InnoTrans extends its success

cOMMENTARY 

Matthias Steckmann, 

Director Mobility & Services, 

Messe Berlin 

Photo: Messe Berlin 

Feeling the industry’s pulse 

Without any doubt, there were high expectations 

of InnoTrans 2012. Looking 

back, we can say that the outcome was 

overwhelmingly positive. The trade fair 

exceeded all expectations, and not just 

in terms of numbers. For the global railway 

industry, InnoTrans 2012 was a 

highly successful business opportunity, 

as dramatically borne out by the 

billions’ worth of deals that were clinched. 

Moreover, the trade show enhanced 

its reputation as the biggest marketing 

platform for the railway industry. 

The whole world of railways was represented 

in Berlin, drawn by the comprehensive 

market overview and the unique 

opportunities offered for in-depth exchanges 

with rail industry players from 

all over the world. Be it with clients, 

business partners or suppliers – exhibitors 

got actual face time with all relevant 

target groups. Particularly noteworthy 

is the further growth of international 

interest in InnoTrans: for the first 

time, trade visitors from over 140 countries 

travelled to the trade fair in Berlin. 

At the same time, there was a marked 

rise in the number of visits by diplomats, 

ministers and foreign delegations. So, 

what can we take away from the event? 

First of all, InnoTrans has reached a new 

level as a venue for deal-making and 

above all as the global marketplace for 

the railway industry. It succeeds in integrating 

all market participants and bringing 

together industry players from industrial 

countries and growth markets. 

Moreover, InnoTrans feels the industry’s 

pulse, picks up on current trends, and 

is constantly evolving. A good example 

of this is the success of the newly introduced 

specialist forums such as the 

DB Suppliers‘ Forum or the International 

Design Forum. The highlighting of industry 

trends and development of new 

event formats is precisely what we intend 

to carry further at InnoTrans 2014. 

No. 4 • 16. Jahrgang / 16th annual set / 16e année • Oktober / October / Octobre 2012 

InnoTrans 2012 

BERLIN, 18th – 21st SEPTEMBER 2012 

B 2 B - M A G A Z I N E F O R T H E R A I L W A Y I N D U S T R Y 

HIgHER INTERNATIONAL TRADE vISITOR NUMbERS AT LEADINg FAIR 

InnoTrans extends its success 

An increase in exhibitors and trade 

visitors, 104 world premieres and 

business deals worth EUR 1.8 billions: 

these were outstanding outcomes. 

As a result, InnoTrans added a 

further chapter to its unparalleled run 

of successes, and further cemented its 

reputation as the leading international 

trade fair for transport technology. 

The global railway industry was more 

strongly represented at InnoTrans than 

ever before. A total of 2,515 companies 

from 49 countries – 272 exhibitors more 

than two years ago – occupied the full 

expanse of the exhibition grounds for 

the fi rst time. Also very much on an upward 

trend was the number of trade visitors: 

126,110 trade visitors from over 

140 countries came to fi nd out about 

the latest products and services from 

the global rail industry. Compared with 

InnoTrans 2010, this meant a 19 per cent 

increase in trade visitors, who came 

from a broader spectrum of countries: 

30 more than at the last event. Overall, 

more than half of all exhibitors and trade 

visitors were drawn from abroad. Thus, 

the large international component continues 

to be the hallmark of InnoTrans. 

The success of the trade fair is also underlined 

by the positive feedback. According 

to a representative survey both 

• Alstom and Netinera Deutschland concluded 

a contract at InnoTrans for the 

supply of 63 Coradia Lint regional trains 

worth just under EUR 300 millions. 

• Hitachi Rail Europe announced that 

MTU Friedrichshafen had been selected 

to supply and maintain 250 Power 

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exhibitors and trade visitors were extremely 

satisfi ed with InnoTrans 2012. 

More than 90 per cent of exhibitors and 

trade visitors said they would recommend 

the fair and declared unreservedly 

that they would be back again for 

InnoTrans 2014. The survey also revealed 

that almost half of the trade vi- 

sitors were decision-makers, underlining 

the positioning of the trade fair as 

a marketing platform attracting both 

suppliers and buyers. 

InnoTrans attained a new level as a 

stage for the presentation of premieres. 

In total, exhibiting fi rms launched 

147 new products and services, inclu- 

ding 104 world premieres, 25 European 

premieres and 18 German premieres. 

The spectrum of innovations on show 

for the fi rst time ranged from new ticketing 

systems through innovative 

communication technology to highspeed 

trains. 

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+++ Marketplace Berlin +++ Deals signed at InnoTrans 2012 

order is worth a total of EUR 13.5 millions. 

• A deal was inked between Thales and 

the Slovenian transport ministry to supply 

ETCS Level 1 for the Slovenian sec- 

Contract for the supply of 63 Coradia Lint 

regional trains (from left): 

Jost Knebel, CEO of Netinera, 

Mauro Moretti, CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato, 

Henri Poupart-Lafarge, President of Alstom Transport, 

Dr. Martin Lange, member of the 

board of Alstom Deutschland. Photo: Messe Berlin 

tion of Corridor D, worth EUR 40 million. 

• Vossloh Cogifer and the TSO/ETF consortium 

signed a contract worth around 

plete switch units for the French LGV 

SEA high-speed railway line together 

with the associated depots for service 

EUR 68 millions for the supply of com- and maintenance. 

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Continued from page 1 

InnoTrans extends 

its success 

Once again, the highly popular InnoTrans 

Report Guided Tours provided 

trade visitors with a compact 

overview of the railway industry premieres 

and innovations at InnoTrans. 

A total of 16 guided tours were offer- 

ed, attracting 315 trade visitors from 

all over the world. Both experts from 

ministries, trade associations and 

procurement agencies, as well as 

representatives from firms and research 

institutions, took advantage 

of the tours to gain an insight into 

new developments and trends in 

the industry. But it was not just the 

++ Railway policy nexus +++ 

Berlin was where the railway world 

came together. The Opening Ceremony 

alone welcomed over a thousand highranking 

policy-makers and industry 

representatives to InnoTrans. In his 

speech, the Federal German Transport 

Minister, Dr. Peter Ramsauer, spoke in 

favour of closer integration among the 

European railway markets, which are 

still nationally oriented: „Railway policy 

can only be viewed in pan-European 

terms nowadays,“ he empha- 

world premieres and innovations 

that made the headlines and evoked 

a positive response from the industry, 

but also the growing significance of 

InnoTrans as a venue for deal-making. 

In total, transactions worth around 

EUR 1.8 billions were announced in 

Berlin. As an example of the importance 

of InnoTrans as marketplace for 

the global railway industry, a framework 

agreement was signed be tween 

Deutsche Bahn and the Pol ish rolling 

stock manufacturer PESA for the supply 

of up to 470 trainsets worth a total 

of EUR 1.2 billions. 

sised in the Opening Ceremony in the 

Palais am Funkturm. In turn, the EU 

Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas 

highlighted the need for a single 

European railway area, and deplored 

the plethora of different standards and 

requirements. „Much more needs to 

be done to realise the full potential,“ he 

urged. On the four days of the trade fair, 

InnoTrans offered policy-makers and 

industry representatives an ideal forum 

for in-depth exchanges. 

Moderator Astrid Frohloff, EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas 

and German Federal Transport Minister Dr. Peter Ramsauer at the 

opening of InnoTrans 2012 (left to right). 

++ Firm focus on new talent and careers +++ 

Professional assessment of application 

portfolios, individual careers advice 

from human resources representatives 

of major firms, informative 

presentations at the Career Point Forum 

– with all these and more, the 

new Career Point Hall offered the industry 

and potential recruits and opti- 

First-hand information at the stands of the Career Point Pavilion. 

Photo: Messe Berlin Photo: Messe Berlin 

mum environment to get into contact 

with each other. Large numbers of students, 

school-goers and trainees from 

Germany and abroad took the opportunity 

offered by InnoTrans to make initial 

contact, or to engage in specific 

discussions about career prospects in 

the railway industry. 

INNOTRANS cONvENTION 

Dialog among experts 

The several expert events taking place 

in connection with the InnoTrans 

Convention once again met with keen 

interest this year. Industry insiders 

from Germany and abroad took the op- 

++ InnoTrans gathers Rail Leaders in Berlin +++ 

Taking joint action to meet the 

challenges and opportunities of 

tomorrow‘s global railway market: 

at the Rail Leaders‘ Summit, a 

large number of ministers and CEOs 

from international transport operators 

listened to presentations by 

experts and then debated the future 

of world railways. The top ic 

addressed by the high-calibre 

members of the discussion panel 

was: “Intermodal Competition: The 

Renaissance of Rail?” 

“Shaping the future – Sustainable assurance 

of quality” – this was the motto adop- 

ted by the first DB Suppliers‘ Forum. 

Purchasing chiefs from Deutsche Bahn 

Marcelo Perrupato, Secretary of National Policy for Transports (Ministry of 

Transports), Brazil. 

++ Deutsche Bahn meets its international suppliers +++ 

Purchasing chiefs from Deutsche Bahn AG on the podium together: Jörg Manegold, Ralf Lüthi, 

Uwe Günther, Dr. Torsten Latz, Markus Piepenhagen, Dr. Kay-Uwe May (left to right). 

++ Premiere for InnoTrans Majlis +++ 

Aimed at supporting contacts with business 

partners from the Arab world, the 

first InnoTrans Majlis was organised this 

year. The majlis, a form of gathering drawn 

from the Middle East, offered numerous 

portunity to learn more about current 

and ground-breaking industry top ics 

at the Dialog Forum, the Public Transport 

Forum and the International Tunnel 

Forum. International guests and 

made use of this Forum to have direct 

exchanges with existing and 

potential railway industry suppliers. 

The panellists from DB ur- 

senior industry executives and policy- 

makers the opportunity to exchange 

views with high-ranking representatives 

from the railway industry and the relevant 

ministries from the Arabian Gulf states. 

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director of Dubai 

Roads and Transport Authority (left), in conversation with Jan Mücke, 

Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Transport. 


trade visitors also showed great interest 

in the Rail Leaders’ Summit 

and the new-format events at the 

InnoTrans Convention such as the 

InnoTrans Majlis and the PTI Hall Forum. 


ged closer cooperation with suppliers 

right from the product development 

stage, and saw benefits in the increased 

use of product platforms. 

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Surface milling is increasingly being 

used to treat wear and fatigue on the 

rail head – as a cost-effective alternative 

to replacement of the entire rail. 

The drawback common to all previously 

available milling techniques was 

the slow machining speed. 

At InnoTrans, Vossloh Rail Services 

premiered a new mobile milling solution 

that can remove up to three millimetres 

on the rail surface and ten 

millimetres on the gauge corner at 

operating speeds of up to two kilometres 

per hour. In the same machining 

pass, a fi nishing operation takes 

place to smooth the treated surface 

at the same time. 

The dust- and spark-free process 

also removes absolutely all millings, 

thereby minimising dirt and fi re risk, 

which is an advantage especially in 

tunnels. The innovative rail milling 

solution is the result of the joint venture 

announced in the spring of 2012 

between Vossloh Rail Services and 

vIgIER RAIL/SONNEvILLE 

Pneumatic-tyre 

vehicles on slab track 

Swiss company Vigier Rail, manufacturer 

of concrete products for railways, 

together with the licensor, Sonneville, 

has introduced a new development for 

use on the Low Vibration Track (LVT) 

slab track system, presented for the 

fi rst time at InnoTrans 2012. 

It enables pneumatic-tyre emergency 

vehicles to operate on LVT rail tracks, 

thus meeting modern emergency rescue 

concepts requiring such vehicles to be 

able to access tunnels. The track for 

emergency vehicles is created by means 

of an additional concrete layer, cast insitu, 

in combination with the newly developed 

LVT support points with high 

shoulders. Specially designed formwork 

covers separate the LVT supports and 

the concrete for the vehicle track. As a 

The grinding stones are 

optimizing the rail profi le. 

New: the LVT Traffi c system. 

Photo : Vigier Rail 

result LVT Traffic retains the performance 

of the existing LVT solutions in 

terms of the flush track and protection 

against vibration. 

+++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ 

The fully automated Scalex WILD (wheel 

load and wear detectors) system from 

Finnish manufacturer Tamtron Systems 

monitors dynamic wheel forces and 

checks wheels for flat spots. Flat areas 

damage the track and cause bearings 

to overheat. This in turn can lead to 

axle damage or to loosening of the 

wheels. Worn or damaged bearings 

also lead to other forms of damage. In 

the past problems with wheels have 

been detected by ear, by using various 

instruments, visually or in the workshop. 

With Scalex, readings are obtained 

automatically and are reproducible at 

any time. The manufacturer says that 

Scalex operates reliably at between 

speeds of ten and 250 kph. When the 

pre-set limit is reached the system 

immediately activates an alarm, showing 

the wagon and wheels involved. The 

Finnish transport authority has decided 

to install several of these systems on 

the country’s main lines. 

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Db SUPPLIER AWARD PRESENTED FOR FIFTH TIME 

Seven winners selected 

from around 35,000 suppliers 

Deutsche Bahn presented its DB Supplier 

Award for the fi fth time as part 

of InnoTrans 2012 in Berlin. With the 

award in six categories, together with 

a special recognition category, DB 

rec ognized the commitment and performance 

shown by companies who 

have collaborated with Deutsche Bahn 

in order to improve both its standard of 

quality and products. 

“The reliability and quality of our suppliers 

are crucial for maintaining the 

top service promised to our customers. 

We are also increasingly turning our attention 

to international markets when 

making purchasing decisions, where 

we can secure the best value for our 

money,” explained Dr. Volker Kefer, 

DB Head of Rail Technology and Infrastructure. 

DB places some of the largest 

contracts in the international rail 

industry. With an annual order volume 

of around EUR 20 billions, the group 

says it secures approximately 600,000 

jobs in Germany alone. The company 

collaborates with almost 35,000 sup- 

+++ NEWS +++ 

GE PowerHaul 

locomotives for Europe 

At InnoTrans 2012, GE Transportation 

presented its broad range of 

products and equipment for rail 

transportation. According to the 

US-based firm, it is a world leader 

in this sector. In the outdoor display 

area at the trade fair, GE put 

on show the first European version 

of its PowerHaul locomotive. A particular 

feature of this locomotive, 

assembled by GE Transportation’s 

Turkish partner Tülomsas, is its generous 

clearance gauge. This differentiates 

the new loco from the 

UK version presented at InnoTrans 

2010 and operated by Freightliner. 

The fi rst European version of 

the PowerHaul loco was on 

show in the outdoor display 

at InnoTrans. 

Photo: C. Müller 

All DB Supplier Award winners on the podium for the photographers: together with DB’s CEO and Chairman 

Dr. Rüdiger Grube, Head of Procurement Jörg Manegold, and Head of Rail Technology and Infrastructure 

Dr. Volker Kefer. Photo: DB AG / Kranert 

pliers across the world and, in recognition 

of this partnership, presents the 

Compared with the previous event, 

the number of Chinese companies 

at InnoTrans 2012 increased by 

14 per cent. For the fi rst time, the 

China South Locomotive & Rolling 

Stock Corporation (CSR) group 

was represented in its entirety at 

InnoTrans, exhibiting its whole range 

of rolling stock including high-speed 

trains, high-performance locomotives 

and metros. 

A special highlight for visitors to the 

trade fair was the 1:10 scale model 

of its experimental Very High Speed 

Train. In a series of trials that has now 

been completed on a section of test 

track it attained a speed of 600 kilometres 

per hour, reported Ding Sansan, 

deputy chief engineer of the CSR 

At the InnoTrans international transport 

technology fair, private transport 

operator Netinera Deutschland and 

Alstom Transport signed a contract 

worth around EUR 300 millions for the 

supply of 63 Coradia Lint regional trains. 

The new trains will run between Frankfurt 

and Saarbrücken and between Koblenz 

and Kaiserslautern from December 

2014. The 63 trains will operate in 

the Southwest Diesel Network and will 

DB Supplier Award every two years at 

InnoTrans. The winners are then per- 

Quingdao Sifang Company. Two aerodynamically 

different end cars designated 

“Sword” and “Rocket” were 

tested at each end of the train. The 

China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation 

(CSR) exhibited its Very High Speed Train for 

the fi rst time at InnoTrans. 

mitted to use this award in their marketing 

for the next two years. 


WINNERS OF THE 

DB SUPPLIER AWARD 

2012 

General Products and Services: Fujitsu Technology 

Solutions GmbH (Munich) for guaranteeing 

the continued availability of the BKU 

office communication system, while taking 

into consideration “green” IT solutions. 

Vehicles: Voith Turbo Lokomotivtechnik GmbH 

& Co. KG (Kiel) for its high level of reliability 

regarding the quality and delivery times of 

the Gravita locomotive for DB Schenker Rail, 

as well as the technical development of a 

soot particle filter. Rolling stock spare parts: 

Technischer Handel – Industriebedarf 

MROSE GmbH (Lusatia) for innovative solutions 

and competent order execution during 

the redesign of the ICE 2 fleet. Building Infrastructure: 

Marti Tunnelbau AG (Moosseedorf, 

Switzerland) for the extremely reliable 

tunnel construction work carried out and for 

its transparent communication of building 

operations to the residents affected by the 

works for the duration of the project. Electronics 

Infrastructure, Control and Safety 

Technology: Betonbau GmbH & Co. KG (Bockenem) 

for its fundamental improvement of 

the supply chain for completed transformer 

stations to become a continuous production 

process with economic advantages for DB. 

Transport and Logistics: France Manche S.A., 

Coquelles Cedex (France) for the exemplary 

transport handling of goods between road 

and rail carriers through the use of reliable, 

IT-supported systems. Special Award: Cembre 

GmbH in Munich (Headquarters in Italy) 

for the development of a new cable material 

from aluminium-magnesium alloy in a PVC 

sheath as an alternative to the previous 

copper signal cable. 

STRONg cHINESE PRESENcE 

CSR showed experimental high-speed train 

Ding Sansan, Deputy Chief Engineer of CSR, talking to 

journalists during the press tour of the innovations. 

Photos: Messe Berlin 

MAJOR ORDER FOR ALSTOM 

Netinera orders 63 regional trains from Alstom 

cover all together a distance of 6.7 million 

kilometres each year. The deal was inked 

by Jost Knebel, CEO of Netinera, and 

Dr. Martin Lange, member of the board 

of Alstom Deutschland. A delighted Jost 

Knebel said: “We are very pleased to 

be able to offer the passengers an improved 

mass transit concept in that region, 

using our longstanding expertise, 

the extraordinarily high service orientation 

of our employees and the new trainsets.“ 

The Coradia two and three-car 

CRH380 series, capable of speeds of 

up to 380 kph, is now in regular production. 

The group’s public transit 

trains are customised for operation in 

diesel multiple units can run at a maximum 

speed of 140 kph. They benefi 

t from high acceleration capacities in 

order to meet the requirements of fast 

regional traffi c. Alstom develops and 

manufactures the Coradia Lint trains at 

its Salzgitter site, in Germany. The new 

trains provide large seating capacities 

for commuter services, with 160 seats 

(Lint 54) and 270 seats (Lint 81). Special 

attention is paid to attractive interiors, 

with comfortable seats and an elegant 

the respective cities. Taken together, 

CSR says this means it is now one of 

the world’s leading manufacturers of 

locomotives and rolling stock. 

ambiance. Air conditioning and lowfl 

oor entrances are standard. The Coradia 

Lint is particularly adapted to passengers 

with reduced mobility thanks 

to wheelchair spaces and a ramp for 

bridging the gap between the train and 

the platform. For the fi rst time, the Coradia 

Lint 81 is equipped with a disabledaccess 

WC and an additional standard 

toilet. The trains meet the most stringent 

emission standard of the current Stage 

IIIb regulation.


INTERvIEW WITH ALISTAIR DORMER, EXEcUTIvE cHAIRMAN & cEO OF HITAcHI RAIL EUROPE LTD. 

Japan establishes itself in the European 

railway market 

At InnoTrans 2012 Japan occupied an entire exhibition hall – marking a first in 

the trade show’s history, and reflecting the increasing importance of the European 

railway market for firms from Asia. Japanese company Hitachi Rail Systems 

has been operating in Great Britain in particular since 2002. Timed to coincide 

with the trade fair, it was announced that a contract had been signed with 

MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH for the supply and maintenance of traction motors 

for Hitachi’s Super Express Trains. The high-speed trainsets from Hitachi Rail 

Systems are due to come into service on two British routes starting in 2017. 

InnoTrans REPORT spoke to Alistair 

Dormer, Executive Chairman & CEO of 

Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd., on the significance 

of InnoTrans for the company, on 

investment in Europe and on the European 

railway market. 

InnoTrans REPORT: Mr Dormer, what 

were the highlights of Hitachi Rail 

Europe’s presence at InnoTrans 2012? 

How important is the trade fair for your 

company? 

For Hitachi Rail Europe InnoTrans 2012 

was a great success. We signed a 

contract for the Intercity Express programme 

with the UK Department of 

Transport, as well as a contract for a 

prototype traffic management system 

for Network Rail, also in the UK. Our 

aim at InnoTrans this year was to show 

that we have established ourselves in 

Europe’s rail industry. We took the op- 

portunity of the trade fair to cultivate 

relations with our European customers 

and were pleased to be able to meet 

with our many European suppliers. 

InnoTrans offers an ideal platform for 

that. We invested a lot of time and effort 

in planning for our participation in 

the event. 

How much has Hitachi Rail Europe 

been affected by global economic developments 

over the last two years? 

Has there been a change in your business 

processes? 

As we all know, the last two years have 

seen very difficult economic conditions. 

For us, investments in infrastructure 

are a major prerequisite for economic 

growth, in both the public and the private 

sectors. That’s why we’re investing 

in building a production facility in 

Newton Aycliffe in the North-West of 

+++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ 

Compact AC auxiliary 

power converter 

The internationally active SMA Railway 

Technology GmbH, Kassel, launched 

its newly designed auxiliary power 

converter for air conditioning 

systems at InnoTrans. Developed in 

response to a commission from air 

conditioning system manufacturer 

Faiveley, the SMARTcooler was designed 

for integration in ET 474 Plus 

train units of S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH. 

The challenge was to supply a very 

lightweight, flat system for integration 

in the air conditioning systems, 

which had to be installed directly on 

the vehicle roof, placing especially 

tight constraints on the weight and 

height of the converter. 

As the converter weighs just under 

180 kilograms and is only 270 millimetres 

high, SMA says its product is 

made for easy and flexible installation 

in very tight spaces into the air conditioning 

system. An input converter 

with medium-frequency isolation and 

two downstream three-phase inverters 

are mounted on a mounting plate 

and are realized as compact modules 

that allow for easy and separate replacement 

if necessary. 

One inverter supplies the air conditioning 

compressor at variable frequency 

and the second inverter sup- 

plies the fans and where necessary 

the driver’s cab air conditioning at 

fixed frequency. 

Well connected 

by Wago 

Wago, the inventor of spring pressure 

connection technology as an alternative 

to screw terminals, manufactures 

components for electrical connections 

as well as electronic components for 

decentralised automation technology. 

Nowadays spring pressure connection 

technology is a global industry standard. 

At InnoTrans the Minden-headquartered 

company show-cased several 

new products, such as the Topjob-S 

range of terminal blocks, expanded to 

include products for simple measurement 

in current transducer circuits 

and for automatic shorting of transducers. 

The new instrument and isolating 

terminals have been specially designed 

for use in current and voltage 

transducers. They offer high functionality, 

such as automatic shorting of 

the transducer, combined with a very 

compact design. 

Also in the automation field, Wago has 

launched the new two-tier push terminal, 

available in many different ver- 

sions. A feature of the new terminal is 

that upper and lower tier functions are 

individually combinable. 

England. In so doing, we’re creating 

new jobs and will be able to offer new 

business prospects for our European 

suppliers. 

Where do you see the biggest challenges 

and opportunities for Hitachi Rail 

Europe in the railway market over the 

next two to three years? 

At Hitachi Rail Europe we have firmly 

established ourselves at the heart of 

Europe’s rail industry. At the same time, 

this poses a challenge: over the coming 

years we shall be concentrating our efforts 

on our new facility in Newton Aycliffe. 

Once the building work is complete, 

we will be recruiting the staff we 

need to ensure that we can meet the 

terms of the contract for the Intercity 

Express programme with the same dependability 

that our customers have 

long since come to expect of us. 

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Alistair Dormer, Executive Chairman and CEO of Hitachi Rail Europe (left), 

and Dr. Michael Haidinger, Executive Board Member in charge of sales at 

Tognum, met at InnoTrans shortly after signing the contract. Photo: MTU 

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RAILS AND WHEELS. 

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE 

WE MET AT INNOTRANS. 

IT WAS GOOD TO TALK. 

LET’S DO IT AGAIN SOON. 

5

6 IMPRESSIONS 


Many trade visitors 

“For ContiTech Railway Engineering, 

InnoTrans 2012 was the biggest 

trade fair success we have 

had for a long time. We had many 

trade visitors from Asia in particular. 

Attention focused on 

providing safety and service in 

equal measure. Recently, cheap 

imitation products have repeatedly 

been appearing on the market 

which look like original parts but 

which react altogether differently 

under load. I believe we succeeded 

in making customers aware of 

our high-quality air spring systems.” 

Hannes Friederichsen, 

Division Head, 

ContiTech Air Spring Systems 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Important contacts 

“We at Hypertac are very satisfied 

with our presence at 

InnoTrans. We had even more visitors 

to our stand than at the last 

fair, and set up lots of important 

contacts. Our visitors showed a 

great deal of interest in our new 

products – an excellent reward 

for our efforts to be an innovative 

supplier of high-quality, technically 

superior interconnect solutions.” 

Roberta Rebora, 

Marketing and Communication 

Director, Hypertac Europe 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Perfect venue 

“This was my first visit to 

InnoTrans, although Hitachi has 

been exhibiting at the show since 

2002. With Hitachi Rail going from 

strength to strength in its European 

business, InnoTrans with its 

international audience is the perfect 

venue for further expanding 

our Social Innovation Business.” 

Hiroaki Nakanishi, 

President, Hitachi 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Numerous meetings 

“For us as the market’s leading 

supplier of onboard and trackside 

communication solutions, 

InnoTrans is an important event 

for presenting our new products. 

We had numerous meetings with 

leading train manufacturers and 

system suppliers from Germany, 

Austria and Switzerland and received 

a very positive response. 

Our new flagship rail product, the 

Viper-212 routing switch with three 

Gbits and eight POE ports was the 

biggest attraction.” 

Anders Felling, 

Managing Director, Westermo 

Data Communications 

Memorable event 

Philippe Citroën, 

Director General, 

Association of the European 

Rail Industry (UNIFE) 

Leading industry event 

“For Bombardier this year’s InnoTrans 

again proved itself to be the rail industry 

mecca. We had innumerable meetings, 

maintained relations and made 

new contacts. The fair was a marvellous 

opportunity to showcase our innovative 

products and technologies to a 

wide expert audience and to our customers. 

At Bombardier our aim is to move 

people and to shape mobility, both now 

and in the future. As the leading event 

for displaying the industry’s products, 

InnoTrans has provided us with a new 

important impetus.” 

Michael Clausecker, CEO, 

Bombardier Transportation 

An absolute must 


Photo: Swissrail 

“InnoTrans has once more surpassed 

our expectations. The sheer buzz in 

and around the exhibition halls, the 

vast number of world premieres, the 

density of fascinating innovation on 

display, the vibrant exchange among 

the decision-makers of our sector – 

all this truly made InnoTrans 2012 a 

memorable event. It reflects the vitality 

of the global rail supply industry, 

which we found in the data gathered 

in our World Rail Market Study – and 

then found it brought to life at this 

extraordinary event here in Berlin. 

InnoTrans is the ultimate rail experience 

– our compliments go out to 

the organizers, who have set the bar 

for InnoTrans 2014 extremely high.” 

Most effective 

trade fair 

“This trade fair is very important 

for manufacturers of rolling stock 

and their component suppliers and 

is more effective than any other 

event imaginable.” 

Michaela Stöckli, 

General Manager, 

Swissrail Industry Association 

“InnoTrans gathers all the important rail industry players and is an absolute must 

for manufacturers and operators from all over the world. At Alstom we are proud 

to have contributed to the growth of this fair from the beginning 

and look forward to the next InnoTrans.” 

Henri Poupart-Lafarge, President, Alstom Transport 



What 

they 

said 

„For Netinera Deutschland InnoTrans was a big success. This is the first time 

our company exhibited here and we were delighted how outstandingly we 

were received. We engaged in very positive, forward-looking talks 

and were able to cultivate our business relations.“ 

Jost Knebel, CEO, Netinera Deutschland 

Key role of rail 

transport 

“The global challenges of tomorrow 

require new transport and mobility 

concepts, and this is where rail 

transport will play a key role. The 

record attendance at InnoTrans was 

impressive proof of that. 

Global interest in railways 

is as keen as ever.” 

Dr. Rüdiger Grube, 

CEO and Chairman of the 

Management Board, 

Deutsche Bahn 

Forward-looking talks 

International expert audience 


“For us as a manufacturer of utility 

vehicles InnoTrans was an outstanding 

platform to present the road/rail 

version of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog 

and its capabilities to an international 

audience of experts. The reactions to 

our innovative system solutions for 

road and rail applications were 

positive throughout and we are more 

than satisfied with how the fair went.” 

Holger Doth, 

Head of the Road/Rail Vehicles 

Division, Mercedes-Benz 

Special Trucks 

Outstanding show 

“In recent years I have been 

to numerous exhibitions and 

conferences, but this was the 

best organised I have experienced. 

It is an outstanding show. 

InnoTrans is the number one.” 

H. E. Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, 

Chairman of the Board and 

Executive Director, Roads and 

Transport Authority 



Photo: Mercedes-Benz


about 

InnoTrans 

2012 

New contacts established 


Rail renaissance 

“I would like to congratulate the 

InnoTrans and GE Transportation team 

for helping us make the InnoTrans 2012 

show so successful. It is a truly unique 

show in the industry. I observed what 

everyone was talking about this year 

and I definitely can see that the rail 

renaissance is here.” 

Lorenzo Simonelli, President 

and CEO, GE Transportation 

World’s leading event 


Leading trade fair 

“The VDV has not only supported 

InnoTrans from the very 

beginning, but together with 

other partners was one of its 

initiators 16 years ago. 

It is great to see how 

splendidly this joint idea 

of a leading rail industry 

fair has now developed.” 

Jürgen Fenske, 

President, 

Association of German 

Transport Operators (VDV) 

“InnoTrans 2012 has been a tremendous success 

for Hitachi Rail. We have had a large number of 

very productive customer meetings, have made 

good contacts with existing and potential European 

suppliers. Our success at the show is a clear indication 

that we have firmly established ourselves at the heart 

of the European rail industry.” 

Alistair Dormer, 

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 

Hitachi Rail Europe 

“InnoTrans 2012 not only 

underlined but further cemented 

its reputation as the world’s 

leading event for this sector. 

The conclusion of business worth 

billions of euros and the presentation 

of the rail industry’s entire value 

chain speak for themselves. 

Exhibitor and trade visitor numbers 

increased significantly, adding yet 

another chapter to the unparalleled 

success story of InnoTrans.” 

Dr. Christian Göke, 

COO, Messe Berlin 



Excellent forum 

“InnoTrans is extremely important for 

our global rail technology business. In 

2012 Siemens was represented with its 

largest stand to date. The resultant 

success proved us right. 

InnoTrans 2012 was an excellent forum 

for us. With the model city we set up 

on an area covering around 

1,000 square metres we were able 

to show customers and the global industry 

once again that Siemens is the 

leading supplier of sustainable 

mobility solutions for cities 

and inter-city links.” 

Dr. Hans-Jörg Grundmann, 

CEO, Siemens Rail Systems 

PUbLIc TRANSP IMPRESSIONS 7 

International exchange 

“This year InnoTrans in Berlin presented itself highly 

successfully as the world’s leading rail transport trade 

fair and showcased an impressive number of products 

debuting on the global and European stage. 

These innovations are the driving force of the rail 

industry’s future. Today’s rail industry and rail transport 

policy both function at international level. Rail markets 

have long since crossed national boundaries. 

In order to secure the industry’s success an international 

exchange is of vital importance and InnoTrans 

is the ideal venue for that.“ 

Dr. Peter Ramsauer, 

Federal Minister of Transport 

Expectations 

exceeded 

“Our expectations for InnoTrans 2012 

were exceeded by far, in terms of both 

the quality and number of meetings we 

had. InnoTrans is not a trade fair for 

placing orders in the traditional sense. 

However, after holding many talks with 

decision-makers we are confident of 

good follow-up business. Among members 

of our association the locomotive 

business is a cause for concern. 

An ecological scrappage bonus to speed 

up the replacement of older diesel locomotives 

with new low-emission units 

would make good sense.” 


Photo: VDB 

Prof. Dr. Ronald Pörner, 

General Manager of the German 

Railway Industry Association (VDB) 

Photo: Siemens 

Positive results 

“For us, InnoTrans 2012 yielded 

entirely positive results. Within a 

short space of time we were 

able to meet with all the rolling 

stock and rail technology decision-makers 

that are important 

for us, so we could conduct discussions 

and maintain contacts 

very efficiently. We’re already looking 

forward to the next InnoTrans 

in 2014.” Anja Bohms, 

stand leader at InnoTrans, 

DR. SCHNELL Chemie 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Business 

around the world 

“InnoTrans has given us the opportunity 

to meet many stakeholders 

and welcome lots of visitors. 

Through our presence alongside 

other rail operators, we have 

been able to strengthen our image 

and confirm our willingness to 

develop our business around the 

world.” Francesca Aceto, 

InnoTrans Project Manager, 

SNCF 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

All-round success 

“For Vossloh InnoTrans was an 

all-round success. The products 

we displayed on our Rail Infrastructure 

and Transportation 

stands showed how innovative 

and competitive we are as a company. 

At the meetings we held 

with our customers the reactions 

to our designs and product concepts 

were very positive.” 

Dr. Norbert Schiedeck, 

Chairman, 

Vossloh 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Leading rail transport fair 

“For us InnoTrans is the leading rail 

transport trade fair. We had a lot of 

productive meetings with representatives 

of global players and 

customers from markets such as 

Russia and China. InnoTrans 2012 

was a big success for us and we 

are looking forward to 2014.“ 

Simone Purbs, 

Head of Rail Division, 

Schaeffler Technologies 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Pinpoint contacts 

“Spreading the French joint pavilion 

across three halls instead of 

two this year proved to be the right 

decision. All the firms had a solid 

flow of visitors. The switch enabled 

us to accompany over 90 French 

companies in Berlin – an increase 

of 16 per cent compared to 2010. ” 

Alexis Caille, 

Head of Infrastructure and 

Transport Division, Ubifrance

8 PUbLIc TRANSPORT 


SUSTAINAbLE MObILITY FROM bOMbARDIER 

Energy-efficient trams 

Trams and light rail vehicles are a 

highly energy-efficient mode of transportation, 

consuming up to five times 

less energy per passenger than cars 

travelling with an average of between 

one and two people. At railway 

technology supplier Bombardier, 

a high value is placed on the development 

of cost-efficient technologies. 

This year’s InnoTrans featured the latest 

development in Bombardier’s family 

of trams and light rail vehicles 

(LRVs), the FLEXITY 2 tram. The vehicle 

has 100 per cent low-floor technology 

and conventional wheel-set 

bogies, resulting in an ultra-smooth 

FLEXITY 2 entered 

service in Blackpool, 

UK, in 2012. 

Photo: Bombardier 

ride and minimal low ground-borne vibration 

and noise levels. This year the 

FLEXITY 2 began operating in Blackpool, 

UK, and is currently being delivered 

to Australia’s Gold Coast and to 

Basel in Switzerland. To date, a total 

of 3,500 trams and LRVs from Bombardier 

have either been ordered or are 

already operating in about 100 cities 

in more than 20 countries around the 

globe. FLEXITY 2 can be equipped with 

energy saving technologies from the 

Bombardier ECO4 portfolio, including 

the Energy Saver, which allows energy 

to be re-used and provides energy sa- 

ATb AUTOMATENTEcHNIk bAUMANN 

Efficient ticket 

validation machine 

Bavarian manufacturer ATB Automatentechnik 

Baumann presented 

at InnoTrans its new 

1887 Ahead ticket validator 

(Photo). 

Equipped with a new 

processor and co-processor, 

the device offers 

extensive and expandable 

memory 

capacities, the maker 

says. In addition, 

the unit can be operated 

with the traditional 

daisy wheel system as well as 

with an inkjet printer. The validator is 

available in several versions to better 

meet customer requirements, for example 

with a radio clock, RFID module, 

WLAN connection, Ethernet, RS232 in- 

terfaces, USB and other options. 

Any validator from 

the 1887 Ahead series 

can be designated as a 

master in order to control 

all the other validators 

as slaves in a selfcontained 

system. As 

with previous models, 

servicing and extensive 

diagnostics together 

with evaluation of the 

logbook can be carried 

out directly on the validator 

or via an external 

test work station. With its 

fresh new styling and the wide 

range of functions, the manufacturer 

says, the 1887 Ahead ticket validator is 

equipped for the future too. 

Photo: ATB Automatentechnik Baumann 

vings of up to 30 per cent. The railway 

technology firm says its innovative 

wheel-set bogies result in a smooth 

ride and minimal track wear, leading 

to reduced track maintenance costs. 

In addition, Bombardier’s fully customisable 

trams and LRVs have a 

recyclability rate of approximately 

92 per cent and a recoverability rate 

of no less than 98 per cent (recycling 

+ energy recovery). 

+++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ 

Test bench reproduces wheel-rail contact 

Spanish research alliance CEIT-IK4 

premiered at InnoTrans 2012 a test 

bench that reproduces the contact 

between the wheels and rails under 

actual operating conditions, with precise 

regulation and monitoring of the 

relative speed and the forces being 

applied. CEIT-IK4 explained that the 

results obtained enable an estima- 

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PUbLIc TRANSPORT 

“WORLD’S MOST ADvANcED METRO” 

Presentation of fi rst Inspiro for Warsaw 

A spectacular show took place at InnoTrans to present the fi rst train built by 

Siemens for Warsaw’s underground train network. Metro Warszawskie, the 

operator of Warsaw’s underground rail system, has ordered 35 trains comprising 

six carriages each from a consortium made up of Siemens and the Polish 

manufacturer Newag. The fi rst two trains are scheduled for delivery by the end 

of 2012 and will then undergo dynamic testing in Warsaw. 

For Siemens, this was the fi rst order 

for the latest generation of Inspiro 

underground trains as well as 

the company’s largest order from 

Poland to date. The order is worth 

EUR 272 millions. The order comprises 

the supply, commissioning, 

testing and certifi cation of the Inspiro 

trains. The fi rst ten trains will 

be completely built at Siemens’ 

Simmering plant in Vienna. The fi - 

nal assembly of the remaining vehicles 

will be carried out in Nowy 

Sa˛cz, Poland by the consortium 

partner Newag. Siemens is providing 

the entire engineering and the 

core components, while Newag is 

supplying all parts of the interior furnishings 

and the onboard systems. 

The trains are each capable of car- 

TRAMINO FOR JENA AND bRAUNScHWEIg 

Polish vehicle designs 

for the German market 

Polish bus and tram manufacturer Solaris 

is becoming increasingly wellestablished 

on the tram market. The 

company’s strategy right from the start 

was to focus on the European market, 

and the German market in particular. 

Solaris has meanwhile been able 

to book the fi rst two orders from Germany 

for its Tramino tram. 

For Jena, Solaris was awarded the 

contract to supply fi ve Tramino trams 

worth a total of approximately EUR 

13.7 millions. The Tramino vehicles 

were adapted to the operational requirements 

in Jena and are fully lowfl 

oor articulated trams for bi-directional 

operation. 

A further order has now been received 

from Braunschweiger Verkehrs AG. For 

Małgorzata Olszewska, Senior Executive 

Sales and Marketing, this is a cause of 

great satisfaction, because the German 

market is very demanding and represents 

a very good reference for these vehicles. 

The Braunschweig order is worth 

EUR 33 millions and the fi rst trams will be 

delivered in 2014, she said. 

Solaris only decided to enter the rail vehicle 

market in 2008, having previously 

been a manufacturer of buses. In 2009 

the pre-series model of the Solaris Tramino 

was introduced and the fi rst orders 

for this tram were received from 

the public transport operator in Poznan’. 

Małgorzata Olszewska pointed out that 

all 45 Solaris Traminos ordered for Poznan’ 

have now been delivered and are 

rying up to 1,450 passengers (at 7 

persons/m 2 ) in six cars, with seating 

for a total of 256 and standing room 

for as many as 1,194. 

The vehicle design was created in 

cooperation with a US design fi rm 

and fully takes into account the 

customer’s Corporate Design preferences. 

The combination of futuristic 

design of the front end and 

graphic styling of the sidewalls, plus 

a bright, open-plan interior, symbolises 

the forward-looking spirit of 

present-day Warsaw. “Warsaw 

will have the world’s most advanced 

metro system“, said Dr. Hans- 

Jörg Grundmann , managing director 

of the Siemens train division. 

“Inspiro will inspire Warsaw and 

its citizens.“ 

Solaris Tramino: Design plays a big role. Photo: Solaris 

in operation, demonstrating a technical 

availability of 99 per cent. 

The six-axle multi-articulated units 

can carry up to 229 passengers. To 

facilitate embarkation and disembarkation, 

the trams have double doors 

with a width of 1,500 mm, while the 

width of the gangway in the bogie modules 

is 750 mm, facilitating passen- 

Three complete cars of the new Inspiro metro train were exhibited by Siemens Rail Systems and the operating 

company of Warsaw metro for the fi rst time at InnoTrans 2012. Photo: Messe Berlin 

ger fl ows. The design of the Solaris 

Tramino is modelled on the well-known 

Urbino low-fl oor buses and is the winner 

of the TOP Design Award 2012. 

A feature of the design of the Tramino 

tram is the asymmetric front screen. 

In the interior, high-quality materials 

and pleasant shapes lend the vehicle 

spaciousness. 

+++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ 

The new Public Display range from 

Conrac, headquartered near Würzburg, 

takes as its basis the latest 

Edge LED panels. The main features, 

Conrac says, are the reduced power 

consumption and a new IP protection 

concept that records the casing 

protection status. The IP54-protected 

display unit, preventing the ingress 

of dust or moisture, and the electronics 

box housing the electronic 

controls and the power supply, are 

designed as separate units. The electronics 

box has a special plug-in connection 

linking it to the display unit. 

This facilitates the rapid and simple 

Public displays 

with the latest Edge LED panels 

replacement of the display electronics, 

which according to the maker 

are available in a number of different 

configurations. Conrac says this 

combines all advantages of a fully integrated 

concept with the simplified 

maintenance and flexibility of an external 

solution. The aluminium frame 

and front panel made of safety glass 

ensure that these displays are ideal 

for installation in public areas. The 

first series models will be available 

with screen diagonals of 42 and 55 

inches, to be followed by a 46 inch 

version. 

The IP54 Slimline concept from Conrac. Graphic: Conrac 

9

10 INTERIORS 


gROWTH SEgMENTS PUbLIc TRANSPORT AND INTERIORS 

International Design Forum: 

focus on materials and appearance 

The International Design Forum was 

held for the fi rst time at this year’s 

InnoTrans. Devoted to the design of vehicles 

and their interiors, as well as 

the utilisation of innovative and sustainable 

materials, the Forum met with 

a very positive reception from trade 

fair visitors. The International Design 

Forum was a highlight in the equally 

new Public Transport and Interiors Hall 

Forum (PTI Hall Forum). 

With the PTI Hall Forum, InnoTrans 

further extended the two growth segments 

Public Transport and Interiors, 

and in addition brought together under 

one roof the themes of procurement 

and design that are of importance 

to the Public Transport segment. In the 

context of the International Design 

Forum, a high-calibre panel discussion 

on the topic of “Public Transport, 

Mobile Interiors and Design” was held 

on 19th September. 

Discussion of trends 

and competition 

At this event, trends in interior and 

train design were discussed by industry 

specialists. Paul Priestman, Director 

of the multi-disciplinary agency 

Priestmangoode, spoke about competition 

among transport modes. He 

pointed out that public transport was 

competing with aviation and road 

transport, where ever-higher quality 

materials were being used for the 

interiors. Simone de Waart, founder 

LANTAL TEXTILES 

Tailor-made train interior 

Lantal Textiles AG specialises in allin-one 

solutions for train, tram, bus and 

aircraft interiors. The product portfolio 

of the Swiss company encompasses 

carpeting as well as velvet pile and fl at 

woven seat fabrics, as well as fabrics 

for headrest covers. Amongst others, 

the fi rm presented two carpet innovations 

at InnoTrans. 

For the fi rst time, Lantal showed its 

looped carpet. Looped carpets are distinguished 

by having uncut pile loops. 

This model can be individually tailored 

to customer requirements; the manufacturer 

says that this carpet is extremely 

hard wearing. „That makes this 

carpet quality ideal for rolling stock 

on high traffi c density routes,“ said 

Hanspeter Baumgartner, Head of Development 

and Innovation at Lantal. In 

addition, looped carpets are easy to 

clean, because their tightly closed surface 

prevents deep penetration by dust. 

A further innovation is a hundred per 

The International Design Forum was devoted to the design of vehicles 

and their interiors. 

Trying out different types and qualities of train seating. 

cent wool quality carpet. This combines 

the advantages of wool on the 

surface with a looped construction. 

The result, the company says, is outstanding 

walking comfort. Lantal offers 

not only semi-fi nished goods such as 

carpets, but also engineering services, 

pre-cut and ready-to-install products, 

as well as design and lab test services. 

According to Lantal, fl oor mapping, 

preparation of blueprints, trial installation 

and fi ne-tuning are single-source 

services that reduce the customer‘s 

process times and costs. 

Additionally, Lantal can propose a solution 

that shortens turnaround times 

when a railcar‘s carpeting must be replaced. 

A self-adhesive coating can 

be applied to the conventional carpet 

and works according to the “Post-it” 

principle: the carpet is quickly laid without 

the customary double-sided tape 

and at the end of its service life can be 

removed again without leaving any 

traces of adhesive. 

Photos: Messe Berlin 

The “Post-it” principle: Lantal’s 

self-adhesive coating makes carpet 

replacement easier. Photo: Lantal 

and creative director of the Material 

Sense network, emphasised how important 

materials are for designers‘ 

creative process. At the same time, 

account always had to be taken of 

technical requirements and cultural 

differences. 

Passengers should 

feel comfortable and secure 

The Chief Innovation Offi cer at Bombardier 

Transportation, Martin Ertl, 

said that it was important for public 

transport users to feel comfortable 

and secure when travelling, and at 

the same time should be able to derive 

added value from the use of public 

transport – for example, by using 

mobile communication services. Of the 

same opinion was the head of CI/CD at 

DB Mobility Logistics, Karsten Henze, 

who said that design should be looked 

at as part of the system and not in isolation. 

Axel Enthoven, founder and CEO 

of Enthoven Associates & Yellow Window, 

stressed the importance of highquality 

materials. For example, he said, 

using leather upholstery in Brussels‘ 

public transport vehicles came at little 

extra cost, but resulted in less damage 

due to vandalism, as users had more 

respect for the material. In future, design 

and mobility will be ever more 

closely interlinked – this was the main 

conclusion of the panel discussion in 

front of an enthusiastic audience. The 

Forum was organised by the International 

Design Centre Berlin. 

DUPONT 

Successful 

InnoTrans debut 

This year, science company Du- 

Pont presented its rail industry solutions 

on its own interactive stand 

at the InnoTrans trade fair for the 

fi rst time. As well as presenting numerous 

products and materials for 

enhanced sustainability and safety, 

lower life cycle costs, as well as for 

maintenance and design, the company 

also demonstrated the importance 

of in-depth cooperation in the 

industry. 

Together with three corporate partners, 

DuPont Rail Solutions fostered 

active discussions and brainstorming 

with experts and partners 

from the rail industry. Trade fair visitors 

gave an enthusiastic reception 

to joint interactive product presentations, 

technical presentations and 

expert discussions, supporting an 

active international dialogue about 

+++ NEWS +++ 

LSG Sky Chefs: 

New on-board service 

presented 

Participating in InnoTrans for the 

first time this year was LSG Sky 

Chefs, the world‘s biggest provider 

of airline catering. The company 

used the trade fair as an international 

marketing platform to 

inform the public about the expansion 

of its business into the railway 

sector. „We are convinced that the 

train services industry holds out a 

lot of potential for LSG Sky Chefs”, 

said Walter Gehl, Chairman and 

CEO of Lufthansa Service Holding 

AG. „With our many years of experience 

and outstanding culinary expertise, 

we can enrich the on-board 

experience of train passengers with 

new products and services.“ Background: 

The Travel Catering & Comfort 

Services area is integrated in the 

Interiors segment at InnoTrans. With 

over 250 exhibitors and covering a 

24 per cent bigger space than at 

InnoTrans 2010, the Interiors trade 

fair segment has meanwhile become 

a leading fair in its own right. For the 

first time this year, exhibitors displayed 

their new products and ser- 

vices in three fully occupied halls. 

Tray Set 

Photos: LSG Sky Chefs 

necessary and ground-breaking developments 

for a successful global 

rail industry in the future. 

„Taking part in InnoTrans was a major 

challenge for us, because we had 

no experience on which to base it,“ 

said Peter von den Kerkhoff, EMEA 

Rail Industry Leader at DuPont. „But 

thanks to the close cooperation with 

our partners, we were able to present 

the various advantages of Du- 

Pont materials, for example for antigraffi 

ti, lightweight construction and 

maintenance solutions in a very realistic 

way.“ 

In the Interiors segment, DuPont presented 

different products and materials 

for a wide range of applications: 

for example, in its Nomex Honeycomb 

material, the company has an 

extremely rigid composite that can 

contribute to signifi cant weight savings 

in modern trains.

www.innotrans.com TUNNEL cONSTRUcTION 11 

HERRENkNEcHT 

High-tech premiere for TGV tunnel – 

two months in advance 

Two months earlier than planned, tunnel 

boring machine “Charlotte“ reached 

the west side of the Vosges Mountains, 

concluding excavation for the fi rst tube 

of the “Tunnel de Saverne”. A newly developed 

high-tech machine from Herrenknecht 

is being used, which can 

be converted inside the tunnel and 

adjusted for different soil conditions. 

The twin-tube rail tunnel is part of the 

section on the TGV Paris-Strasbourg 

line currently being upgraded for train 

speeds of up to 320 kilometres per hour. 

The French TGV currently takes two 

hours and 20 minutes from Paris to 

Strasbourg. From Paris to Baudrecourt 

in the Lorraine region it runs 

on a high-speed line. Further upgrading 

eastwards over 106 kilometres 

through Alsace to Strasbourg is 

running at full speed in order to shorten 

the journey time for passengers 

by 30 minutes from 2016. For tunnelling 

under the Vosges Mountains the 

All over the world, more and more people 

are migrating to conurbations. As a 

result, the volume of both passenger and 

freight traffi c is constantly increasing. In 

many cases, underground transport infrastructures 

offer the only solution to 

create additional capacity. The increasing 

importance of tunnel construction 

was also very apparent at InnoTrans 2012. 

This year, as at the previous trade fair, the 

Tunnel Construction segment received a 

lot of attention. In his statement at the opening 

press conference, Dr. Roland Leucker, 

Chief Executive of the German Research 

Association for Underground Transportation 

Facilities (STUVA), an independent, 

non-profi t research institution, said: “Tunnels 

are urgently needed for transport 

as well as for supply and waste disposal 

purposes,” because a modern society 

needs mobility. He added that experts are 

predicting that freight traffi c will expand 

French construction consortium Spie 

Batignolles TPCI – Dodin Campenon 

Bernard is currently using a tunnel 

boring machine (TBM) from Herrenknecht. 

The TBM began excavation 

of the nearly four kilometre long north 

tube on the eastern side of the Vosges 

at the launch portal near Ernolsheim 

lès Saverne in November 2011. 

Two months ahead of schedule it was 

recently able to complete excavation 

of the fi rst tube on the west side of 

the Vosges. During the seven months 

of tunnelling the site teams achieved 

daily best performances of up to 46 

metres and weekly best performances 

of up to 250 metres. 

The Schwanau engineers adapted the 

Herrenknecht TBM known as “Charlotte“ 

(convertible EPB Shield S-670, 

diameter 10,010 mm) to the geological 

conditions in the project in such 

a way that it could handle excavation 

in two different soil types. For the fi rst 

200 metres of the northern tunnel it 

by 70 per cent by 2025, and by 2015 it is 

expected that ten per cent of urban inhabitants 

will be living in mega-cities with 

populations in excess of 15 million. That is 

why the EU Parliament approved the expansion 

of the Trans-European Transport 

Network (TEN-T) over ten years ago. 

Dr. Leucker went on to say that 15,000 kilometres 

of transport tunnels are currently in 

use in Europe, of which some 1,400 kilometres 

are in Germany. A further 140 kilometres 

are under construction at the present 

worked through unconsolidated rock 

(a mixture of sandstone and shell limestone) 

in the closed EPB (Earth Pressure 

Balance)-Shield mode. In accordance 

with the prevailing hard 

rock (red sandstone) that followed, 

the rest of the advance was continued 

in open mode. For switching 

between modes all that is need ed 

are some adjustments at the cutting 

wheel. The conveyor belt and 

the screw conveyor remain installed 

on the machine in both modes. The 

Saverne project is the fi rst time a Herrenknecht 

TBM with a convert ible 

EPB shield has been used that can 

also handle the open hard rock mode 

with belt conveyor discharge. 

“The Tunnel de Saverne is a special 

challenge,“ says Herrenknecht Proj- 

ect Manager Stephan Hanusek, and 

continues: “The conversion went 

without a hitch, so the machine was 

ready again in a few days.“ Since the 

breakthrough of the fi rst tunnel, the 

TUNNELLINg: A gROWTH INDUSTRY 

140 kilometres under construction 

in Germany 

Tunnel expert Dr. Roland Leucker with panellists at the „International 

Tunnel Forum“. Photo: Messe Berlin 

time in this country, with another 400 kilometres 

being planned. The International Tunnel 

Forum also discussed the topic of “Infrastructures 

for Europe – major goals without 

major projects?“ On 19th September, experts 

and interested trade visitors discussed the 

topic “Safety for Users – Balancing the Demands 

of Vehicle and Tunnel Design”. The 

International Tunnel Forum was organised 

and moderated by the German Research 

Association for Underground Transportation 

Facilities (STUVA). 

machine is being disassembled and 

the individual components transport - 

ed back to the launch platform at 

The TGV Paris-Strasbourg 

With well under two hours travelling time from 2016, the TGV on the Paris-Strasbourg 

line will be an attractive and eco-friendly alternative to the air link. Then 

the French railway companies will also have reached a milestone for the great 

European project of expanding the rail network for high speed services from Paris 

via Strasbourg and Stuttgart to Bratislava. 

Project data 

Project owner: RFF (Réseau Ferré 

de France) 

Customer: Spie Batignolles TPCI 

Dodin Campenon 

Bernard 

Tunnel length: 2 ✕ 3,846 m 

Geology: Red sandstone, sandstone, 

shell limestone 

Machine data S-670 

Machine type: Convertible 

EPB Shield 

Diameter: 10,010 mm 

Cutting wheel 

power: 3,600 kW 

Rated torque: 23,707 kNm 

Weight: 2,400 t 

Length: 105 m 

DRÄgER 

Evacuation rooms 

for tunnelling safety 

Safety in tunnel construction was once 

again a major topic at InnoTrans this 

year. Despite tight safety requirements, 

it is impossible to completely rule out 

machinery catching fi re underground, 

leading to a shortage of precious oxygen. 

Evacuation rooms from safety technology 

company Dräger offer a place 

to escape to in an emergency with 

clean air to breathe. Air is supplied to 

the inside of the evacuation room via a 

The tunnel boring 

machine is 105 m long 

and weighs 2,400 t. 

Ernolsheim lès Saverne. “Charlotte“ is 

scheduled to begin excavation of the 

southern tube in October. 

high-pressure storage tank. In the room 

there is always overpressure, preventing 

contaminated outside air from entering. 

The Dräger company, which employs 

around 12,000 staff worldwide, 

also supplies safety technology such 

as breathing apparatus, allowing for up 

to four hours of work independent of the 

outside air, as well as thermal imaging 

cameras and complete rescue trains 

for tunnel emergencies. 

Dräger also showed breathing apparatus (foreground) at InnoTrans. 

Photo: Herrenknecht 

Photo: Messe Berlin

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bOMbARDIER 

YouCity Innovation Contest 

This year‘s InnoTrans enthralled its 

visi tors, not just with innovations 

in the area of public transport and 

long-distance rail travel. For the second 

time, the Munich-based innovation 

agency HYVE was on site to present 

the awards to the winners of its 

Bombardier YouCity Innovation Contest. 

The theme was “Shape the future 

of urban mobility“, and 858 members 

and teens presented their visions 

of innovative mobility in an urban 

environment. 

The Contest produced an impressive 

215-quality entries from users in 129 

countries. The online competition was, 

however, aimed not just at designers, 

but also at urban planners, engineers 

and business graduates. What they 

were asked to do was to form crossborder 

teams in order to develop their 

proposals in two stages. The three winning 

teams were invited to come to Berlin 

to attend the four-day YouCity Innovation 

Camp, in order to develop a 

mobility concept for the Brazilian city of 

Belo Horizonte. Afterwards, the results 

of the workshop were presented at 

InnoTrans on 20 September 2012 in 

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