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Wabtec's Major Rail Brake Contract

Wabtec’s Major Rail Brake Contract

Wabtec Corporation, a prominent player in transportation solutions, has recently announced a significant brake system order from Siemens India Private Limited’s Mobility Business. This substantial order, valued at $157 million, is a key component of the prestigious 9000HP locomotive project…

Canada Tightens Railway Brake Inspection Rules for Enhanced Safety

Canada Tightens Railway Brake Inspection Rules

Canada is taking another step towards safer railways, with new rules announced by Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez targeting train brake inspections. These changes, effective December 1, 2025, prioritize cold-weather performance and apply to both freight and passenger trains. Stricter Inspections…

GB Railfreight Tests Innovative Brake System

GB Railfreight Tests Innovative Brake System

London – GB Railfreight (GBRf) has successfully concluded a four-week trial of a pioneering brake monitoring solution, setting a global precedent in the realm of rail safety and efficiency. Collaboratively developed with industry leaders Icomera, DG8, and SENSEi, this novel…

Knorr-Bremse MotionLead braking/throttle-control system

MotionLead Modular Rail Braking/Throttle System

MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse recently posted the following interview with Michael Holz, its in-house expert on the company’s MotionLead rail braking/acceleration system. Because the systems are based on a modular principle, Knorr-Bremse can adapt the control levers to operators’ specific requirements.…

The Haldex TEM®+ (Trailer Emergency Module) valve control ensures the maximum amount of operational safety for trailer

Haldex TEM®+ Improves Trailer Brake Safety

LANDSKRONA, Sweden – The Haldex TEM®+ (Trailer Emergency Module) valve control ensures the maximum amount of operational safety for trailers, by efficiently actuating the trailer parking brakes, while at the same time imposing minimal operational complexity on busy drivers. In…

The railway friction market growth is presented in a recent report

Railway Friction Market Analysis Released

NEW YORK — MarketsandResearch.biz, a leading market research firm, has recently published a comprehensive report titled Global Railway Friction Material Market 2023-2029: Analysis by Type, Applications, and Research Regions. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the global market, covering…

Orbis Research released a new study of the railway friction material market

Railway Friction Material Market Study Published

DALLAS — Orbis Research recently published an extensive report on the railway friction products market: Railway Friction Material Market 2031 Growth Drivers along with Top Brands Knorr-Bremse, Wabtec Corporation, Bremskerl, Akebono, FLERTEX, Tribo, Escorts Railway Division, EBC Brakes Group, TOKAI…

Ford's new Pro Trailer Asssist uses ADAS to make hitching a trailer easy

Ford Uses ADAS to Make Trailer Hitching Easy

NEW YORK – Ford Motor Company has found another very helpful use for two of the hardware components of its F-Series advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to create its new Pro Trailer Hitch…

Knorr-Bremse bought U.K. rail-service provider Westcode

Knorr-Bremse Buys U.K. Rail Service Business

MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse has acquired service provider Westcode from Unipart Rail. The deal unlocks promising opportunities as Knorr-Bremse looks to develop its already successful service business in the U.K., supporting train technologies such as braking, climate control and entrance systems.…

Advocacy groups call for electronic brake systems on trains carrying hazardous materials

Advocacy Groups Call for Better Rail Brakes

Source: Waterkeeper Alliance announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. — As a public health and environmental disaster unfolds following the derailment and explosion of a toxic-chemical cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, advocacy groups renewed their challenge to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…

Advocacy groups call for electronic brake systems on trains carrying hazardous materials

Debate over ECP Brakes Reducing Impact of Derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio – An investigative reporter for WTAE Channel 7 of Pittsburgh quoted a former Federal Railroad Administration official as claiming inclusion of the electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP)  brakes on the train might have reduced the massive derailment. The…

Rail Vision, in which Knorr-Bremse has a stake, won an order from Israel Railways to equip passenger trains with high-performance sensor systems

Rail Vision Wins Israeli Sensor Order

Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Rail Vision has been commissioned to fit passenger trains run by Israel Railways with electro-optical sensor systems. The Israeli company, which is listed on the U.S. NASDAQ technology exchange and in which Knorr-Bremse holds a…