Rail Systems Technology in the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg Berlin-Brandenburg booth at InnoTrans 2018 Newly developed underground train for Berlin, called U-Bahn type IK, by Stadler OEMs Leading international location Bombardier Transportation »We are a regional group and our Berlin-Brandenburg is one of the leading loca- region is of great importance for Siemens, Mobility Division tions for railway transport technology; over 100 us. We actively support the growth Stadler Pankow of the railway sector in Berlin and businesses and scientific institutions with more Brandenburg. For us, this means to Vehicle engineering than 20,000 employees make the capital regi- expand the passenger transporta- AnToMe tion, to strengthen freight traffic on on one of the most important European cen- tracks and to offer our employees arxes-tolina ters for research, development and manufac- safe jobs. « BahSIG Bahn-Signalbau turing. This ranges from the manufacture of Fahrzeugwerk Brandenburg Thomas Becken vehicles to track construction, through to sig- Chairman of the Board Fahrzeugwerke Miraustrasse Deutsche Eisenbahn Service AG (DESAG) KB PowerTech nalling and rail-related services, all carried out Knorr-Bremse by such industry giants as Siemens, Bombar- PanTrac dier, Stadler, Knorr-Bremse, voestalpine BWG Photon Laser Manufacturing and many other small to medium-sized busi- PROSE Berlin nesses. The industry’s strong position opens are also headquartered in Berlin or Branden- RWS Railway Service up new avenues for suppliers – for example th- burg, such as Netinera with ODEG (Ostdeut- SGW Werder rough the development of system capabilities sche Eisenbahn), Abellio, Transdev, Captrain TransTech F&E Vetschau to tier 1 or 2 – and therefore also for the additi- with IGB (Industriebahn-Gesellschaft) and Track system | Transport onal creation of value in the region. This makes NEB (Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn), BEHALA facilities Berlin-Brandenburg even more attractive to (Berliner Hafen- und Lagerhausgesellschaft) GBM Gleisbaumechanik new establishments. and HVLE (Havelländische Eisenbahn). Spitzke Deutsche Bahn brings into focus a variety of With 3,062 exhibitors from 61 countries and Voestalpine BWG Wirthwein core transport functions in the region and is 153,421 trade visitors (2018), the world’s lea- present through commuter trains (S-Bahn), for ding trade show, InnoTrans, in Berlin is the big- Control technology | IT instance. In addition to the largest German pu- gest international trade show for railway tech- ASCI Systemhaus blic transport service provider, BVG (Berliner nology. GSP Sprachtechnologie Verkehrsbetriebe), other transport operators ime Elektrotechnik INTERAUTOMATION IVU Traffic Technologies Research and innovation »Stadler supplies innovative solu- Berlin has always been a place for railway pi- Move & Traffic Controls tions for railway transport of the PSI Transcom future. We find individual ideas to oneers; it was here that the first electric train RMM RailwayMechanics- meet the different needs of our was put on the tracks. Even today, Berlin-Bran- Metal customers. With great attention to detail and creative approaches, denburg remains a region of innovation: auto- SIUT we rise to the challenge of creating mation, digitization, lightweight construction, Verkehrsautomatisierung sustainable mobility and interesting energy efficiency and noise reduction are all Berlin perspectives for our employees. The capital region offers us a good basis as a location keywords that best describe the innovation po- Service providers with a tradition in rail systems technology.« tential of the regional economy and research. Deutzer Technische Kohle Jure Mikolčić Examples of this include the key develop- Ferchau Engineering CEO, Stadler Pankow GmbH ments in the Europe-wide harmonization and ICB Ingenieur-Consult Verkehrstechnik standardization of train drivers’ cabins (Euro- IGES Institut pean Drivers’ Desk) as well as signalling, Institut für Bahntechnik An international leader in the research, development and manufacturing of rail transport technology with over 100 businesses and 20,000 employees A unique concentration of all significant players and performance segments – notable operators, mobility providers, vehicle manufacturers and suppliers Near to growing markets in Central and Eastern Europe Germany’s leading location for rail transport technology in research, universities and vocational training Highly skilled specialists Center of political decision-making and the seat of the most important transport federations in Germany Study command and control technology in a hands-on Central hub for the flow of traffic and goods in Europe program at the Railway Operation and Experimental Laboratory of TU Berlin The world’s leading trade show, “InnoTrans” control and train protection with the European KCW »As a medium-sized family owned LAT Train Control System (ETCS). All of these con- business based in Zeuthen near nxtbase technologies tribute to the interoperability of trans-Europe- Berlin, we provide measurement services for operators of railborne RST Rail System Testing an railway systems and facilitate cross-border transport systems worldwide with SCI Verkehr rail traffic. Radial-adjusting bogies for low- our innovative developments. This Witt IndustrieElektronik speaks for the first-class expertise noise freight wagons developed at TU Berlin in the capital region!« ZEDAS and the illuminated platform edge made of Manfred Deutzer fibre-optic concrete from SIUT are further ex- Transport operators CEO Abellio amples of Berlin-Brandenburg’s innovative Deutzer Technische Kohle GmbH BEHALA railway technology. The dynamic trend of digi- BLG Rail Logistics tization opens up new avenues for rail techno- BVG logy, with the automation of operation, the Captrain, IGB, NEB interlinking with other modes of transport and pus Havelland (BTC) in Wustermark, a former DESAG new models for maintenance and repair all major marshalling yard to the west of Berlin. Deutsche Bahn, S-Bahn Berlin, DB Regio Nordost profiting from it. As a center for start-ups, Corporate and scientific players contribute to Havelländische Eisenbahn Berlin offers a foundation of productive coope- key European projects whose aims are to de- LOCON ration between established regional busines- velop the railway technology of the future, with Netinera, ODEG ses and dynamic tech companies. systems companies such as Bombardier and PCC Intermodal Siemens having leading roles in Shift2Rail, Transdev Berlin-Brandenburg is an internationally-re- the European Rail R&D Initiative. VBB nowned research location, with TU Berlin, TH Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam Brandenburg and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg Research offering everything from basic research, to de- Good integration BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, velopment assistance, through to extensive As one of the growth industries in the capital Railway Engineering DLR, Institute of Vehicle capabilities in rail vehicle technology, infra- region, rail systems technology is a core com- Concepts structure and rail operation. In addition, a mo- ponent of the Cluster Transport, Mobility and Fraunhofer IZM dern education and innovation centre as well Logistics cluster, which connects the economy TH Brandenburg as an industrial park for the railway industry is to research and provides contacts to both go- – Rail Management and Marketing being created at the Bahntechnologie Cam- vernments and authorities. The close and pro- – Rail Freight/Seaport ductive cooperation with other clusters in the Hinterland Transport – Energy Efficiency »The many interfaces in rail capital region (such as the fields of IT, commu- TH Wildau, Transport transport require expertise in order nications technology, energy technology and Logistics to follow good intentions with good photonics) is an important factor in the perfor- TU Berlin results. TU Berlin delivers solutions – Railway Operations – from basic innovation to trou- mance of the regional economy. Furthermore, and Infrastructure bleshooting – for reducing noise, – Rail Vehicles boosting energy efficiency, safety the cooperation of partner clusters exists in issues, increasing reliability, etc.« the framework of the European Railway Clus- Associations | Networks Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Hecht ters Initiative (ERCI). The European Rail Re- Allianz pro Schiene Chair of Rail Vehicles search Network of Excellence (EURNEX) ba- EURNEX Technische Universität Berlin sed in Berlin brings together the areas of ex- IFV Bahntechnik pertise in European rail research. MOFAIR Verband der Bahnindustrie in Deutschland Our aim: your success! Berlin and Brandenburg support the rail systems technology focal area with an economic policy developed across state borders in the Transport, Mobility and Logistics cluster. The cluster is managed under the aegis of Berlin Partner for Business and Technology and the Economic Development Agency Brandenburg. Our aim is to provide comprehensive support to companies and scientific institutions interested in inward investment or further development in the capital region. 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