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Siemens AG

Munich, Germany, 2010-May-20

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens technology

The summer holidays are just around the corner. Siemens traffic systems support vacationers over thousands of kilometers. The company’s advanced control systems help reduce the number of traffic jams by automatically adjusting traffic guidance systems to changing traffic volumes and weather conditions. Siemens tunnel technology turns the dark connecting links into secure high-tech transportation routes.

Press Releases

Munich, Germany, May 20, 2010

Siemens traffic systems gets millions of vacationers to their summer destinations safely - Millions of motorists supported every day by guidance and tunnel security systems from Siemens

The summer holidays are just around the corner: millions of cars, motorcycles and buses will soon be traveling daily over Europe’s popular north-south highways. According to the Swiss traffic census, in July 2009, roughly 1.3 million vehicles passed through the Alps to vacation spots in the South via the country’s Gotthard, San Bernardino, Great St. Bernhard and Simplon tunnels alone. Siemens traffic systems support vacationers over thousands of kilometers.

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Press Pictures

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... As soon as a fire is detected, an alarm is triggered and an extinguishing system is activated as shown here in a test....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... In the Hagerbach test tunnel in Flums, Siemens is testing a system for fast, accurate fire detection. The first rock was excavated from the test tunnel in 1970 using explosives. The installation was b...

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... Siemens uses the Hagerbach test tunnel in Flums to test how car blazes in tunnels can be detected quickly, accurately and reliably so that more serious consequences can be prevented....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... In the Hagerbach test tunnel in Flums in Switzerland, Siemens is researching various fire scenarios and the effectiveness of protection measures in tunnels under realistic conditions....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... In the test tunnel in Hagerbach in Flums, Siemens is testing a system for fast, accurate fire detection. The first rock was excavated from the test tunnel in 1970 using explosives. The installation wa...

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... Siemens uses the Hagerbach test tunnel in Flums to test how car blazes in tunnels can be detected quickly, accurately and reliably so that more serious consequences can be prevented....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... In the Hagerbach test tunnel in Flums in Switzerland, Siemens is researching various fire scenarios and the effectiveness of protection measures in tunnels under realistic conditions....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... In the Hagerbach test tunnel in Flums Siemens, is testing a system for fast, accurate fire detection....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... In the Hagerbach test tunnel in Flums, Siemens is testing a system for fast, accurate fire detection. The first rock was excavated from the test tunnel in 1970 using explosives. The installation was b...

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... Siemens uses the Hagerbach test tunnel in Flums to test how car blazes in tunnels can be detected quickly, accurately and reliably so that more serious consequences can be prevented....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... In the Hagerbach test tunnel in Flums in Switzerland, Siemens is researching various fire scenarios and the effectiveness of protection measures in tunnels under realistic conditions....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... The FibroLaser fire detection system from Siemens ensures the reliable detection of fires in road and rail tunnels....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... Siemens control systems automatically detect traffic volume and weather conditions and adapt the electronic traffic signs to the given conditions....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... The FibroLaser fire detection system from Siemens ensures the reliable detection of fires in road and rail tunnels....

Safely through the tunnel with Siemens tec... Modern control systems from Siemens automatically adapt the traffic control to traffic volume and the weather situation. This helps to reduce the number of traffic jams....

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2010-10-14
12:30 PM CEST