ROB MORRIS reflects on the proud heritage of Siemens Mobility’s Rail Automation business, in conversation with JAMES ABBOTT
Siemens Mobility is a true British success story when it comes to railway signalling.
Equipment has been manufactured in the UK for over a century from its site in Chippenham, supported by numerous offices across the country and two other manufacturing sites in Poole (the site for GSM-R railway communications) and Ashby-de-la-Zouch (a centre for Systems Control & Data Acquisition – commonly known as SCADA). With complete project lifecycle abilities all possible from the UK, Siemens Mobility is a formidable force in railway signalling and telecommunications.
‘The business has been a hotbed of innovation’ relates Rob Morris, Managing Director for Rail Automation at Siemens Mobility. ‘We have made four generations of signalling: mechanical interlockings, relays, solid state and now – with European Train Control System – digital signalling.
Research and development is important for us: for example, the world’s first use of ETCS overlaid with Automatic Train Operation, on the core of the Thameslink network in central London, comes from the UK with global expertise.
‘The Thameslink p…
