Product Catalog 2012 – Contact line equipment for mass transit and ...

Expertise in contact lines –
systems and components
Securing the competitiveness of cities and the growth of
industrial locations – those are Siemens‘ goals. With „Complete
Mobi-lity“, we offer integrated transportation and
logistics solutions for the safe, economically efficient and
environmentally compatible transport of people and goods.
Siemens possesses all the necessary expertise: for rail-based
transportation ranging from infrastructure such as railway
electrification and automation to rolling stock and intelligent
solutions for road traffic control.
Siemens has set innovative milestones for electrically operated
railway lines time and again:
1879 First electric railway
1882 First electric tram using an overhead contact line in Berlin
Charlottenburg
1889 First electric tram equipped with bow pantograph
1905 First overhead catenary line
1911 First overhead contact line system with auxiliary catenary
wire
1933 Locomotive built for the Höllentalbahn (first railway line
operated with 20 kV / 50 Hz)
1960 Contact lines for a running speed of up to 200 km/h
1980 Major involvement in the development of overhead contact
lines with aluminum components for DB’s new high-speed
railway network
1988 Contact line for high speed record of 407 km/h
2002 Sicat® H1.0: the first system to be certified under TSI Energy
for the transeuropean high-speed network, implemented on
the Cologne – Rhine/Main route and built for running speeds
of up to 300 km/h
Siemens Product Catalog 2012 Contact line equipment
Systems and applications Chap. 01
These Siemens innovations were important prerequisites
for the development of electrically operated railway lines.
Today‘s contact line systems have a high current carrying
capacity and enable railway operation at speeds of well over
300 km/h.
System and component expertise
With the experience we have gained over many years, we
are one of the few providers of complete solutions for railway
electrification – from consulting and financing to installation
and maintenance.
Our comprehensive portfolio of products and services covers
the whole range of modern railway electrification – for
direct and alternating current systems for mass transit and
mainline services at speeds of up to 350 km/h:
Trams and light railways
Metros
Main-line railways
Industrial and mining railways
Truck-trolley systems
Tailor-made solutions take all project-specific requirements
into account, including traveling speed, train headway, level
of traction current, type of power supply and regenerative
feedback, route topography, energy efficiency, civil engineering
structures and climatic conditions.
Combined with the lowest possible investment and life cycle
costs, our systems know-how ensures the consistent high
quality of our contact lines. We advise our customers on the
selection and design of electrification solutions that meet
their specific requirements, while at the same time keeping
costs down.
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