Category Rail/Transit

The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles in the Rail/Transit category.

Wabtec has acquired the railway friction business of MASU

MASU RR Friction Business Acquired by Wabtec

Source: Wabtec announcement HOSUR, Tamil Nadu — Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) has announced it recently acquired the railway friction business from MASU, a leading manufacturer of friction products across the automotive and rail industry. The acquisition, which has received necessary…

A Knorr-Bremse subsidiary has upgraded the HVAC for the Barcelona metro

Barcelona RR Gets Knorr-Bremse Upgrades

Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse and its subsidiary Merak are supplying large sections of the metro rail fleet in the Mediterranean city of Barcelona with innovative solutions for delivering clean, safe air to passenger compartments. Yet another major operator…

DELLNER BUBENZER has acquired a Polish raill-brake company

DELLNER BUBENZER Acquires Frimatrail Frenoplast

Source: DELLNER BUBENZER Group announcement KIRCHEN, Germany — DELLNER BUBENZER Group announced the acquisition of the Polish company Frimatrail Frenoplast S.A, which has 30 years’ experience and continuous research-and-development activity as a producer of friction materials for rail vehicles. “DELLNER…

Knorr-Bremse is one of the 25 founding members of ERJU

Knorr-Bremse is a Founding Member of ERJU

Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — A new organization is about to take over from Europe’s Shift2Rail research program – and Knorr-Bremse is one of 25 founding members. The new Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (ERJU) initiative will form part of the…

Knorr-Bremse is developing Digital Automatic Couplers

Digital Automatic Couplers from Knorr-Bremse

Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse is developing a portfolio of couplers for making rail transportation even more efficient and flexible. With respect to the Digital Automatic Couplers (DAC) for freight trains, the company is concentrating its resources on producing…

Knorr-Bremse and CAF have signed a long-term deal for service on subsystems

CAF, Knorr-Bremse Sign Long-Term Service Deal

Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse has signed a global maintenance framework agreement with CAF, initially for an eight-year period. The agreement covers the maintenance of multiple Knorr-Bremse subsystems installed in various types of trains operating on several continents. The…

Emergency brake failure seen as cause of British train crash and derailment

Emergency Brake Failure in U.K. Train Crash

SALISBURY, U.K. – Media reports pin a train collision and derailment, which sent 13 persons to the hospital, on the failure of the system’s emergency brakes. According to the article on the BristolLive website, “Preliminary findings have revealed that although…

Bosch has engineered a driver-assist system for increasing safety city rail systems

City Rail Safety Strides from Bosch

Source: Bosch announcement MILAN, Italy – To support the drivers in their demanding role, Bosch Engineering has developed an innovative driver assistance system for city rail transportation. In the event of a possible collision, it first warns the tram driver…

The breakthrough, versatile Regioflexx integrated rail brake control system offers car builders a variety of built-in solutions geared to streamline their projects, thus reducing associated time and costs

Rail Brake Systems a Key to Cost Controls

Source: Wabtec post PITTSBURGH, Penn. – Innovative rail brake systems are key to cost control and reduction. They must be smarter and lighter, cutting total cost of ownership, while at the same time improving energy efficiency. To enhance network resilience and…

Skoda Transportation a.s. in the Czech Republic has placed a multi-million Euro order for rail brake equipment with Knorr-Bremse

Skoda Orders Knorr-Bremse Rail Brake Equipment

Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other rail and commercial vehicle systems, has once again contracted with the Czech Republic’s largest vehicle manufacturer Skoda Transportation a.s. to supply…

Knorr Brake Company, KBC, has added two persons to its leadership team

KBC adds Two to Leadership Team

Source: Knorr Brake Company announcement WESTMINSTER, Md. – Knorr Brake Company (KBC), a leading manufacturer of braking, door, and HVAC systems for the mass transit rail industry, has appointed two seasoned executives to the leadership team. The moves are part…

The market for electro-pneumatic brakes will grow by about 5 percent in the next decade

Impact of Disabled Rail Brakes on Wheels

The following article was written by Scott Cummings, Senior Scientist, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. and Sawan Dumbre, Senior Product Development Engineer, TTX Company and posted on Railway Age. The post, excerpted here, covers the results of an investigation of rail…

Knorr Brake Company, KBC, has added two persons to its leadership team

Stadler Chooses KBC for MARTA Subway Brakes

Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement Munich/Westminster, Md. – Knorr-Bremse’s U.S. passenger rail subsidiary, Knorr Brake Company LLC (KBC), will supply braking systems for Atlanta’s MARTA’s new fleet of approximately 254 subway cars to be supplied by the U.S. subsidiary of Stadler, the…