BERLIN (Spuntik) — The signing took place during the international conference, Railway Engineering: Partnership of 1520 and 1435 Rail Gauge Manufacturers.
On the Russian side, the memorandum was signed by Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer of Russian Railways Valentin Gapanovich. On the German side, President of Siemens Russia and Central Asia and Vice President of Siemens AG Dietrich Möller signed the memorandum.
According to Mr. Gapanovich, the deal is about “creating a modern engineering center based on innovative big data technology.”
"We are talking specifically about creating a data analysis center for digital technology, the service, the infrastructure and the rolling stock,” Mr. Möller said. “The strategic memorandum contains, of course, additional measures to promote high-speed and extra high-speed communication, production and operation of locomotives, but our focus is, most certainly, on automation, remote control and digital technology."
