Siemens Mobility awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to supply braking and efficient entrance systems for 43 more ICE 3neo trains.
Under the “double-digit million-euro” contract, the systems will be delivered between 2024 and 2027. The orders were placed with Knorr-Bremse during the first half-year 2022. The braking systems include all bogie equipment, axle-mounted and wheel brake calipers, steel discs and sintered pads. The system will use soundproofed air supply systems using oil-free compressors from the company’s PistonSupply Eco family.
Knorr-Bremse is also equipping Deutsche Bahn’s new Velaro trains with eddy-current braking systems based on zero-contact technology that eliminates wear and noise during braking maneuvers. The brake control systems supplied by Knorr-Bremse will use intelligent brake management to coordinate the various train braking systems, including both eddy-current and friction brakes. This will maximize energy recovery while minimising wear and tear, an important step in delivering economical, eco-friendly train operation.
The delivery of pressure-tight, low-maintenance doors including boarding aids for ICE trains will be delivered through the Group’s global IFE brand.
, Knorr-Bremse will supply service-proven, pressure-tight, low-maintenance doors, including boarding aids – for the ICE trains through the Group’s global IFE brand, the world’s leading supplier of rail vehicle entrance systems. “Highly innovative door systems play a key role in the smart management of trackside passenger flows by reducing platform dwell times and making travel more convenient and ergonomic for passengers,” explains Dr. Peter Radina, Member of the Management Board of Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems and responsible for the company’s global entrance-systems business. “In short, we’re proud that our entrance technologies will be aboard these new vehicles, enabling passengers to enter and exit from the new trains quickly, efficiently and safely.”
Knorr-Bremse started fitting braking and efficient entrance systems to the 30 high-speed trains commissioned under the original order back in 2020.
As part of Deutsche Bahn’s “Strong Rail” strategy, the company is expanding its ICE train fleet with new ICE 3neo trains capable of running at up to 320 km/h (around 200 mph) in support of a smooth transition to eco-friendly mobility. The trains will operate on many of Germany’s high-speed routes, such as the Cologne-Frankfurt and Munich-Berlin lines.
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