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May 25, 2026 | Technology

Air-free brakes for a greener railway

Replacing pneumatic braking systems with an electronic air-free system delivers significant operational and environmental benefits, as Philipp Loos* explains.

August 11, 2022 | Light Rail

Knorr-Bremse announces supply contracts with Hyundai Rotem and Alstom

More than 200 LRVs and 130 Coradia Stream trains to be fitted with braking, door and air-conditioning systems.

August 4, 2022 | High-speed

Knorr-Bremse to equip Egyptian high-speed trains

Initial order to install braking and entrance door systems in 15 EMUs built by Siemens Mobility.

February 18, 2022 | Rolling stock

Improving braking offers capacity increase

Matthäus Englbrecht, vice-president global brake systems with Knorr-Bremse, explains how innovative digital technologies such as the company’s next-generation Reproducible Braking Distance braking architecture can provide a cost-effective alternative to building new lines by increasing punctuality, stability and capacity on existing lines.

February 10, 2022 | Rolling stock

Variable rate sanding improves braking

Ben Altman and Sharon Odetunde with Britain’s Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), explain how research into low rail adhesion during the autumn is leading to new approaches to solving this serious age-old problem.

September 3, 2021 | Commuter Rail

Knorr-Bremse eyes new orders across Europe after braking system contract win

Up to 40 LRVs and as many as 79 EMUs to be fitted with new braking systems in deal with Skoda Transportation.

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