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Siemens News

SüdLeasing orders 20 Vectron locomotives with XLoad on behalf of SBB Cargo International

First order for multisystem locomotives with XLoad equipment package. Switzerland’s SBB Cargo International AG, in cooperation with SüdLeasing GmbH, has ordered 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives equipped with the XLoad package from Siemens Mobility. SBB Cargo International will lease the locomotives from SüdLeasing under a long-term rental plan with a flexible term.

Knorr Bremse News

Efficient urban mobility: Knorr-Bremse equips 40 more trams for Gothenburg with system technologies

Kiepe Electric and consortium partner Alstom have received an order from Swedish tram operator Göteborgs Spårvägar and county transit agency Västtrafik to supply an additional 40 longer trams. Kiepe Electric is a brand of Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles.

Wabtec Info

Green Friction Technology - Tackling fine particle pollution in tunnels

Wabtec is tackling the challenge of reducing fine particles in tunnels on train networks through technology that drastically reduces friction brake emissions. Pollution – whether of oceans, groundwater or air – is one of the hot-button topics of our age. Reducing air pollution by car fumes has long been the primary objective of much research and development, and equally the issue of air quality in train tunnels is not a new concern.

Tenneco News

TENNECO TO INTRODUCE NEW LL BRAKE BLOCK FOR RAIL FREIGHT AT 2022 INNOTRANS

Tenneco will showcase its new Jurid 847 LL brake block for customers in the rail freight industry at the 2022 InnoTrans in Berlin, Germany (September 20 – 23, stand 430 / Hall 1.2). The Jurid® 847 has been homologated by the International Union of Railways (UIC) and represents Tenneco’s second generation of LL blocks for Europe.

TX Logistik News

TX Logistik is underway with new safety certificate

The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has issued TX Logistik AG with a single safety certificate for transports in Germany and the Netherlands for further five years.

Mosmetro News

A new modified Ivolga 3.0 will be launched on the prospective Moscow Central Diameters

The train has been tested without passengers and has been improved since the last autumn. Now the certificate of compliance with the safety requirements for passenger transportation has been obtained and the Tver Carriage Works (part of the JSC Transmashholding) can produce trains of this model on a serial basis. Ivolga 3.0 will run on the MCD-3 and MCD-4.

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