Bombardier Transportation opened a new high-tech laboratory in Mannheim, which will develop and test pioneering electronics systems for train control (TCMS) and signalling and control systems. Bombardier has invested EUR 1 million in this laboratory and, for the most part, groups involved in the construction were from Mannheim and the surrounding area.
“The laboratory for vehicle control and signalling technology that we are officially inaugurating here today in Mannheim offers all possibilities to make the rail transport of the future safer and more efficient,” Baden-Württemberg Transport Minister, Winfried Hermann, said at the opening ceremony.
At the inauguration, visitors were also able to learn more about Mannheim’s contribution to Bombardier’s new battery-powered train, as the battery components for this Talent 3-type train come from the city. The train can run quietly and cleanly on non-electrified sections of track. It is the first battery-powered train to be newly developed in Europe for more than 60 years. It will go into operation in 2019, with the testing phase beginning in September 2018. The battery-powered train is Bombardier’s smart response to challenges such as pollutant emissions, climate change and scarcity of resources.
We are making targeted investments here in future technologies. With the high-tech laboratory we are vigorously driving digitalisation forward,” Michael Fohrer, Managing Director of Bombardier Transportation Germany said.
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