Siemens pulls out of Crossrail bidding

摘要

Siemens announced on July 5 that it 'will not be proceeding further in the Crossrail rolling stock procurement process.' Along with Bombardier, CAF and Hitachi Rail Europe, in February 2012 Siemens was invited to negotiate for a contract to provide around 600 EMU cars for the east-west line under construction through central London. Siemens said its withdrawal is a 'strategic decision that has been taken based on current business activity levels' The company remains 'fully committed' to delivering signalling, communications and train control systems for Crossrail through its Rail Automation business, which was awarded contract C620 with Invensys Rail, now part of Siemens, in November 2012.