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Siemens Goole

Siemens Goole is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Siemens Goole rather than just read about it. In short: Siemens Goole is a train factory located in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Siemens Mobility assessed several sites in the United Kingdom before settling on Goole with an intent to build the plant if it were successful in gaining orders for new rolling stock.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Siemens Goole is a train factory located in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Siemens Mobility assessed several sites in the United Kingdom before settling on Goole with an intent to build the plant if it were successful in gaining orders for new rolling stock. After a June 2018 announcement that Siemens had won the bid to build 94 London Underground New Tube for London trains for the Piccadilly line of the London Underground, Siemens confirmed it would go ahead with building the factory, though this was then subject to further delays as other rolling stock companies objected to Siemens being given the contract. In November 2018, the High Court upheld the decision to award the contract to Siemens, but allowed the other train companies to pursue claims for damages. Groundwork on the site commenced in July 2020.

History During a period of sustained new train building for the United Kingdom rail network, Siemens announced in March 2018 that it would build a train factory in the UK if it was successful in acquiring new contracts for trains. Siemens have already built for the UK market with their Desiro family design which includes the class 185 DMUs, and the class 350 and 450 EMUs among others. The company already employs over 4,400 people in the United Kingdom in rail and other transport related roles, with eight purpose–built sites that provide rolling stock care. After searching for a suitable site, Siemens acquired some land in Goole, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, stating that on winning orders, they would build a factory there. In June 2018, Siemens were awarded a £1.5 billion contract for 94 tube trains for the Piccadilly line. This triggered the plan to build the factory making Siemens the fourth train builder with an actual factory presence in the UK and the third new build factory within eight years. Previous to this, the Bombardier factory in Derby was the only UK based train builder. The plant will cost £200 million and cover a 67-acre (27 ha) area and employ 700 people in its factory. 250 jobs will be created in building the factory with a further estimated 1,700 indirect jobs in the supply chain. The plant would use an existing siding in Goole that leads to a glass factory to provide access and egress for trains and will be sited on the Goole 36 industrial park adjacent to Junction 36 of the M62 motorway. There will be a manufacturing and commissioning site, offices, warehouses, stabling sidings and there is space for a test track to be installed, though what Siemens described as "extensive testing", would take place at their facility in Wildenrath, Germany. The buildings would cover 807,293 square feet (75,000 m2) and the internal lines in the complex would total 7 miles (12 km). Groundbreaking for the factory happened in late 2019, with full opening planned for 2023–2024. Siemens announced in March 2024 that the plant would start building stock for the Piccadilly Line in April 2024. In the £1.5 billion deal, the factory will build the trains in the Inspiro range already in use by other operators and is to replace old Tube stock from 1973. The contract details 564 cars to be built (which will be marshalled into 94 trains) with an option of a further 150 trains for the Deep Tube upgrade. The initial order is expected to be complete in 2026. 80% of the trains will be produced at Goole, up from the half previously planned, with some carriages being constructed in Vienna so that the order can be started before the factory at Goole is up and running. The announcement of Siemens as the winning bid led to criticism of that decision by the then MP for Sedgefield, Phil Wilson. Wilson stated that it was a "slap in the face" for the workers at the railway rolling stock factory at Newton Aycliffe run by Hitachi, as they have the skills and ability to build the trains, whereas the Siemens bid has to wait on its factory to be built. Siemens was one of four train builders invited to bid for the contract to provide rolling stock for the HS2 line. One of the stipulations of the contract was that if the new high-speed trains were not going to be built in Britain, then they should at least be assembled there. If Siemens/Alstom were successful, the trains could be assembled at Goole or at Alstom's plant at Widnes.

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Siemens Goole

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Siemens Goole claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Siemens Goole before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Siemens Goole ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Siemens Goole

In research: Siemens Goole appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Siemens Goole in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Siemens Goole is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Economy of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Goole, Manufacturing plants in England, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Siemens Goole outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Siemens Goole in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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