The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles in the Rail/Transit category.
Source: Wabtec announcement PITTSBURGH, Penn. – Wabtec Corporation’s new Metroflexx brake system was certified by TÜV SÜD, an independent, testing and certification authority. Metroflexx is Wabtec’s next-generation braking systems for the mass transit rail industry. The TUV certification validates the…
Source: Wabtec announcement PITTSBURGH — Wabtec and RATP, Paris region operator as well a major international public transport operator, announced a partnership to test Wabtec’s innovative “Green Friction” braking solution. The test will study the solution’s ability to improve air…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement SALZGITTER/DÜSSELDORF – Alstom, one of the leading manufacturers of railway technology in Germany, is leading a consortium with partner Kiepe Electric, a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking and other systems for rail…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, a global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, and Alstom have agreed to extend their existing framework contract for 129 Coradia Lint and Coradia iLint regional trains. Knorr-Bremse…
Source: Tehran times post TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami on Tuesday unveiled Iran’s first fully-indigenized brake system for freight wagons, ILNA reported. According to the Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, a global market leader for braking systems and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, is presenting a wide range of system solutions aimed at further boosting the environmental compatibility and economic efficiency of…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH/RA’ANANA, Israel – Knorr-Bremse, a global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has increased its investment in the Israeli company Rail Vision. Knorr-Bremse has acquired an additional 19.8 percent of the…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has signed an extension of its comprehensive service agreement for TRAXX locomotives with Bombardier Transportation. Up to the end of…
Source: Knorr Brake Company announcement WESTMINSTER, Md. – Testing by an independent, certified U.S. laboratory of a new air filtration system launched in North America by Knorr Brake Company (KBC), a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse, has demonstrated that the 3-stage technology…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH, Germany/RA’ANANA, Israel – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, and Israeli startup Rail Vision will equip multiple SBB Cargo shunting locomotives with Rail Vision’s Assisted Remote Shunting…
Source: Washington Post post WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. railroads are on track to meet a December deadline to implement an automatic braking system – Positive Train Control (PTC) – that could prevent catastrophic collisions and derailments caused by speeding, the…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement Munich – Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other rail and commercial vehicle systems, is launching a new €3 billion Debt Issuance Program to boost the company’s financial flexibility.…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other safety-critical rail and commercial vehicle systems, reported virtually stable profit margins despite the impact of the global pandemic during the…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has concluded a supply contract with Siemens Mobility to equip 30 high-speed trains for Deutsche Bahn. The contract comprises braking…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has unified its global activities in the area of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) for rail under the…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, and Finnish railroad vehicle maintenance company VR FleetCare, a subsidiary of VR Group, have signed a service agreement in the…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Bernd Eulitz, Chairman of the Executive Board of Knorr-Bremse AG, resigned from the company effective August 31, 2020. This mutual decision was certified unanimously by the Supervisory Board August 12th. The Supervisory Board has initiated…
Source: International Railway Journal post MADRID – Spain’s high-speed network infrastructure manager Adif AV has been awarded a grant of €1.18 million from the country’s Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE) to offset the cost of six…
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…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, the world market leader in braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, yesterday officially received the “Best Brand” award in the brakes category from ETM publishing house. Knorr-Bremse has now won the…