Traction and rolling stock

Wheel slide protection tested in leaf-fall season

By 2017-01-02T06:00:00

Testing used a Class 156 diesel multiple-unit which was built in the 1980s when wheel slide protect was not installed as standard.

UK: Rolling stock leasing company Porterbook is planning to roll-out Knorr-Bremse’s MGS3 wheel slide protection system across its fleet of multiple-units following a successful trial during the autumn leaf fall season.

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