RZD after leaving Siemens will continue servicing Lastochka and Sapsan

In RUSSIA, Siemens was involved in the production and maintenance of the Sapsan and Lastochka trains.Russian Railways promised to continue maintenance of trains after the departure of the German concern

Russian Railways will continue maintenance of the Sapsan and Lastochka trains after the German Siemens leaves Russia, RBC was told in the press service of Russian Railways.

“Maintenance of the Sapsan and Lastochka trains will continue within the framework of the current Russian legislation under the guidance and control of the Russian Railways holding,” the company said.

On May 12, the German company Siemens and its subsidiary Siemens Mobility announced their withdrawal from Russia and exit from joint ventures with Russian Railways. Siemens Mobility has established a network of depots in Russia for the maintenance and repair of the Sapsan and Lastochka trains, and its subsidiaries produce frequency converters and traction motors. The company associated its withdrawal from the country with Western sanctions against Russia.

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In early March, Siemens suspended deliveries to Russia and suspended all new business projects. On March 22, Oleg Belozerov, chairman of the board of Russian Railways, announced that the company had notified them of the suspension of the contract for the purchase of Sapsanov. At the same time, according to him, the Lastochka electric trains are "import-substituted by more than 88 percent."

Siemens has been operating in Russia since 1852 when the company was engaged in laying telegraph lines. According to the FT, today Russia accounts for about 1% of all sales of the conglomerate. The parent company of the concern in Russia, Siemens LLC, employs about 2.7 thousand employees, the turnover in the 2020 financial year amounted to €723 million.

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As Rollingstock editor-in-chief Sergei Belov specified to RBC, the termination of the supply of Sapsan is unlikely to be critical, and the Russian side will be able to overcome the problems of production and reorientation of supplies during the year. “The current situation creates all the prerequisites for the implementation of a large-scale program for the construction of high-speed lines [high-speed lines] in Russia, according to the experience of China , as a strong measure to support the economy,” the expert said.

According to him, the Ural Locomotives plant, which produces Lastochka and electric locomotives, has been operating for more than ten years and a sufficiently high level of localization has been ensured, and a significant part of the intellectual rights already belongs to the Russian side.