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Alstom advised against specifying different units (imperial and metric) of fasteners on a
trainset. This type of configuration would require two sets of tools in the depot and lead to inefficiencies
and increased maintenance costs.
19.2.2 Siemens
Siemens advised that DB keeps its cost of maintenance confidential. However, an investigation
of the costs of maintenance of high speed systems (e.g., TGV, ICE 3) including servicing,
cleaning, etc. is covered in the report, Some Stylized Facts about High Speed Rail around
the World: an Empirical Approach. The information presented is based on UIC data. In Spain,
NERTUS gets paid per kilometer. Additional costs to NERTUS are possible depending on the
reliability of the trainsets.
19.2.3 SNCF
SNCF stated that the daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance represents half of the total
maintenance costs. SNCF advised that the annual cost of spares used are inclusive in the
maintenance costs, and that they represent approximately 50 percent to 60 percent of the total
maintenance cost.
The SNCF rolling stock fleet includes:
• 467 very high speed trains with 1,162 miles (1870 km) of high speed lines
• 1,081 EMUs
• 981 DMUs
• 1,644 electric locomotives
• 1,342 diesel locomotives
• 1,015 shunting locomotives
• 6,275 coaches
• 53,000 freight cars.
Maintenance has $3.1 billion (€2,4 billion) turnover (annual expenditure) with 28 maintenance
depots, 70 production sites, and 24,000 staff members. SNCF also has a highly qualified
technical center and a testing and commissioning center.
The fleet life-cycle cost includes:
• Specification for the trainsets
• Tender for the trainsets
• Development of the trainsets
• Testing and commissioning
• Fleet introduction
• Engineering ($67.6 million (€52 million) per year)
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