tomeet international needs. And we don’tjust talk the talk. We’re already a major UKemployer contributing £1 billion in exportsbut we are constantly looking for newways to position and develop the UK’s railexpertise for global benefit, whether that’susing initiatives such as Meet the Buyerevents or focused Rail Supplier Days.

That’s what Siemens is about. Helping theUK stay on the right track to success.

Innovation, efficiency and cost savings

The new Desiro City TrainWhen we designed the Desiro Citytrain we took the very best andproven technologies of our existingUK Desiro and combined it with ourextensive expertise and knowledge ofcustomer requirements. It’s a traindesigned by those with extensive UKrail industry knowledge to meetexacting UK requirements.

The result? A truly innovative, secondgeneration, evolutionary platformthat reduces energy consumption byup to 50% compared to existingtrains, maximises efficiency andincreases passenger capacity andcomfort.

The Desiro City is not just a vehiclethat meets today’s rail needs, it’s anintelligent platform for the future.We’re looking forward to the DesiroCity taking pride of place on the UKnetwork, reaffirming our nation’s railleadership to a global audience.

Maximising the potential of existing assetsProcuring, running andmaintaining a train is acostly business. Today,more than ever, thereis a need to focus oncost savings and long term asset management. That’s whySiemens sees real benefit in working in collaboration with ourcustomers to help them drive down costs, drive up efficiencyand keep our trains at the leading edge of technology.

We take a partnership approach, working together to introducenew technologies that deliver added value. Whether that isregenerative braking, predictive bearing monitoring, forwardfacing CCTV, hydraulic bushes to reduce track wear or gainingcertification for our existing vehicles to travel faster to reducepassenger journey times, you can be sure that a Siemens trainwill benefit from the latest technology to reduce long termoperating and track costs.

Innovation is a core Siemens value and it’s at the heart of everything we do. We develop newtechnological solutions to help make the rail industry greener, safer, more reliable and cheaperto operate. We aim to drive down costs for the benefit of the industry and for our customersand we are focused on improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions throughoutour UK fleet. That’s why we have established a Global Rail Innovation Centre here, designatingthe UK a test bed for the very latest in predictive maintenance technologies which will benefitrail operators. We see it essential to focus on rail innovation with real tangible advantage.

Committed to skills development

The long term future of our rail industry depends on the development of sustainable skillsto help the UK compete for business on a global scale.

Did you know? Siemens employs over 13,000 people in the UK