Russia: The end of September saw the completion of the purchase of the Knorr-Bremse plant, KB 1520, in the Leningrad region. The buyer is KSC Group, one of the largest manufacturers of rolling stock components in the country.
Germany: The VDB national railway industry association gave a tough talk, pointing out the need for urgent support measures at the European level.
Germany: The company claims that by 2030 it expects to become a leading supplier of digital automatic couplers and other technical solutions for the freight trains automation. It estimates the volume of this market at €10 bln.
USA, Germany: Knorr-Bremse entered the transport telematics market, announcing the equipment of products with technical condition monitoring sensors. Wabtec and Trinity Rail continued to introduce new telematics platforms.
