


Knorr-Bremse signs 8-year contract with Finnish maintenance company
Knorr-Bremse and Finland’s state-owned railroad vehicle maintenance company VR FleetCare, a subsidiary of VR Group, have concluded a lifecycle management contract featuring overhaul and repair service for the braking systems of 46 freight and passenger...Read more
Knorr-Bremse and Alstom sign first Kazakhstan deal
Knorr-Bremse Russia and Alstom Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to facilitate the braking system of 295 locomotives in Kazakhstan for the next 25 years. The units all belong to national railway company KTZ. The service...Read more
Heavy-hail train runs 48 miles unmanned in Colorado
An automatic test run has successfully been carried out with a heavy-haul cargo train in the US state of Colorado. Three locomotives and 30 loaded wagons carrying 4,725 trailing tonnes were moved without human intervention...Read more
Knorr-Bremse sells simulator business to Oktal
The German-based manufacturer of rail systems Knorr-Bremse has sold its Sydac driver training simulators business to Oktal, a subsidiary of the French Sogeclair group. The company wants to focus on its connected onboard railway subsystems...Read more