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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Wabtec is working with Tronix3D to produce face shields for Pennsylvania healthcare provider Excela Health. ‘As a 150-year-old member of the greater Pittsburgh community, we have a responsibility to support our first responders during these unprecedented times’, said Wabtec President & CEO Rafael Santana. ‘Wabtec and Tronix3D ...
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NewsBrakes designed for Egypt’s hot and dusty desert climate
EGYPT: Knorr-Bremse is supplying pneumatic braking systems for the 1 300 coaches which TMH International is building for Egyptian National Railways. The first of the 140 km/h coaches of various types, which were ordered in September 2018, are scheduled to enter regular service in Q3 2020. The ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Cyient has entered into a ‘long term strategic engagement’ with Hitachi Rail which will see it develop and operate sites in Hyderabad and Bangalore in India and Pennsylvania in the USA to provide engineering services such as application logic and hardware design, software configuration, verification and validation ...
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Knorr-Bremse suspended its guidance for the 2020 financial year on March 27, saying the effects of the Covid-19 crisis had rendered numerous assumptions obsolete. It said a rapid recovery in China, where Knorr-Bremse’s plants have resumed 97% of their operations, showed that with appropriate measures delivery capacity ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse awarded Desiro brake upgrading framework contract
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn and Knorr-Bremse have finalised a framework agreement for the modernisation of braking systems on Class 642 Siemens Desiro regional diesel multiple-units. By the end of 2024, Knorr-Bremse is to supply at least 155 ESRA Evolution brake control conversion kits which will be fitted to ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Škoda Vagonka has launched a KC1bn project to double the size of its Ostrava factory, adding a new paint shop and modern production facilities. ‘Under new owner PPF Group we are really successful’, said Petr Brzezina, Chairman of the board and President of Škoda Transportation Group. ‘That ...
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NewsLong-term loco brake maintenance agreement signed
KAZAKHSTAN: Alstom Kazakhstan and Knorr-Bremse Russia have signed a comprehensive agreement for the corrective and preventive maintenance of braking systems on up to 200 twin-section freight locomotives and 95 passenger locomotives being supplied to national railway KTZ. This includes the supply of replacement parts. ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Alstom booked €4·6bn of orders in its first half between April 1 and September 30, down 35% year-on-year, with its backlog up 8% at a record €41·3bn. Sales were up 3% at €4·1bn, with adjusted EBIT up 5% to €319m and an adjusted EBIT margin of 7·7%. ...
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NewsBrakes and HVAC ordered for next-generation TGV
FRANCE: Alstom has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to supply the braking systems and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning for SNCF’s next generation of high speed trainsets In 2015 SNCF and Alstom formed a taskforce with preferred suppliers including Knorr-Bremse to develop the double-deck Avelia Horizon trainsets under the ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse shows innovations across four stands at InnoTrans
KNORR-BREMSE: The braking and services specialist will be using the motto ‘Systems, People, Connected’ to describe its presence at InnoTrans 2018, which will be located across four separate stands reflecting the various businesses within the group. Focusing on four core market drivers of ‘system connection, life-cycle efficiency, transportation capacity and ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse acquires rights to Federal-Mogul technology
INDUSTRY: Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems announced on August 20 that it had acquired Federal-Mogul’s ‘know-how and intellectual property rights’ for the development and production of friction materials for rolling stock and industrial applications. In turn, Federal-Mogul will receive a licence from Knorr-Bremse allowing it to continue to supply its customers ...
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Rail Business UKKnorr-Bremse to sell UK rail services businesses
UK: Knorr-Bremse has signed an agreement to sell its Knorr-Bremse RailServices (UK) Ltd rolling stock maintenance and overhaul businesses and consultancy and project management company Kiepe Electric Ltd (UK) to Mutares. The transaction is expected to close by autumn 2018. The sale announced on August 6 will be the first ...
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News'Dynamic and aspirational' year brings record sales at Knorr-Bremse
GERMANY: Knorr-Bremse’s Rail Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems divisions contributed equally to record group sales in 2017, the company announced on February 7. ‘For us, the past financial year was particularly dynamic and aspirational, so we are all the more delighted at our strong growth’, said executive board Chairman ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse to address industry challenges at ‘key’ InnoTrans 2018 trade fair
INNOTRANS: Knorr-Bremse sees InnoTrans 2018 and German motor vehicle show IAA as its ‘key’ trade fairs this year, the rolling stock and commercial vehicle braking and subsystem supplier said when announcing its preliminary results for 2017 on February 7. The company will be using the two trade fairs to showcase ...
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