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cOMMENTARY<br />
Matthias Steckmann,<br />
Director Mobility & Services,<br />
Messe Berlin<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Feeling the industry’s pulse<br />
Without any doubt, there were high expectations<br />
of <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012. Looking<br />
back, we can say that the outcome was<br />
overwhelmingly positive. The trade fair<br />
exceeded all expectations, and not just<br />
in terms of numbers. For the global railway<br />
industry, <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 was a<br />
highly <strong>success</strong>ful business opportunity,<br />
as dramatically borne out by the<br />
billions’ worth of deals that were clinched.<br />
Moreover, the trade show enhanced<br />
<strong>its</strong> reputation as the biggest marketing<br />
platform for the railway industry.<br />
The whole world of railways was represented<br />
in Berlin, drawn by the comprehensive<br />
market overview and the unique<br />
opportunities offered for in-depth exchanges<br />
with rail industry players from<br />
all over the world. Be it with clients,<br />
business partners or suppliers – exhibitors<br />
got actual face time with all relevant<br />
target groups. Particularly noteworthy<br />
is the further growth of international<br />
interest in <strong>InnoTrans</strong>: for the first<br />
time, trade visitors from over 140 countries<br />
travelled to the trade fair in Berlin.<br />
At the same time, there was a marked<br />
rise in the number of vis<strong>its</strong> by diplomats,<br />
ministers and foreign delegations. So,<br />
what can we take away from the event?<br />
First of all, <strong>InnoTrans</strong> has reached a new<br />
level as a venue for deal-making and<br />
above all as the global marketplace for<br />
the railway industry. It succeeds in integrating<br />
all market participants and bringing<br />
together industry players from industrial<br />
countries and growth markets.<br />
Moreover, <strong>InnoTrans</strong> feels the industry’s<br />
pulse, picks up on current trends, and<br />
is constantly evolving. A good example<br />
of this is the <strong>success</strong> of the newly introduced<br />
specialist forums such as the<br />
DB Suppliers‘ Forum or the International<br />
Design Forum. The highlighting of industry<br />
trends and development of new<br />
event formats is precisely what we intend<br />
to carry further at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2014.<br />
No. 4 • 16. Jahrgang / 16th annual set / 16e année • Oktober / October / Octobre 2012<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012<br />
BERLIN, 18th – 21st SEPTEMBER 2012<br />
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HIgHER INTERNATIONAL TRADE vISITOR NUMbERS AT LEADINg FAIR<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> <strong>extends</strong> <strong>its</strong> <strong>success</strong><br />
An increase in exhibitors and trade<br />
visitors, 104 world premieres and<br />
business deals worth EUR 1.8 billions:<br />
these were outstanding outcomes.<br />
As a result, <strong>InnoTrans</strong> added a<br />
further chapter to <strong>its</strong> unparalleled run<br />
of <strong>success</strong>es, and further cemented <strong>its</strong><br />
reputation as the leading international<br />
trade fair for transport technology.<br />
The global railway industry was more<br />
strongly represented at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> than<br />
ever before. A total of 2,515 companies<br />
from 49 countries – 272 exhibitors more<br />
than two years ago – occupied the full<br />
expanse of the exhibition grounds for<br />
the fi rst time. Also very much on an upward<br />
trend was the number of trade visitors:<br />
126,110 trade visitors from over<br />
140 countries came to fi nd out about<br />
the latest products and services from<br />
the global rail industry. Compared with<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2010, this meant a 19 per cent<br />
increase in trade visitors, who came<br />
from a broader spectrum of countries:<br />
30 more than at the last event. Overall,<br />
more than half of all exhibitors and trade<br />
visitors were drawn from abroad. Thus,<br />
the large international component continues<br />
to be the hallmark of <strong>InnoTrans</strong>.<br />
The <strong>success</strong> of the trade fair is also underlined<br />
by the positive feedback. According<br />
to a representative survey both<br />
• Alstom and Netinera Deutschland concluded<br />
a contract at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> for the<br />
supply of 63 Coradia Lint regional trains<br />
worth just under EUR 300 millions.<br />
• Hitachi Rail Europe announced that<br />
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exhibitors and trade visitors were extremely<br />
satisfi ed with <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012.<br />
More than 90 per cent of exhibitors and<br />
trade visitors said they would recommend<br />
the fair and declared unreservedly<br />
that they would be back again for<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2014. The survey also revealed<br />
that almost half of the trade vi-<br />
sitors were decision-makers, underlining<br />
the positioning of the trade fair as<br />
a marketing platform attracting both<br />
suppliers and buyers.<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> attained a new level as a<br />
stage for the presentation of premieres.<br />
In total, exhibiting fi rms launched<br />
147 new products and services, inclu-<br />
ding 104 world premieres, 25 European<br />
premieres and 18 German premieres.<br />
The spectrum of innovations on show<br />
for the fi rst time ranged from new ticketing<br />
systems through innovative<br />
communication technology to highspeed<br />
trains.<br />
Continued on page 2<br />
+++ Marketplace Berlin +++ Deals signed at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012<br />
order is worth a total of EUR 13.5 millions.<br />
• A deal was inked between Thales and<br />
the Slovenian transport ministry to supply<br />
ETCS Level 1 for the Slovenian sec-<br />
Contract for the supply of 63 Coradia Lint<br />
regional trains (from left):<br />
Jost Knebel, CEO of Netinera,<br />
Mauro Moretti, CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato,<br />
Henri Poupart-Lafarge, President of Alstom Transport,<br />
Dr. Martin Lange, member of the<br />
board of Alstom Deutschland. Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
tion of Corridor D, worth EUR 40 million.<br />
• Vossloh Cogifer and the TSO/ETF consortium<br />
signed a contract worth around<br />
plete switch un<strong>its</strong> for the French LGV<br />
SEA high-speed railway line together<br />
with the associated depots for service<br />
EUR 68 millions for the supply of com- and maintenance.<br />
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Continued from page 1<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> <strong>extends</strong><br />
<strong>its</strong> <strong>success</strong><br />
Once again, the highly popular <strong>InnoTrans</strong><br />
Report Guided Tours provided<br />
trade visitors with a compact<br />
overview of the railway industry premieres<br />
and innovations at <strong>InnoTrans</strong>.<br />
A total of 16 guided tours were offer-<br />
ed, attracting 315 trade visitors from<br />
all over the world. Both experts from<br />
ministries, trade associations and<br />
procurement agencies, as well as<br />
representatives from firms and research<br />
institutions, took advantage<br />
of the tours to gain an insight into<br />
new developments and trends in<br />
the industry. But it was not just the<br />
++ Railway policy nexus +++<br />
Berlin was where the railway world<br />
came together. The Opening Ceremony<br />
alone welcomed over a thousand highranking<br />
policy-makers and industry<br />
representatives to <strong>InnoTrans</strong>. In his<br />
speech, the Federal German Transport<br />
Minister, Dr. Peter Ramsauer, spoke in<br />
favour of closer integration among the<br />
European railway markets, which are<br />
still nationally oriented: „Railway policy<br />
can only be viewed in pan-European<br />
terms nowadays,“ he empha-<br />
world premieres and innovations<br />
that made the headlines and evoked<br />
a positive response from the industry,<br />
but also the growing significance of<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> as a venue for deal-making.<br />
In total, transactions worth around<br />
EUR 1.8 billions were announced in<br />
Berlin. As an example of the importance<br />
of <strong>InnoTrans</strong> as marketplace for<br />
the global railway industry, a framework<br />
agreement was signed be tween<br />
Deutsche Bahn and the Pol ish rolling<br />
stock manufacturer PESA for the supply<br />
of up to 470 trainsets worth a total<br />
of EUR 1.2 billions.<br />
sised in the Opening Ceremony in the<br />
Palais am Funkturm. In turn, the EU<br />
Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas<br />
highlighted the need for a single<br />
European railway area, and deplored<br />
the plethora of different standards and<br />
requirements. „Much more needs to<br />
be done to realise the full potential,“ he<br />
urged. On the four days of the trade fair,<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> offered policy-makers and<br />
industry representatives an ideal forum<br />
for in-depth exchanges.<br />
Moderator Astrid Frohloff, EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas<br />
and German Federal Transport Minister Dr. Peter Ramsauer at the<br />
opening of <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 (left to right).<br />
++ Firm focus on new talent and careers +++<br />
Professional assessment of application<br />
portfolios, individual careers advice<br />
from human resources representatives<br />
of major firms, informative<br />
presentations at the Career Point Forum<br />
– with all these and more, the<br />
new Career Point Hall offered the industry<br />
and potential recru<strong>its</strong> and opti-<br />
First-hand information at the stands of the Career Point Pavilion.<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
mum environment to get into contact<br />
with each other. Large numbers of students,<br />
school-goers and trainees from<br />
Germany and abroad took the opportunity<br />
offered by <strong>InnoTrans</strong> to make initial<br />
contact, or to engage in specific<br />
discussions about career prospects in<br />
the railway industry.<br />
INNOTRANS cONvENTION<br />
Dialog among experts<br />
The several expert events taking place<br />
in connection with the <strong>InnoTrans</strong><br />
Convention once again met with keen<br />
interest this year. Industry insiders<br />
from Germany and abroad took the op-<br />
++ <strong>InnoTrans</strong> gathers Rail Leaders in Berlin +++<br />
Taking joint action to meet the<br />
challenges and opportunities of<br />
tomorrow‘s global railway market:<br />
at the Rail Leaders‘ Summit, a<br />
large number of ministers and CEOs<br />
from international transport operators<br />
listened to presentations by<br />
experts and then debated the future<br />
of world railways. The top ic<br />
addressed by the high-calibre<br />
members of the discussion panel<br />
was: “Intermodal Competition: The<br />
Renaissance of Rail?”<br />
“Shaping the future – Sustainable assurance<br />
of quality” – this was the motto adop-<br />
ted by the first DB Suppliers‘ Forum.<br />
Purchasing chiefs from Deutsche Bahn<br />
Marcelo Perrupato, Secretary of National Policy for Transports (Ministry of<br />
Transports), Brazil.<br />
++ Deutsche Bahn meets <strong>its</strong> international suppliers +++<br />
Purchasing chiefs from Deutsche Bahn AG on the podium together: Jörg Manegold, Ralf Lüthi,<br />
Uwe Günther, Dr. Torsten Latz, Markus Piepenhagen, Dr. Kay-Uwe May (left to right).<br />
++ Premiere for <strong>InnoTrans</strong> Majlis +++<br />
Aimed at supporting contacts with business<br />
partners from the Arab world, the<br />
first <strong>InnoTrans</strong> Majlis was organised this<br />
year. The majlis, a form of gathering drawn<br />
from the Middle East, offered numerous<br />
portunity to learn more about current<br />
and ground-breaking industry top ics<br />
at the Dialog Forum, the Public Transport<br />
Forum and the International Tunnel<br />
Forum. International guests and<br />
made use of this Forum to have direct<br />
exchanges with existing and<br />
potential railway industry suppliers.<br />
The panellists from DB ur-<br />
senior industry executives and policy-<br />
makers the opportunity to exchange<br />
views with high-ranking representatives<br />
from the railway industry and the relevant<br />
ministries from the Arabian Gulf states.<br />
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director of Dubai<br />
Roads and Transport Authority (left), in conversation with Jan Mücke,<br />
Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Transport.<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
trade visitors also showed great interest<br />
in the Rail Leaders’ Summit<br />
and the new-format events at the<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> Convention such as the<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> Majlis and the PTI Hall Forum.<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
ged closer cooperation with suppliers<br />
right from the product development<br />
stage, and saw benef<strong>its</strong> in the increased<br />
use of product platforms.<br />
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Surface milling is increasingly being<br />
used to treat wear and fatigue on the<br />
rail head – as a cost-effective alternative<br />
to replacement of the entire rail.<br />
The drawback common to all previously<br />
available milling techniques was<br />
the slow machining speed.<br />
At <strong>InnoTrans</strong>, Vossloh Rail Services<br />
premiered a new mobile milling solution<br />
that can remove up to three millimetres<br />
on the rail surface and ten<br />
millimetres on the gauge corner at<br />
operating speeds of up to two kilometres<br />
per hour. In the same machining<br />
pass, a fi nishing operation takes<br />
place to smooth the treated surface<br />
at the same time.<br />
The dust- and spark-free process<br />
also removes absolutely all millings,<br />
thereby minimising dirt and fi re risk,<br />
which is an advantage especially in<br />
tunnels. The innovative rail milling<br />
solution is the result of the joint venture<br />
announced in the spring of 2012<br />
between Vossloh Rail Services and<br />
vIgIER RAIL/SONNEvILLE<br />
Pneumatic-tyre<br />
vehicles on slab track<br />
Swiss company Vigier Rail, manufacturer<br />
of concrete products for railways,<br />
together with the licensor, Sonneville,<br />
has introduced a new development for<br />
use on the Low Vibration Track (LVT)<br />
slab track system, presented for the<br />
fi rst time at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012.<br />
It enables pneumatic-tyre emergency<br />
vehicles to operate on LVT rail tracks,<br />
thus meeting modern emergency rescue<br />
concepts requiring such vehicles to be<br />
able to access tunnels. The track for<br />
emergency vehicles is created by means<br />
of an additional concrete layer, cast insitu,<br />
in combination with the newly developed<br />
LVT support points with high<br />
shoulders. Specially designed formwork<br />
covers separate the LVT supports and<br />
the concrete for the vehicle track. As a<br />
The grinding stones are<br />
optimizing the rail profi le.<br />
New: the LVT Traffi c system.<br />
Photo : Vigier Rail<br />
result LVT Traffic retains the performance<br />
of the existing LVT solutions in<br />
terms of the flush track and protection<br />
against vibration.<br />
+++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++<br />
The fully automated Scalex WILD (wheel<br />
load and wear detectors) system from<br />
Finnish manufacturer Tamtron Systems<br />
monitors dynamic wheel forces and<br />
checks wheels for flat spots. Flat areas<br />
damage the track and cause bearings<br />
to overheat. This in turn can lead to<br />
axle damage or to loosening of the<br />
wheels. Worn or damaged bearings<br />
also lead to other forms of damage. In<br />
the past problems with wheels have<br />
been detected by ear, by using various<br />
instruments, visually or in the workshop.<br />
With Scalex, readings are obtained<br />
automatically and are reproducible at<br />
any time. The manufacturer says that<br />
Scalex operates reliably at between<br />
speeds of ten and 250 kph. When the<br />
pre-set limit is reached the system<br />
immediately activates an alarm, showing<br />
the wagon and wheels involved. The<br />
Finnish transport authority has decided<br />
to install several of these systems on<br />
the country’s main lines.<br />
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4 RAILWAY TEcHNOLOgY<br />
Db SUPPLIER AWARD PRESENTED FOR FIFTH TIME<br />
Seven winners selected<br />
from around 35,000 suppliers<br />
Deutsche Bahn presented <strong>its</strong> DB Supplier<br />
Award for the fi fth time as part<br />
of <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 in Berlin. With the<br />
award in six categories, together with<br />
a special recognition category, DB<br />
rec ognized the commitment and performance<br />
shown by companies who<br />
have collaborated with Deutsche Bahn<br />
in order to improve both <strong>its</strong> standard of<br />
quality and products.<br />
“The reliability and quality of our suppliers<br />
are crucial for maintaining the<br />
top service promised to our customers.<br />
We are also increasingly turning our attention<br />
to international markets when<br />
making purchasing decisions, where<br />
we can secure the best value for our<br />
money,” explained Dr. Volker Kefer,<br />
DB Head of Rail Technology and Infrastructure.<br />
DB places some of the largest<br />
contracts in the international rail<br />
industry. With an annual order volume<br />
of around EUR 20 billions, the group<br />
says it secures approximately 600,000<br />
jobs in Germany alone. The company<br />
collaborates with almost 35,000 sup-<br />
+++ NEWS +++<br />
GE PowerHaul<br />
locomotives for Europe<br />
At <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012, GE Transportation<br />
presented <strong>its</strong> broad range of<br />
products and equipment for rail<br />
transportation. According to the<br />
US-based firm, it is a world leader<br />
in this sector. In the outdoor display<br />
area at the trade fair, GE put<br />
on show the first European version<br />
of <strong>its</strong> PowerHaul locomotive. A particular<br />
feature of this locomotive,<br />
assembled by GE Transportation’s<br />
Turkish partner Tülomsas, is <strong>its</strong> generous<br />
clearance gauge. This differentiates<br />
the new loco from the<br />
UK version presented at <strong>InnoTrans</strong><br />
2010 and operated by Freightliner.<br />
The fi rst European version of<br />
the PowerHaul loco was on<br />
show in the outdoor display<br />
at <strong>InnoTrans</strong>.<br />
Photo: C. Müller<br />
All DB Supplier Award winners on the podium for the photographers: together with DB’s CEO and Chairman<br />
Dr. Rüdiger Grube, Head of Procurement Jörg Manegold, and Head of Rail Technology and Infrastructure<br />
Dr. Volker Kefer. Photo: DB AG / Kranert<br />
pliers across the world and, in recognition<br />
of this partnership, presents the<br />
Compared with the previous event,<br />
the number of Chinese companies<br />
at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 increased by<br />
14 per cent. For the fi rst time, the<br />
China South Locomotive & Rolling<br />
Stock Corporation (CSR) group<br />
was represented in <strong>its</strong> entirety at<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong>, exhibiting <strong>its</strong> whole range<br />
of rolling stock including high-speed<br />
trains, high-performance locomotives<br />
and metros.<br />
A special highlight for visitors to the<br />
trade fair was the 1:10 scale model<br />
of <strong>its</strong> experimental Very High Speed<br />
Train. In a series of trials that has now<br />
been completed on a section of test<br />
track it attained a speed of 600 kilometres<br />
per hour, reported Ding Sansan,<br />
deputy chief engineer of the CSR<br />
At the <strong>InnoTrans</strong> international transport<br />
technology fair, private transport<br />
operator Netinera Deutschland and<br />
Alstom Transport signed a contract<br />
worth around EUR 300 millions for the<br />
supply of 63 Coradia Lint regional trains.<br />
The new trains will run between Frankfurt<br />
and Saarbrücken and between Koblenz<br />
and Kaiserslautern from December<br />
2014. The 63 trains will operate in<br />
the Southwest Diesel Network and will<br />
DB Supplier Award every two years at<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong>. The winners are then per-<br />
Quingdao Sifang Company. Two aerodynamically<br />
different end cars designated<br />
“Sword” and “Rocket” were<br />
tested at each end of the train. The<br />
China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation<br />
(CSR) exhibited <strong>its</strong> Very High Speed Train for<br />
the fi rst time at <strong>InnoTrans</strong>.<br />
mitted to use this award in their marketing<br />
for the next two years.<br />
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WINNERS OF THE<br />
DB SUPPLIER AWARD<br />
2012<br />
General Products and Services: Fuj<strong>its</strong>u Technology<br />
Solutions GmbH (Munich) for guaranteeing<br />
the continued availability of the BKU<br />
office communication system, while taking<br />
into consideration “green” IT solutions.<br />
Vehicles: Voith Turbo Lokomotivtechnik GmbH<br />
& Co. KG (Kiel) for <strong>its</strong> high level of reliability<br />
regarding the quality and delivery times of<br />
the Gravita locomotive for DB Schenker Rail,<br />
as well as the technical development of a<br />
soot particle filter. Rolling stock spare parts:<br />
Technischer Handel – Industriebedarf<br />
MROSE GmbH (Lusatia) for innovative solutions<br />
and competent order execution during<br />
the redesign of the ICE 2 fleet. Building Infrastructure:<br />
Marti Tunnelbau AG (Moosseedorf,<br />
Switzerland) for the extremely reliable<br />
tunnel construction work carried out and for<br />
<strong>its</strong> transparent communication of building<br />
operations to the residents affected by the<br />
works for the duration of the project. Electronics<br />
Infrastructure, Control and Safety<br />
Technology: Betonbau GmbH & Co. KG (Bockenem)<br />
for <strong>its</strong> fundamental improvement of<br />
the supply chain for completed transformer<br />
stations to become a continuous production<br />
process with economic advantages for DB.<br />
Transport and Logistics: France Manche S.A.,<br />
Coquelles Cedex (France) for the exemplary<br />
transport handling of goods between road<br />
and rail carriers through the use of reliable,<br />
IT-supported systems. Special Award: Cembre<br />
GmbH in Munich (Headquarters in Italy)<br />
for the development of a new cable material<br />
from aluminium-magnesium alloy in a PVC<br />
sheath as an alternative to the previous<br />
copper signal cable.<br />
STRONg cHINESE PRESENcE<br />
CSR showed experimental high-speed train<br />
Ding Sansan, Deputy Chief Engineer of CSR, talking to<br />
journalists during the press tour of the innovations.<br />
Photos: Messe Berlin<br />
MAJOR ORDER FOR ALSTOM<br />
Netinera orders 63 regional trains from Alstom<br />
cover all together a distance of 6.7 million<br />
kilometres each year. The deal was inked<br />
by Jost Knebel, CEO of Netinera, and<br />
Dr. Martin Lange, member of the board<br />
of Alstom Deutschland. A delighted Jost<br />
Knebel said: “We are very pleased to<br />
be able to offer the passengers an improved<br />
mass transit concept in that region,<br />
using our longstanding expertise,<br />
the extraordinarily high service orientation<br />
of our employees and the new trainsets.“<br />
The Coradia two and three-car<br />
CRH380 series, capable of speeds of<br />
up to 380 kph, is now in regular production.<br />
The group’s public transit<br />
trains are customised for operation in<br />
diesel multiple un<strong>its</strong> can run at a maximum<br />
speed of 140 kph. They benefi<br />
t from high acceleration capacities in<br />
order to meet the requirements of fast<br />
regional traffi c. Alstom develops and<br />
manufactures the Coradia Lint trains at<br />
<strong>its</strong> Salzgitter site, in Germany. The new<br />
trains provide large seating capacities<br />
for commuter services, with 160 seats<br />
(Lint 54) and 270 seats (Lint 81). Special<br />
attention is paid to attractive interiors,<br />
with comfortable seats and an elegant<br />
the respective cities. Taken together,<br />
CSR says this means it is now one of<br />
the world’s leading manufacturers of<br />
locomotives and rolling stock.<br />
ambiance. Air conditioning and lowfl<br />
oor entrances are standard. The Coradia<br />
Lint is particularly adapted to passengers<br />
with reduced mobility thanks<br />
to wheelchair spaces and a ramp for<br />
bridging the gap between the train and<br />
the platform. For the fi rst time, the Coradia<br />
Lint 81 is equipped with a disabledaccess<br />
WC and an additional standard<br />
toilet. The trains meet the most stringent<br />
emission standard of the current Stage<br />
IIIb regulation.
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INTERvIEW WITH ALISTAIR DORMER, EXEcUTIvE cHAIRMAN & cEO OF HITAcHI RAIL EUROPE LTD.<br />
Japan establishes <strong>its</strong>elf in the European<br />
railway market<br />
At <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 Japan occupied an entire exhibition hall – marking a first in<br />
the trade show’s history, and reflecting the increasing importance of the European<br />
railway market for firms from Asia. Japanese company Hitachi Rail Systems<br />
has been operating in Great Britain in particular since 2002. Timed to coincide<br />
with the trade fair, it was announced that a contract had been signed with<br />
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH for the supply and maintenance of traction motors<br />
for Hitachi’s Super Express Trains. The high-speed trainsets from Hitachi Rail<br />
Systems are due to come into service on two British routes starting in 2017.<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> REPORT spoke to Alistair<br />
Dormer, Executive Chairman & CEO of<br />
Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd., on the significance<br />
of <strong>InnoTrans</strong> for the company, on<br />
investment in Europe and on the European<br />
railway market.<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> REPORT: Mr Dormer, what<br />
were the highlights of Hitachi Rail<br />
Europe’s presence at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012?<br />
How important is the trade fair for your<br />
company?<br />
For Hitachi Rail Europe <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012<br />
was a great <strong>success</strong>. We signed a<br />
contract for the Intercity Express programme<br />
with the UK Department of<br />
Transport, as well as a contract for a<br />
prototype traffic management system<br />
for Network Rail, also in the UK. Our<br />
aim at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> this year was to show<br />
that we have established ourselves in<br />
Europe’s rail industry. We took the op-<br />
portunity of the trade fair to cultivate<br />
relations with our European customers<br />
and were pleased to be able to meet<br />
with our many European suppliers.<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> offers an ideal platform for<br />
that. We invested a lot of time and effort<br />
in planning for our participation in<br />
the event.<br />
How much has Hitachi Rail Europe<br />
been affected by global economic developments<br />
over the last two years?<br />
Has there been a change in your business<br />
processes?<br />
As we all know, the last two years have<br />
seen very difficult economic conditions.<br />
For us, investments in infrastructure<br />
are a major prerequisite for economic<br />
growth, in both the public and the private<br />
sectors. That’s why we’re investing<br />
in building a production facility in<br />
Newton Aycliffe in the North-West of<br />
+++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++<br />
Compact AC auxiliary<br />
power converter<br />
The internationally active SMA Railway<br />
Technology GmbH, Kassel, launched<br />
<strong>its</strong> newly designed auxiliary power<br />
converter for air conditioning<br />
systems at <strong>InnoTrans</strong>. Developed in<br />
response to a commission from air<br />
conditioning system manufacturer<br />
Faiveley, the SMARTcooler was designed<br />
for integration in ET 474 Plus<br />
train un<strong>its</strong> of S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH.<br />
The challenge was to supply a very<br />
lightweight, flat system for integration<br />
in the air conditioning systems,<br />
which had to be installed directly on<br />
the vehicle roof, placing especially<br />
tight constraints on the weight and<br />
height of the converter.<br />
As the converter weighs just under<br />
180 kilograms and is only 270 millimetres<br />
high, SMA says <strong>its</strong> product is<br />
made for easy and flexible installation<br />
in very tight spaces into the air conditioning<br />
system. An input converter<br />
with medium-frequency isolation and<br />
two downstream three-phase inverters<br />
are mounted on a mounting plate<br />
and are realized as compact modules<br />
that allow for easy and separate replacement<br />
if necessary.<br />
One inverter supplies the air conditioning<br />
compressor at variable frequency<br />
and the second inverter sup-<br />
plies the fans and where necessary<br />
the driver’s cab air conditioning at<br />
fixed frequency.<br />
Well connected<br />
by Wago<br />
Wago, the inventor of spring pressure<br />
connection technology as an alternative<br />
to screw terminals, manufactures<br />
components for electrical connections<br />
as well as electronic components for<br />
decentralised automation technology.<br />
Nowadays spring pressure connection<br />
technology is a global industry standard.<br />
At <strong>InnoTrans</strong> the Minden-headquartered<br />
company show-cased several<br />
new products, such as the Topjob-S<br />
range of terminal blocks, expanded to<br />
include products for simple measurement<br />
in current transducer circu<strong>its</strong><br />
and for automatic shorting of transducers.<br />
The new instrument and isolating<br />
terminals have been specially designed<br />
for use in current and voltage<br />
transducers. They offer high functionality,<br />
such as automatic shorting of<br />
the transducer, combined with a very<br />
compact design.<br />
Also in the automation field, Wago has<br />
launched the new two-tier push terminal,<br />
available in many different ver-<br />
sions. A feature of the new terminal is<br />
that upper and lower tier functions are<br />
individually combinable.<br />
England. In so doing, we’re creating<br />
new jobs and will be able to offer new<br />
business prospects for our European<br />
suppliers.<br />
Where do you see the biggest challenges<br />
and opportunities for Hitachi Rail<br />
Europe in the railway market over the<br />
next two to three years?<br />
At Hitachi Rail Europe we have firmly<br />
established ourselves at the heart of<br />
Europe’s rail industry. At the same time,<br />
this poses a challenge: over the coming<br />
years we shall be concentrating our efforts<br />
on our new facility in Newton Aycliffe.<br />
Once the building work is complete,<br />
we will be recruiting the staff we<br />
need to ensure that we can meet the<br />
terms of the contract for the Intercity<br />
Express programme with the same dependability<br />
that our customers have<br />
long since come to expect of us.<br />
Advert<br />
WE’RE EVRAZ.<br />
If you didn’t manage to meet us at <strong>InnoTrans</strong>,<br />
but would like to get in touch, we’d love to hear<br />
from you. Please call +7 (495) 795 37 93 or<br />
email railway.sales@evraz.com<br />
www.evraz.com<br />
RAILWAY TEcHNOLOgY<br />
Alistair Dormer, Executive Chairman and CEO of Hitachi Rail Europe (left),<br />
and Dr. Michael Haidinger, Executive Board Member in charge of sales at<br />
Tognum, met at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> shortly after signing the contract. Photo: MTU<br />
WE MAKE STEEL,<br />
RAILS AND WHEELS.<br />
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE<br />
WE MET AT INNOTRANS.<br />
IT WAS GOOD TO TALK.<br />
LET’S DO IT AGAIN SOON.<br />
5
6 IMPRESSIONS<br />
www.innotrans.com<br />
Many trade visitors<br />
“For ContiTech Railway Engineering,<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 was the biggest<br />
trade fair <strong>success</strong> we have<br />
had for a long time. We had many<br />
trade visitors from Asia in particular.<br />
Attention focused on<br />
providing safety and service in<br />
equal measure. Recently, cheap<br />
imitation products have repeatedly<br />
been appearing on the market<br />
which look like original parts but<br />
which react altogether differently<br />
under load. I believe we succeeded<br />
in making customers aware of<br />
our high-quality air spring systems.”<br />
Hannes Friederichsen,<br />
Division Head,<br />
ContiTech Air Spring Systems<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Important contacts<br />
“We at Hypertac are very satisfied<br />
with our presence at<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong>. We had even more visitors<br />
to our stand than at the last<br />
fair, and set up lots of important<br />
contacts. Our visitors showed a<br />
great deal of interest in our new<br />
products – an excellent reward<br />
for our efforts to be an innovative<br />
supplier of high-quality, technically<br />
superior interconnect solutions.”<br />
Roberta Rebora,<br />
Marketing and Communication<br />
Director, Hypertac Europe<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Perfect venue<br />
“This was my first visit to<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong>, although Hitachi has<br />
been exhibiting at the show since<br />
2002. With Hitachi Rail going from<br />
strength to strength in <strong>its</strong> European<br />
business, <strong>InnoTrans</strong> with <strong>its</strong><br />
international audience is the perfect<br />
venue for further expanding<br />
our Social Innovation Business.”<br />
Hiroaki Nakanishi,<br />
President, Hitachi<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Numerous meetings<br />
“For us as the market’s leading<br />
supplier of onboard and trackside<br />
communication solutions,<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> is an important event<br />
for presenting our new products.<br />
We had numerous meetings with<br />
leading train manufacturers and<br />
system suppliers from Germany,<br />
Austria and Switzerland and received<br />
a very positive response.<br />
Our new flagship rail product, the<br />
Viper-212 routing switch with three<br />
Gb<strong>its</strong> and eight POE ports was the<br />
biggest attraction.”<br />
Anders Felling,<br />
Managing Director, Westermo<br />
Data Communications<br />
Memorable event<br />
Philippe Citroën,<br />
Director General,<br />
Association of the European<br />
Rail Industry (UNIFE)<br />
Leading industry event<br />
“For Bombardier this year’s <strong>InnoTrans</strong><br />
again proved <strong>its</strong>elf to be the rail industry<br />
mecca. We had innumerable meetings,<br />
maintained relations and made<br />
new contacts. The fair was a marvellous<br />
opportunity to showcase our innovative<br />
products and technologies to a<br />
wide expert audience and to our customers.<br />
At Bombardier our aim is to move<br />
people and to shape mobility, both now<br />
and in the future. As the leading event<br />
for displaying the industry’s products,<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> has provided us with a new<br />
important impetus.”<br />
Michael Clausecker, CEO,<br />
Bombardier Transportation<br />
An absolute must<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Photo: Swissrail<br />
“<strong>InnoTrans</strong> has once more surpassed<br />
our expectations. The sheer buzz in<br />
and around the exhibition halls, the<br />
vast number of world premieres, the<br />
density of fascinating innovation on<br />
display, the vibrant exchange among<br />
the decision-makers of our sector –<br />
all this truly made <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 a<br />
memorable event. It reflects the vitality<br />
of the global rail supply industry,<br />
which we found in the data gathered<br />
in our World Rail Market Study – and<br />
then found it brought to life at this<br />
extraordinary event here in Berlin.<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> is the ultimate rail experience<br />
– our compliments go out to<br />
the organizers, who have set the bar<br />
for <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2014 extremely high.”<br />
Most effective<br />
trade fair<br />
“This trade fair is very important<br />
for manufacturers of rolling stock<br />
and their component suppliers and<br />
is more effective than any other<br />
event imaginable.”<br />
Michaela Stöckli,<br />
General Manager,<br />
Swissrail Industry Association<br />
“<strong>InnoTrans</strong> gathers all the important rail industry players and is an absolute must<br />
for manufacturers and operators from all over the world. At Alstom we are proud<br />
to have contributed to the growth of this fair from the beginning<br />
and look forward to the next <strong>InnoTrans</strong>.”<br />
Henri Poupart-Lafarge, President, Alstom Transport<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
What<br />
they<br />
said<br />
„For Netinera Deutschland <strong>InnoTrans</strong> was a big <strong>success</strong>. This is the first time<br />
our company exhibited here and we were delighted how outstandingly we<br />
were received. We engaged in very positive, forward-looking talks<br />
and were able to cultivate our business relations.“<br />
Jost Knebel, CEO, Netinera Deutschland<br />
Key role of rail<br />
transport<br />
“The global challenges of tomorrow<br />
require new transport and mobility<br />
concepts, and this is where rail<br />
transport will play a key role. The<br />
record attendance at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> was<br />
impressive proof of that.<br />
Global interest in railways<br />
is as keen as ever.”<br />
Dr. Rüdiger Grube,<br />
CEO and Chairman of the<br />
Management Board,<br />
Deutsche Bahn<br />
Forward-looking talks<br />
International expert audience<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
“For us as a manufacturer of utility<br />
vehicles <strong>InnoTrans</strong> was an outstanding<br />
platform to present the road/rail<br />
version of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog<br />
and <strong>its</strong> capabilities to an international<br />
audience of experts. The reactions to<br />
our innovative system solutions for<br />
road and rail applications were<br />
positive throughout and we are more<br />
than satisfied with how the fair went.”<br />
Holger Doth,<br />
Head of the Road/Rail Vehicles<br />
Division, Mercedes-Benz<br />
Special Trucks<br />
Outstanding show<br />
“In recent years I have been<br />
to numerous exhibitions and<br />
conferences, but this was the<br />
best organised I have experienced.<br />
It is an outstanding show.<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> is the number one.”<br />
H. E. Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer,<br />
Chairman of the Board and<br />
Executive Director, Roads and<br />
Transport Authority<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Photo: Mercedes-Benz
www.innotrans.com<br />
about<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong><br />
2012<br />
New contacts established<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Rail renaissance<br />
“I would like to congratulate the<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> and GE Transportation team<br />
for helping us make the <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012<br />
show so <strong>success</strong>ful. It is a truly unique<br />
show in the industry. I observed what<br />
everyone was talking about this year<br />
and I definitely can see that the rail<br />
renaissance is here.”<br />
Lorenzo Simonelli, President<br />
and CEO, GE Transportation<br />
World’s leading event<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Leading trade fair<br />
“The VDV has not only supported<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> from the very<br />
beginning, but together with<br />
other partners was one of <strong>its</strong><br />
initiators 16 years ago.<br />
It is great to see how<br />
splendidly this joint idea<br />
of a leading rail industry<br />
fair has now developed.”<br />
Jürgen Fenske,<br />
President,<br />
Association of German<br />
Transport Operators (VDV)<br />
“<strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 has been a tremendous <strong>success</strong><br />
for Hitachi Rail. We have had a large number of<br />
very productive customer meetings, have made<br />
good contacts with existing and potential European<br />
suppliers. Our <strong>success</strong> at the show is a clear indication<br />
that we have firmly established ourselves at the heart<br />
of the European rail industry.”<br />
Alistair Dormer,<br />
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,<br />
Hitachi Rail Europe<br />
“<strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 not only<br />
underlined but further cemented<br />
<strong>its</strong> reputation as the world’s<br />
leading event for this sector.<br />
The conclusion of business worth<br />
billions of euros and the presentation<br />
of the rail industry’s entire value<br />
chain speak for themselves.<br />
Exhibitor and trade visitor numbers<br />
increased significantly, adding yet<br />
another chapter to the unparalleled<br />
<strong>success</strong> story of <strong>InnoTrans</strong>.”<br />
Dr. Christian Göke,<br />
COO, Messe Berlin<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Excellent forum<br />
“<strong>InnoTrans</strong> is extremely important for<br />
our global rail technology business. In<br />
2012 Siemens was represented with <strong>its</strong><br />
largest stand to date. The resultant<br />
<strong>success</strong> proved us right.<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 was an excellent forum<br />
for us. With the model city we set up<br />
on an area covering around<br />
1,000 square metres we were able<br />
to show customers and the global industry<br />
once again that Siemens is the<br />
leading supplier of sustainable<br />
mobility solutions for cities<br />
and inter-city links.”<br />
Dr. Hans-Jörg Grundmann,<br />
CEO, Siemens Rail Systems<br />
PUbLIc TRANSP IMPRESSIONS 7<br />
International exchange<br />
“This year <strong>InnoTrans</strong> in Berlin presented <strong>its</strong>elf highly<br />
<strong>success</strong>fully as the world’s leading rail transport trade<br />
fair and showcased an impressive number of products<br />
debuting on the global and European stage.<br />
These innovations are the driving force of the rail<br />
industry’s future. Today’s rail industry and rail transport<br />
policy both function at international level. Rail markets<br />
have long since crossed national boundaries.<br />
In order to secure the industry’s <strong>success</strong> an international<br />
exchange is of vital importance and <strong>InnoTrans</strong><br />
is the ideal venue for that.“<br />
Dr. Peter Ramsauer,<br />
Federal Minister of Transport<br />
Expectations<br />
exceeded<br />
“Our expectations for <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012<br />
were exceeded by far, in terms of both<br />
the quality and number of meetings we<br />
had. <strong>InnoTrans</strong> is not a trade fair for<br />
placing orders in the traditional sense.<br />
However, after holding many talks with<br />
decision-makers we are confident of<br />
good follow-up business. Among members<br />
of our association the locomotive<br />
business is a cause for concern.<br />
An ecological scrappage bonus to speed<br />
up the replacement of older diesel locomotives<br />
with new low-emission un<strong>its</strong><br />
would make good sense.”<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
Photo: VDB<br />
Prof. Dr. Ronald Pörner,<br />
General Manager of the German<br />
Railway Industry Association (VDB)<br />
Photo: Siemens<br />
Positive results<br />
“For us, <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 yielded<br />
entirely positive results. Within a<br />
short space of time we were<br />
able to meet with all the rolling<br />
stock and rail technology decision-makers<br />
that are important<br />
for us, so we could conduct discussions<br />
and maintain contacts<br />
very efficiently. We’re already looking<br />
forward to the next <strong>InnoTrans</strong><br />
in 2014.” Anja Bohms,<br />
stand leader at <strong>InnoTrans</strong>,<br />
DR. SCHNELL Chemie<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Business<br />
around the world<br />
“<strong>InnoTrans</strong> has given us the opportunity<br />
to meet many stakeholders<br />
and welcome lots of visitors.<br />
Through our presence alongside<br />
other rail operators, we have<br />
been able to strengthen our image<br />
and confirm our willingness to<br />
develop our business around the<br />
world.” Francesca Aceto,<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> Project Manager,<br />
SNCF<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
All-round <strong>success</strong><br />
“For Vossloh <strong>InnoTrans</strong> was an<br />
all-round <strong>success</strong>. The products<br />
we displayed on our Rail Infrastructure<br />
and Transportation<br />
stands showed how innovative<br />
and competitive we are as a company.<br />
At the meetings we held<br />
with our customers the reactions<br />
to our designs and product concepts<br />
were very positive.”<br />
Dr. Norbert Schiedeck,<br />
Chairman,<br />
Vossloh<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Leading rail transport fair<br />
“For us <strong>InnoTrans</strong> is the leading rail<br />
transport trade fair. We had a lot of<br />
productive meetings with representatives<br />
of global players and<br />
customers from markets such as<br />
Russia and China. <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012<br />
was a big <strong>success</strong> for us and we<br />
are looking forward to 2014.“<br />
Simone Purbs,<br />
Head of Rail Division,<br />
Schaeffler Technologies<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Pinpoint contacts<br />
“Spreading the French joint pavilion<br />
across three halls instead of<br />
two this year proved to be the right<br />
decision. All the firms had a solid<br />
flow of visitors. The switch enabled<br />
us to accompany over 90 French<br />
companies in Berlin – an increase<br />
of 16 per cent compared to 2010. ”<br />
Alexis Caille,<br />
Head of Infrastructure and<br />
Transport Division, Ubifrance
8 PUbLIc TRANSPORT<br />
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SUSTAINAbLE MObILITY FROM bOMbARDIER<br />
Energy-efficient trams<br />
Trams and light rail vehicles are a<br />
highly energy-efficient mode of transportation,<br />
consuming up to five times<br />
less energy per passenger than cars<br />
travelling with an average of between<br />
one and two people. At railway<br />
technology supplier Bombardier,<br />
a high value is placed on the development<br />
of cost-efficient technologies.<br />
This year’s <strong>InnoTrans</strong> featured the latest<br />
development in Bombardier’s family<br />
of trams and light rail vehicles<br />
(LRVs), the FLEXITY 2 tram. The vehicle<br />
has 100 per cent low-floor technology<br />
and conventional wheel-set<br />
bogies, resulting in an ultra-smooth<br />
FLEXITY 2 entered<br />
service in Blackpool,<br />
UK, in 2012.<br />
Photo: Bombardier<br />
ride and minimal low ground-borne vibration<br />
and noise levels. This year the<br />
FLEXITY 2 began operating in Blackpool,<br />
UK, and is currently being delivered<br />
to Australia’s Gold Coast and to<br />
Basel in Switzerland. To date, a total<br />
of 3,500 trams and LRVs from Bombardier<br />
have either been ordered or are<br />
already operating in about 100 cities<br />
in more than 20 countries around the<br />
globe. FLEXITY 2 can be equipped with<br />
energy saving technologies from the<br />
Bombardier ECO4 portfolio, including<br />
the Energy Saver, which allows energy<br />
to be re-used and provides energy sa-<br />
ATb AUTOMATENTEcHNIk bAUMANN<br />
Efficient ticket<br />
validation machine<br />
Bavarian manufacturer ATB Automatentechnik<br />
Baumann presented<br />
at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> <strong>its</strong> new<br />
1887 Ahead ticket validator<br />
(Photo).<br />
Equipped with a new<br />
processor and co-processor,<br />
the device offers<br />
extensive and expandable<br />
memory<br />
capacities, the maker<br />
says. In addition,<br />
the unit can be operated<br />
with the traditional<br />
daisy wheel system as well as<br />
with an inkjet printer. The validator is<br />
available in several versions to better<br />
meet customer requirements, for example<br />
with a radio clock, RFID module,<br />
WLAN connection, Ethernet, RS232 in-<br />
terfaces, USB and other options.<br />
Any validator from<br />
the 1887 Ahead series<br />
can be designated as a<br />
master in order to control<br />
all the other validators<br />
as slaves in a selfcontained<br />
system. As<br />
with previous models,<br />
servicing and extensive<br />
diagnostics together<br />
with evaluation of the<br />
logbook can be carried<br />
out directly on the validator<br />
or via an external<br />
test work station. With <strong>its</strong><br />
fresh new styling and the wide<br />
range of functions, the manufacturer<br />
says, the 1887 Ahead ticket validator is<br />
equipped for the future too.<br />
Photo: ATB Automatentechnik Baumann<br />
vings of up to 30 per cent. The railway<br />
technology firm says <strong>its</strong> innovative<br />
wheel-set bogies result in a smooth<br />
ride and minimal track wear, leading<br />
to reduced track maintenance costs.<br />
In addition, Bombardier’s fully customisable<br />
trams and LRVs have a<br />
recyclability rate of approximately<br />
92 per cent and a recoverability rate<br />
of no less than 98 per cent (recycling<br />
+ energy recovery).<br />
+++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++<br />
Test bench reproduces wheel-rail contact<br />
Spanish research alliance CEIT-IK4<br />
premiered at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012 a test<br />
bench that reproduces the contact<br />
between the wheels and rails under<br />
actual operating conditions, with precise<br />
regulation and monitoring of the<br />
relative speed and the forces being<br />
applied. CEIT-IK4 explained that the<br />
results obtained enable an estima-<br />
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PUbLIc TRANSPORT<br />
“WORLD’S MOST ADvANcED METRO”<br />
Presentation of fi rst Inspiro for Warsaw<br />
A spectacular show took place at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> to present the fi rst train built by<br />
Siemens for Warsaw’s underground train network. Metro Warszawskie, the<br />
operator of Warsaw’s underground rail system, has ordered 35 trains comprising<br />
six carriages each from a consortium made up of Siemens and the Polish<br />
manufacturer Newag. The fi rst two trains are scheduled for delivery by the end<br />
of 2012 and will then undergo dynamic testing in Warsaw.<br />
For Siemens, this was the fi rst order<br />
for the latest generation of Inspiro<br />
underground trains as well as<br />
the company’s largest order from<br />
Poland to date. The order is worth<br />
EUR 272 millions. The order comprises<br />
the supply, commissioning,<br />
testing and certifi cation of the Inspiro<br />
trains. The fi rst ten trains will<br />
be completely built at Siemens’<br />
Simmering plant in Vienna. The fi -<br />
nal assembly of the remaining vehicles<br />
will be carried out in Nowy<br />
Sa˛cz, Poland by the consortium<br />
partner Newag. Siemens is providing<br />
the entire engineering and the<br />
core components, while Newag is<br />
supplying all parts of the interior furnishings<br />
and the onboard systems.<br />
The trains are each capable of car-<br />
TRAMINO FOR JENA AND bRAUNScHWEIg<br />
Polish vehicle designs<br />
for the German market<br />
Polish bus and tram manufacturer Solaris<br />
is becoming increasingly wellestablished<br />
on the tram market. The<br />
company’s strategy right from the start<br />
was to focus on the European market,<br />
and the German market in particular.<br />
Solaris has meanwhile been able<br />
to book the fi rst two orders from Germany<br />
for <strong>its</strong> Tramino tram.<br />
For Jena, Solaris was awarded the<br />
contract to supply fi ve Tramino trams<br />
worth a total of approximately EUR<br />
13.7 millions. The Tramino vehicles<br />
were adapted to the operational requirements<br />
in Jena and are fully lowfl<br />
oor articulated trams for bi-directional<br />
operation.<br />
A further order has now been received<br />
from Braunschweiger Verkehrs AG. For<br />
Małgorzata Olszewska, Senior Executive<br />
Sales and Marketing, this is a cause of<br />
great satisfaction, because the German<br />
market is very demanding and represents<br />
a very good reference for these vehicles.<br />
The Braunschweig order is worth<br />
EUR 33 millions and the fi rst trams will be<br />
delivered in 2014, she said.<br />
Solaris only decided to enter the rail vehicle<br />
market in 2008, having previously<br />
been a manufacturer of buses. In 2009<br />
the pre-series model of the Solaris Tramino<br />
was introduced and the fi rst orders<br />
for this tram were received from<br />
the public transport operator in Poznan’.<br />
Małgorzata Olszewska pointed out that<br />
all 45 Solaris Traminos ordered for Poznan’<br />
have now been delivered and are<br />
rying up to 1,450 passengers (at 7<br />
persons/m 2 ) in six cars, with seating<br />
for a total of 256 and standing room<br />
for as many as 1,194.<br />
The vehicle design was created in<br />
cooperation with a US design fi rm<br />
and fully takes into account the<br />
customer’s Corporate Design preferences.<br />
The combination of futuristic<br />
design of the front end and<br />
graphic styling of the sidewalls, plus<br />
a bright, open-plan interior, symbolises<br />
the forward-looking spirit of<br />
present-day Warsaw. “Warsaw<br />
will have the world’s most advanced<br />
metro system“, said Dr. Hans-<br />
Jörg Grundmann , managing director<br />
of the Siemens train division.<br />
“Inspiro will inspire Warsaw and<br />
<strong>its</strong> citizens.“<br />
Solaris Tramino: Design plays a big role. Photo: Solaris<br />
in operation, demonstrating a technical<br />
availability of 99 per cent.<br />
The six-axle multi-articulated un<strong>its</strong><br />
can carry up to 229 passengers. To<br />
facilitate embarkation and disembarkation,<br />
the trams have double doors<br />
with a width of 1,500 mm, while the<br />
width of the gangway in the bogie modules<br />
is 750 mm, facilitating passen-<br />
Three complete cars of the new Inspiro metro train were exhibited by Siemens Rail Systems and the operating<br />
company of Warsaw metro for the fi rst time at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012. Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
ger fl ows. The design of the Solaris<br />
Tramino is modelled on the well-known<br />
Urbino low-fl oor buses and is the winner<br />
of the TOP Design Award 2012.<br />
A feature of the design of the Tramino<br />
tram is the asymmetric front screen.<br />
In the interior, high-quality materials<br />
and pleasant shapes lend the vehicle<br />
spaciousness.<br />
+++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++<br />
The new Public Display range from<br />
Conrac, headquartered near Würzburg,<br />
takes as <strong>its</strong> basis the latest<br />
Edge LED panels. The main features,<br />
Conrac says, are the reduced power<br />
consumption and a new IP protection<br />
concept that records the casing<br />
protection status. The IP54-protected<br />
display unit, preventing the ingress<br />
of dust or moisture, and the electronics<br />
box housing the electronic<br />
controls and the power supply, are<br />
designed as separate un<strong>its</strong>. The electronics<br />
box has a special plug-in connection<br />
linking it to the display unit.<br />
This facilitates the rapid and simple<br />
Public displays<br />
with the latest Edge LED panels<br />
replacement of the display electronics,<br />
which according to the maker<br />
are available in a number of different<br />
configurations. Conrac says this<br />
combines all advantages of a fully integrated<br />
concept with the simplified<br />
maintenance and flexibility of an external<br />
solution. The aluminium frame<br />
and front panel made of safety glass<br />
ensure that these displays are ideal<br />
for installation in public areas. The<br />
first series models will be available<br />
with screen diagonals of 42 and 55<br />
inches, to be followed by a 46 inch<br />
version.<br />
The IP54 Slimline concept from Conrac. Graphic: Conrac<br />
9
10 INTERIORS<br />
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gROWTH SEgMENTS PUbLIc TRANSPORT AND INTERIORS<br />
International Design Forum:<br />
focus on materials and appearance<br />
The International Design Forum was<br />
held for the fi rst time at this year’s<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong>. Devoted to the design of vehicles<br />
and their interiors, as well as<br />
the utilisation of innovative and sustainable<br />
materials, the Forum met with<br />
a very positive reception from trade<br />
fair visitors. The International Design<br />
Forum was a highlight in the equally<br />
new Public Transport and Interiors Hall<br />
Forum (PTI Hall Forum).<br />
With the PTI Hall Forum, <strong>InnoTrans</strong><br />
further extended the two growth segments<br />
Public Transport and Interiors,<br />
and in addition brought together under<br />
one roof the themes of procurement<br />
and design that are of importance<br />
to the Public Transport segment. In the<br />
context of the International Design<br />
Forum, a high-calibre panel discussion<br />
on the topic of “Public Transport,<br />
Mobile Interiors and Design” was held<br />
on 19th September.<br />
Discussion of trends<br />
and competition<br />
At this event, trends in interior and<br />
train design were discussed by industry<br />
specialists. Paul Priestman, Director<br />
of the multi-disciplinary agency<br />
Priestmangoode, spoke about competition<br />
among transport modes. He<br />
pointed out that public transport was<br />
competing with aviation and road<br />
transport, where ever-higher quality<br />
materials were being used for the<br />
interiors. Simone de Waart, founder<br />
LANTAL TEXTILES<br />
Tailor-made train interior<br />
Lantal Textiles AG specialises in allin-one<br />
solutions for train, tram, bus and<br />
aircraft interiors. The product portfolio<br />
of the Swiss company encompasses<br />
carpeting as well as velvet pile and fl at<br />
woven seat fabrics, as well as fabrics<br />
for headrest covers. Amongst others,<br />
the fi rm presented two carpet innovations<br />
at <strong>InnoTrans</strong>.<br />
For the fi rst time, Lantal showed <strong>its</strong><br />
looped carpet. Looped carpets are distinguished<br />
by having uncut pile loops.<br />
This model can be individually tailored<br />
to customer requirements; the manufacturer<br />
says that this carpet is extremely<br />
hard wearing. „That makes this<br />
carpet quality ideal for rolling stock<br />
on high traffi c density routes,“ said<br />
Hanspeter Baumgartner, Head of Development<br />
and Innovation at Lantal. In<br />
addition, looped carpets are easy to<br />
clean, because their tightly closed surface<br />
prevents deep penetration by dust.<br />
A further innovation is a hundred per<br />
The International Design Forum was devoted to the design of vehicles<br />
and their interiors.<br />
Trying out different types and qualities of train seating.<br />
cent wool quality carpet. This combines<br />
the advantages of wool on the<br />
surface with a looped construction.<br />
The result, the company says, is outstanding<br />
walking comfort. Lantal offers<br />
not only semi-fi nished goods such as<br />
carpets, but also engineering services,<br />
pre-cut and ready-to-install products,<br />
as well as design and lab test services.<br />
According to Lantal, fl oor mapping,<br />
preparation of blueprints, trial installation<br />
and fi ne-tuning are single-source<br />
services that reduce the customer‘s<br />
process times and costs.<br />
Additionally, Lantal can propose a solution<br />
that shortens turnaround times<br />
when a railcar‘s carpeting must be replaced.<br />
A self-adhesive coating can<br />
be applied to the conventional carpet<br />
and works according to the “Post-it”<br />
principle: the carpet is quickly laid without<br />
the customary double-sided tape<br />
and at the end of <strong>its</strong> service life can be<br />
removed again without leaving any<br />
traces of adhesive.<br />
Photos: Messe Berlin<br />
The “Post-it” principle: Lantal’s<br />
self-adhesive coating makes carpet<br />
replacement easier. Photo: Lantal<br />
and creative director of the Material<br />
Sense network, emphasised how important<br />
materials are for designers‘<br />
creative process. At the same time,<br />
account always had to be taken of<br />
technical requirements and cultural<br />
differences.<br />
Passengers should<br />
feel comfortable and secure<br />
The Chief Innovation Offi cer at Bombardier<br />
Transportation, Martin Ertl,<br />
said that it was important for public<br />
transport users to feel comfortable<br />
and secure when travelling, and at<br />
the same time should be able to derive<br />
added value from the use of public<br />
transport – for example, by using<br />
mobile communication services. Of the<br />
same opinion was the head of CI/CD at<br />
DB Mobility Logistics, Karsten Henze,<br />
who said that design should be looked<br />
at as part of the system and not in isolation.<br />
Axel Enthoven, founder and CEO<br />
of Enthoven Associates & Yellow Window,<br />
stressed the importance of highquality<br />
materials. For example, he said,<br />
using leather upholstery in Brussels‘<br />
public transport vehicles came at little<br />
extra cost, but resulted in less damage<br />
due to vandalism, as users had more<br />
respect for the material. In future, design<br />
and mobility will be ever more<br />
closely interlinked – this was the main<br />
conclusion of the panel discussion in<br />
front of an enthusiastic audience. The<br />
Forum was organised by the International<br />
Design Centre Berlin.<br />
DUPONT<br />
Successful<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> debut<br />
This year, science company Du-<br />
Pont presented <strong>its</strong> rail industry solutions<br />
on <strong>its</strong> own interactive stand<br />
at the <strong>InnoTrans</strong> trade fair for the<br />
fi rst time. As well as presenting numerous<br />
products and materials for<br />
enhanced sustainability and safety,<br />
lower life cycle costs, as well as for<br />
maintenance and design, the company<br />
also demonstrated the importance<br />
of in-depth cooperation in the<br />
industry.<br />
Together with three corporate partners,<br />
DuPont Rail Solutions fostered<br />
active discussions and brainstorming<br />
with experts and partners<br />
from the rail industry. Trade fair visitors<br />
gave an enthusiastic reception<br />
to joint interactive product presentations,<br />
technical presentations and<br />
expert discussions, supporting an<br />
active international dialogue about<br />
+++ NEWS +++<br />
LSG Sky Chefs:<br />
New on-board service<br />
presented<br />
Participating in <strong>InnoTrans</strong> for the<br />
first time this year was LSG Sky<br />
Chefs, the world‘s biggest provider<br />
of airline catering. The company<br />
used the trade fair as an international<br />
marketing platform to<br />
inform the public about the expansion<br />
of <strong>its</strong> business into the railway<br />
sector. „We are convinced that the<br />
train services industry holds out a<br />
lot of potential for LSG Sky Chefs”,<br />
said Walter Gehl, Chairman and<br />
CEO of Lufthansa Service Holding<br />
AG. „With our many years of experience<br />
and outstanding culinary expertise,<br />
we can enrich the on-board<br />
experience of train passengers with<br />
new products and services.“ Background:<br />
The Travel Catering & Comfort<br />
Services area is integrated in the<br />
Interiors segment at <strong>InnoTrans</strong>. With<br />
over 250 exhibitors and covering a<br />
24 per cent bigger space than at<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2010, the Interiors trade<br />
fair segment has meanwhile become<br />
a leading fair in <strong>its</strong> own right. For the<br />
first time this year, exhibitors displayed<br />
their new products and ser-<br />
vices in three fully occupied halls.<br />
Tray Set<br />
Photos: LSG Sky Chefs<br />
necessary and ground-breaking developments<br />
for a <strong>success</strong>ful global<br />
rail industry in the future.<br />
„Taking part in <strong>InnoTrans</strong> was a major<br />
challenge for us, because we had<br />
no experience on which to base it,“<br />
said Peter von den Kerkhoff, EMEA<br />
Rail Industry Leader at DuPont. „But<br />
thanks to the close cooperation with<br />
our partners, we were able to present<br />
the various advantages of Du-<br />
Pont materials, for example for antigraffi<br />
ti, lightweight construction and<br />
maintenance solutions in a very realistic<br />
way.“<br />
In the Interiors segment, DuPont presented<br />
different products and materials<br />
for a wide range of applications:<br />
for example, in <strong>its</strong> Nomex Honeycomb<br />
material, the company has an<br />
extremely rigid composite that can<br />
contribute to signifi cant weight savings<br />
in modern trains.
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HERRENkNEcHT<br />
High-tech premiere for TGV tunnel –<br />
two months in advance<br />
Two months earlier than planned, tunnel<br />
boring machine “Charlotte“ reached<br />
the west side of the Vosges Mountains,<br />
concluding excavation for the fi rst tube<br />
of the “Tunnel de Saverne”. A newly developed<br />
high-tech machine from Herrenknecht<br />
is being used, which can<br />
be converted inside the tunnel and<br />
adjusted for different soil conditions.<br />
The twin-tube rail tunnel is part of the<br />
section on the TGV Paris-Strasbourg<br />
line currently being upgraded for train<br />
speeds of up to 320 kilometres per hour.<br />
The French TGV currently takes two<br />
hours and 20 minutes from Paris to<br />
Strasbourg. From Paris to Baudrecourt<br />
in the Lorraine region it runs<br />
on a high-speed line. Further upgrading<br />
eastwards over 106 kilometres<br />
through Alsace to Strasbourg is<br />
running at full speed in order to shorten<br />
the journey time for passengers<br />
by 30 minutes from 2016. For tunnelling<br />
under the Vosges Mountains the<br />
All over the world, more and more people<br />
are migrating to conurbations. As a<br />
result, the volume of both passenger and<br />
freight traffi c is constantly increasing. In<br />
many cases, underground transport infrastructures<br />
offer the only solution to<br />
create additional capacity. The increasing<br />
importance of tunnel construction<br />
was also very apparent at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2012.<br />
This year, as at the previous trade fair, the<br />
Tunnel Construction segment received a<br />
lot of attention. In his statement at the opening<br />
press conference, Dr. Roland Leucker,<br />
Chief Executive of the German Research<br />
Association for Underground Transportation<br />
Facilities (STUVA), an independent,<br />
non-profi t research institution, said: “Tunnels<br />
are urgently needed for transport<br />
as well as for supply and waste disposal<br />
purposes,” because a modern society<br />
needs mobility. He added that experts are<br />
predicting that freight traffi c will expand<br />
French construction consortium Spie<br />
Batignolles TPCI – Dodin Campenon<br />
Bernard is currently using a tunnel<br />
boring machine (TBM) from Herrenknecht.<br />
The TBM began excavation<br />
of the nearly four kilometre long north<br />
tube on the eastern side of the Vosges<br />
at the launch portal near Ernolsheim<br />
lès Saverne in November 2011.<br />
Two months ahead of schedule it was<br />
recently able to complete excavation<br />
of the fi rst tube on the west side of<br />
the Vosges. During the seven months<br />
of tunnelling the site teams achieved<br />
daily best performances of up to 46<br />
metres and weekly best performances<br />
of up to 250 metres.<br />
The Schwanau engineers adapted the<br />
Herrenknecht TBM known as “Charlotte“<br />
(convertible EPB Shield S-670,<br />
diameter 10,010 mm) to the geological<br />
conditions in the project in such<br />
a way that it could handle excavation<br />
in two different soil types. For the fi rst<br />
200 metres of the northern tunnel it<br />
by 70 per cent by 2025, and by 2015 it is<br />
expected that ten per cent of urban inhabitants<br />
will be living in mega-cities with<br />
populations in excess of 15 million. That is<br />
why the EU Parliament approved the expansion<br />
of the Trans-European Transport<br />
Network (TEN-T) over ten years ago.<br />
Dr. Leucker went on to say that 15,000 kilometres<br />
of transport tunnels are currently in<br />
use in Europe, of which some 1,400 kilometres<br />
are in Germany. A further 140 kilometres<br />
are under construction at the present<br />
worked through unconsolidated rock<br />
(a mixture of sandstone and shell limestone)<br />
in the closed EPB (Earth Pressure<br />
Balance)-Shield mode. In accordance<br />
with the prevailing hard<br />
rock (red sandstone) that followed,<br />
the rest of the advance was continued<br />
in open mode. For switching<br />
between modes all that is need ed<br />
are some adjustments at the cutting<br />
wheel. The conveyor belt and<br />
the screw conveyor remain installed<br />
on the machine in both modes. The<br />
Saverne project is the fi rst time a Herrenknecht<br />
TBM with a convert ible<br />
EPB shield has been used that can<br />
also handle the open hard rock mode<br />
with belt conveyor discharge.<br />
“The Tunnel de Saverne is a special<br />
challenge,“ says Herrenknecht Proj-<br />
ect Manager Stephan Hanusek, and<br />
continues: “The conversion went<br />
without a hitch, so the machine was<br />
ready again in a few days.“ Since the<br />
breakthrough of the fi rst tunnel, the<br />
TUNNELLINg: A gROWTH INDUSTRY<br />
140 kilometres under construction<br />
in Germany<br />
Tunnel expert Dr. Roland Leucker with panellists at the „International<br />
Tunnel Forum“. Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
time in this country, with another 400 kilometres<br />
being planned. The International Tunnel<br />
Forum also discussed the topic of “Infrastructures<br />
for Europe – major goals without<br />
major projects?“ On 19th September, experts<br />
and interested trade visitors discussed the<br />
topic “Safety for Users – Balancing the Demands<br />
of Vehicle and Tunnel Design”. The<br />
International Tunnel Forum was organised<br />
and moderated by the German Research<br />
Association for Underground Transportation<br />
Facilities (STUVA).<br />
machine is being disassembled and<br />
the individual components transport -<br />
ed back to the launch platform at<br />
The TGV Paris-Strasbourg<br />
With well under two hours travelling time from 2016, the TGV on the Paris-Strasbourg<br />
line will be an attractive and eco-friendly alternative to the air link. Then<br />
the French railway companies will also have reached a milestone for the great<br />
European project of expanding the rail network for high speed services from Paris<br />
via Strasbourg and Stuttgart to Bratislava.<br />
Project data<br />
Project owner: RFF (Réseau Ferré<br />
de France)<br />
Customer: Spie Batignolles TPCI<br />
Dodin Campenon<br />
Bernard<br />
Tunnel length: 2 ✕ 3,846 m<br />
Geology: Red sandstone, sandstone,<br />
shell limestone<br />
Machine data S-670<br />
Machine type: Convertible<br />
EPB Shield<br />
Diameter: 10,010 mm<br />
Cutting wheel<br />
power: 3,600 kW<br />
Rated torque: 23,707 kNm<br />
Weight: 2,400 t<br />
Length: 105 m<br />
DRÄgER<br />
Evacuation rooms<br />
for tunnelling safety<br />
Safety in tunnel construction was once<br />
again a major topic at <strong>InnoTrans</strong> this<br />
year. Despite tight safety requirements,<br />
it is impossible to completely rule out<br />
machinery catching fi re underground,<br />
leading to a shortage of precious oxygen.<br />
Evacuation rooms from safety technology<br />
company Dräger offer a place<br />
to escape to in an emergency with<br />
clean air to breathe. Air is supplied to<br />
the inside of the evacuation room via a<br />
The tunnel boring<br />
machine is 105 m long<br />
and weighs 2,400 t.<br />
Ernolsheim lès Saverne. “Charlotte“ is<br />
scheduled to begin excavation of the<br />
southern tube in October.<br />
high-pressure storage tank. In the room<br />
there is always overpressure, preventing<br />
contaminated outside air from entering.<br />
The Dräger company, which employs<br />
around 12,000 staff worldwide,<br />
also supplies safety technology such<br />
as breathing apparatus, allowing for up<br />
to four hours of work independent of the<br />
outside air, as well as thermal imaging<br />
cameras and complete rescue trains<br />
for tunnel emergencies.<br />
Dräger also showed breathing apparatus (foreground) at <strong>InnoTrans</strong>.<br />
Photo: Herrenknecht<br />
Photo: Messe Berlin
12 SERvIcE www.innotrans.com<br />
bOMbARDIER<br />
YouCity Innovation Contest<br />
This year‘s <strong>InnoTrans</strong> enthralled <strong>its</strong><br />
visi tors, not just with innovations<br />
in the area of public transport and<br />
long-distance rail travel. For the second<br />
time, the Munich-based innovation<br />
agency HYVE was on site to present<br />
the awards to the winners of <strong>its</strong><br />
Bombardier YouCity Innovation Contest.<br />
The theme was “Shape the future<br />
of urban mobility“, and 858 members<br />
and teens presented their visions<br />
of innovative mobility in an urban<br />
environment.<br />
The Contest produced an impressive<br />
215-quality entries from users in 129<br />
countries. The online competition was,<br />
however, aimed not just at designers,<br />
but also at urban planners, engineers<br />
and business graduates. What they<br />
were asked to do was to form crossborder<br />
teams in order to develop their<br />
proposals in two stages. The three winning<br />
teams were invited to come to Berlin<br />
to attend the four-day YouCity Innovation<br />
Camp, in order to develop a<br />
mobility concept for the Brazilian city of<br />
Belo Horizonte. Afterwards, the results<br />
of the workshop were presented at<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> on 20 September 2012 in<br />
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Prize-giving of the YouCity design contest with André Navarri, President and Chief Operating Offi cer<br />
of Bombardier Transportation. Photo: Messe Berlin<br />
conjunction with the Contest prizegiving.<br />
The three winning ideas work,<br />
fi rstly, an Auto Shuttle concept for<br />
transporting cars in London; secondly,<br />
a Liquid Oyster Card that varies public<br />
transport fares according to frequency<br />
<strong>InnoTrans</strong> 2014<br />
BERLIN, 23–26 SEPTEMBER 2014<br />
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for identifying different parts of<br />
the city of Vientiane in Laos.<br />
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KompetenzCenter MS Mobility & Services<br />
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