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4. . Velaro is the world's fastest high-speed train, developed by Germany-based company Siemens. The trains are manufactured at the Krefeld-Uerdingen factory in Germany. They could be a potential alternative to aircraft and cars in future.

6. The train is available in five variants, namely Velaro E, Velaro D, Velaro RUS, Velaro e320 and Velaro CRH3. Velaro E and Velaro CRH3 are operational in Spain and China respectively. Velaro RUS, Eurostar and Velaro D will be operational in Russia, the UK and Germany in future. Velaro is fully operable in snow and ice. It offers clear visibility to the driver in different snow conditions.

8. Design of the Siemens family of Velaro high speed trains The design of Velaro includes a flexible platform which was developed based on the ICE high-speed trains platform made by German national railway company Deutsche Bahn. Velaro includes multiple- units with two bogies per car. It features advanced technology in aerodynamic profiling, energy management and noise reduction.

9. The trains are available in 200m and 400m lengths, and in eight and 16-car carriage models. The weight of the train ranges between 425t and 667t. The speed is between 250km/h and 403km/h. The trains are equipped with 8,000kW to 16,000kW traction power output.

10. International variation models of the German-built trains Velaro E's Spanish version, designated as the AVS103, runs at a speed of 300km/h on the Barcelona-Madrid line. The first unit of the variation was delivered in July 2005 and completed its first test run in 2006. It runs at a maximum speed of 403km/h.

11. Velaro RUS is a variant built for Russia. It has a 33cm broadened body and runs at an average speed of 250km/h and a top speed of 290km/h. It can carry up to 600 passengers in a ten-car configuration. It underwent certification tests in 2009.

12. CRH3C is a variant of Velaro manufactured for China. The variant is being jointly manufactured by Siemens, CNR Tangshan and CNR Changchun. It is designated as CRH380B (eight-car set) or CRH380BL (16- car set) based on the number of cars. It can accommodate up to 600 passengers. The first train was built in April 2008. The train reached a top speed of 457km/h on the Beijing to Tianjin line.

14. Velaro e320 has been developed for Eurostar service connecting London with Paris and Brussels on a high-speed line. It is a 400m long, 16-car train. It can achieve a top speed of 320km/h. It will have 894 to 950 seats.

16. Orders and deliveries of the world's fastest high speed trains In 2001, Spanish National Railways (RENFE) ordered 16 Velaro E trains. In December 2005, another ten trains were ordered. The total cost of the contract was €600m ($800.22m). In November 2005, China ordered 60 Velaro CRH3 train sets. In September 2009 an additional 20 trains were ordered by China. In September 2009, China ordered 100, 16-car trains.

18. Contractors involved with Siemens' Velaro family of fast trains In June 2009, Siemens awarded a contract to ABB to supply traction transformers for its Velaro high-speed EMU trains. GEA Bock Compressors provided the air-conditioning unit for Velaro RUS trains.

20. Siemens plans savings of €6 billion by 2014 Siemens is targeting a Total Sectors profit margin of at least 12 percent and, among other goals, productivity gains of €6 billion over the coming two years with its recently launched "Siemens 2014" company program. The first measures have already been introduced and are being rigorously implemented. One of the program's five levers aims at strengthening the company's core activities. As part of this strategy, Siemens is acquiring LMS International for around €680 million in the Industry Sector and will also restructure its water technology business.

22. dynamics of mechatronic systems. LMS International is the only provider worldwide offering a complete software platform for modeling, simulating and testing mechatronic systems in vehicles, airplanes and other complex products. With the acquisition of LMS, Siemens will hold a top position in this software segment and can decisively improve the innovative strength and speed of its customers. The takeover of LMS is subject to approval of the authorities.

24. In the water business, Siemens will in the future concentrate on solutions related to its core electrotechnical competencies, which lie in automation and drive technologies for operating water and wastewater treatment plants as well as desalination plants.

25. The business in the Industrial Automation Systems Business Unit providing efficient solutions for the control, management and instrumentation of water processes will remain unchanged with Siemens. On the other hand, the business with the mechanical, biological and chemical treatment and processing of water and wastewater – currently bundled in the Water Technologies Business Unit that showed revenue of roughly €1 billion in fiscal 2012 – will be sold. The largest share of this business centers on local solutions in a highly fragmented market environment and thus has little in common with Siemens' global sales setup

27. "Siemens 2014" company program Although Siemens achieved one of the best operating results in the company's history in fiscal 2012, the company lagged behind its own high objectives defined in the One Siemens target system. Siemens therefore plans to achieve a Total Sectors profit margin of at least 12 percent by fiscal 2014. To reach this target, the company plans to reduce its costs by €6 billion, increase its competitiveness, and become faster and less bureaucratic with the help of a two-year company-wide program.

28. Strengthen core activities This includes both reinforcements through acquisitions as well as the divestment of businesses whose profits remain below company's expectations over a longer period. For example, the company announced on October 22 that it would sell its solar business and concentrate fully on the renewable of wind and water.

30. Optimized infrastructure The company's worldwide infrastructure will be further optimized and redundant functions and duplicate processes will be eliminated.

32. Simplified governance The complexity of processes and regulations will be reduced in order to give the company's businesses greater entrepreneurial freedom and optimize their work with customers.