Topic: Knorr-Bremse

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

09-12-2019|1 comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

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

30-09-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

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

05-09-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

DB Cargo drivers get ‘live’ speed efficiency advice

DB Cargo drivers in Germany are pioneering a new ‘real time’ system aimed at making journeys as energy-saving as possible. The company is the first in Europe to utilise the Locomotive Engineer Assist Display and Event Recorder...Read more

06-02-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy