Topic: Knorr-Bremse

iWagon visualisation - a long modern blue liveried hopper wagon

Digital freight wagon sets out on UK trial

Leasing company VTG Rail UK and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems have introduced Britain to what they call a digital freight wagon. The partners have unveiled an example of rolling stock that’s connected to more than just...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Knorr-Bremse tests automated brake testing system

German transportation technology firm Knorr-Bremse has announced the start of trials for a new automated brake testing system for freight trains. The new technology is designed to increase efficiency and flexibility of rail freight transport...Read more
|Comment|author: Malcolm Ramsay
SBB cargo trains. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Shunting by a single person who is not even at the site

Manufacturer Knorr-Bremse and Israeli start-up company Rail Vision will equip multiple SBB cargo shunting locomotives with Rail Vision’s assisted remote shunting system for obstacle detection. After prototype testing is successfully completed at the end of...Read more
|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen
Sydac simulatorr. Photo: Knorr-Bremse

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
|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen