This article was originally published on 26.04.2019 and updated on 29.04.2019. We thank Roy Hameleers, René Hameleers for their contribution. Visit the Euro Rails website to see more of their work. And Achim Scheil was so kind to send the images made on 15.04.2019. We have also added a picture by Tobias Peters from 24.04.2019. Enjoy.
Siemens is introducing a new product for regional/suburban transport; the Mireo. The moment has come for the dynamic testing on Germany’s network to start. Unit 463 008 is the first one used in this process. The official authorization for Germany is important as Siemens has received multiple orders for the Mireo from German operators:
- BaWü Netz 4 > DB Regio: 24 EMUs, starting in the Summer of 2020
- BaWü Netz 6b > DB Regio (= S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar): 57 EMUs, starting December 2021
- BEG Augsburger Netze part 1 > GoAhead: 44 EMUs, starting December 2022
So Siemens has one year left to get the Mireo authorised and deliver it to its first customer. Last week the 463 008 was seen near the German-Dutch border, Herzogenrath. A picture report:
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This article brings you a photo report of unit 463 008/508, as seen on 25.04.2019 in Herzogenrath (DE):
The Mireo fleet for the Rhine Valley
So far, we have observed the following Mireo trainsets:
- 463 001 – this was the unit that Siemens officially presented at the end of 2018
- 463 003 – it was the first one we saw near the Wegberg-Wildenrath test center
- 463 008 – on tests at Herzogenrath – the one form this article
Update 29.04.2019:
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