Brake related news in the trail / transit segment
Automatic Braking Introduced on London Trams
Source: BBC LONDON, England – London’s trams are being fitted with automatic-braking systems three years…
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Brake and Friction Conference Registration
Source: brakefriction.org The following announcement was disseminated by brakefriction.org: CHENNAI, India – There is just…
Knorr-Bremse Sells Powertech
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading…
Knorr-Bremse Demos Freight-Train Automation
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich – New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB), a subsidiary of the Knorr-Bremse…
NTSB Requests Air-Brake Review from Railroads
Source: Yahoo! Finance Washington, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking U.S.…
Fras-le Launches New Railway Shoe
Source: Fras-le Prattville, Ala. – Fras-le North America will launch a new railway shoe line…
Knorr-Bremse Announces Bernd Eulitz As New CEO
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich – The Supervisory Board of Knorr-Bremse AG today unanimously appointed Bernd Eulitz…
Knorr-Bremse to provide double-decker train brakes
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich/Campi Bisenzio, Italy – Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems Italy has signed a contract with…
Knorr-Bremse continues profitable growth in first half of 2019
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich — Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking systems and a…
Knorr-Bremse Wins Order for New High-Speed Trains
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich – Knorr-Bremse, the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems and supplier of…
PTC First Application in Texas on Denton A-Train
Source: CBSDFW.com Denton, Texas – After years of delays, the A-Train operated by the Denton County Transportation Authority…
RAIB investigates Brake Issues after Caledonian Sleeper Emergency
Source: The Herald Edinburgh, Scotland – CALEDONIAN Sleeper executives issued a safety alert to the…
Rail-Braking System Costs Being Withheld by NJ Transit
Source: Bloomberg/Quint Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Transit is withholding the growing cost of one…
Hyundai Rotem Touts Locomotive Brake Innovation
SEOUL, South Korea–Hyundai Rotem has developed an electric braking system that enables trains to achieve…
What’s Behind Wabtec’s Share Slide?
DETROIT, Mich.–Shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, or Wabtec (WAB – Get Report) , slid nearly 6%…
Wabtec And Union Come To Terms After Months Of Talks
ERIE, PA.–After months of negotiations, Wabtec Corp. (NYSE: WAB) and the United Electrical, Radio and…
Wabtec’s Hepler Jumps To MSA Safety
PHILADELPHIA, PA–MSA Safety Inc. has snapped up Wabtec Corp.’s director of corporate development as the…
Federal Investigators Find Lack of Auto Braking Caused 2017 Amtrak Crash
WASHINGTON, DC–Amtrak and federal investigators once again have found that a fatal crash could have…
Wabtec Invests in GE 3D Printing For Parts Making
By 2025, Pittsburgh-based rail manufacturer Wabtec Corp. (NYSE: WAB) hopes to make up to 250 product components…
Why U.K. Trams Got Expedited EM Brakes
LONDON, U.K.–What could have been a catastrophic runaway tram incident has been a wake-up call…
How The Brakes Of Fuxing Bullet Trains Are Assembled
Company Release BEIJING, China–With a maximum operating speed of up to 350 km/h, the Fuxing…
Labor Strife At Erie Plant After Wabtec Acquisition
ERIE, Pa.–Following the merger between Wabtec and GE Transportation, the future of a key manufacturing…
U.K. Project Turns Rail Brake And Engine Heat Into Heat For Homes
LONDON, U.K.–In a stroke of innovation around recycling heat and energy, a railway in the…
Daimler Buses: Safety, Trendsetting Touring Coaches and Innovative Services
Stuttgart / Berlin – At the Bus2Bus show in Berlin between 19 and 21 March 2019, Daimler Buses will be presenting…
FRA Rejects KCSR’s Scheme to Outsource Brake Inspections to Mexico
Washington, DC – Larry I. Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues…
