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Home » Rail/Transit » Knorr-Bremse Wins Order for London Underground
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Knorr-Bremse Wins Order for London Underground

The Brake ReportBy The Brake ReportAugust 4, 2020No Comments2 Mins Read
Knorr-Bremse subsidiary IFE will supply door systems for 94 trains on the Piccadilly line operated by London Underground Ltd.
Knorr-Bremse subsidiary IFE will supply door systems for 94 trains on the Piccadilly line operated by London Underground Ltd.
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Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement

MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has won a major, middle double-digit million-euro order to supply entrance systems to Siemens Mobility for the London Underground.

Knorr-Bremse subsidiary IFE, the global market leader for rail vehicle entrance systems, will supply 3,760 door systems for 94 trains on the Piccadilly line operated by London Underground. With the overall demand for public transportation expected to rise over the next years, Knorr-Bremse and IFE will be making a key contribution to dependable urban mobility for the people of London.

“By supplying our entrance technology to the London Underground’s world-famous Piccadilly line, we are helping to meet Londoners’ growing mobility requirements and helping to deliver faster, more frequent and more reliable journeys,” said Dr. Jürgen Wilder, member of the Executive Board of Knorr-Bremse AG and responsible for the Rail Vehicle Systems division. “The order also cements the presence of our highly innovative door systems in London’s rail transportation system, where they are already in use in LRVs, regional multiple units and high-speed trains.”

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“We are delighted that our hard work in preparing the bid convinced our customers at Siemens Mobility of our know-how as technology leaders, allowing us to win the largest order in IFE’s history,” added Oliver Schmidt, Chairman of the Management Board of Knorr-Bremse GmbH Austria and responsible for Knorr-Bremse’s global entrance systems business. “This is the first time that we will be supplying doors for the Tube. The tunnel and vehicle profiles make this a really exciting challenge.”

The order is for 3,760 door systems – comprising 3,760 door drives and 7,144 door leaves –for 94 nine-car Siemens Mobility Inspiro trains. The IFE entrance systems will arrive on London’s dark blue Piccadilly line, which has 53 stations and a total length of over 70km, from 2024.

The entire announcement can be viewed by clicking HERE.

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