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> would save Britain’s railways £3.5 billion over 35 years So it saves £100 million per year. Why multiply by 35? Is that the lifetime of the trains?

• matthewdgreen 2y ago
  >Why multiply by 35? Is that the lifetime of the trains? I found another article in which Siemens provides 35 years of full service maintenance for its brand new electric locomotives (sold to a different customer.) So short answer: yes. https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-mobility-awarded-eu3-billion-project-india-largest-locomotive-order-company https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-mob...
  • rasz 2y ago
    Is that in any way significant? Porsche offers 60 yeas of full service maintenance for its customers.
    • matthewdgreen 2y ago
      I couldn't find any evidence of Porsches having a 60-year full service maintenance agreement. But even if it exists, I guess it would really depend what the agreement contained. I don't think most Porsches are going to be running after 50 years. I'm no expert, but my understanding is these Siemens service agreements are contractually paid agreements with yearly revenue, and that revenue is based on keeping the train in service and fully operative for that entire time period.