Annual Report 2012 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

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The air supply system is integrated into the vehicle frame and uses tried-and-tested VV 120 compressors.
The ESRA brake control system, which is also attached to the vehicle frame, is an EP BGE system.
Knorr-Bremse France is responsible for the bogie equipment. The systems are slated for delivery by
the end of May 2013, and delivery of the metro vehicles will start thereafter.
Knorr-Bremse receives order for Brazilian monorail project
Monorails operate above ground on special guideways and, as such, can be built relatively quickly
and at reasonable cost. These were the main reasons why the city of São Paulo decided to build a
second monorail line. The operator, CIA Do Metropolitano de São Paulo, ordered 54 trains from Canadian
vehicle builder Bombardier for the new “Expresso Tiradentes”. Knorr-Bremse was responsible for
developing and manufacturing the brake discs, calipers and control units for the hydraulic braking
system, which is designed for speeds of up to 80 km/h.
The new monorail
line in São Paulo is to
be equipped with
Knorr-Bremse braking
systems.
The rubber tires of monorails make acceleration and braking much more efficient than in the case of
the steel wheels on trains or metros, which means this type of vehicle is particularly suited for operating
with short distances between stops.
The combination of rubber tires and rails means that Knorr-Bremse is an ideal partner for the development
of monorail braking systems. Even though monorails themselves have only started to be
used in significant numbers in recent years, Knorr-Bremse is able to draw on decades of experience
with its commercial vehicle and rail vehicle divisions and combine components from both these
areas.
Order placed for braking, door and HVAC systems for first metro line in Qingdao
In 2012, for the first time ever in a single Chinese metro project, Knorr-Bremse successfully obtained
the contract for the braking, door and HVAC systems – a further confirmation of the company’s successful
strategy in the Chinese metro market. As a result, Knorr-Bremse will be supplying Line 3, the
first metro line to serve the east coast city of Qingdao with its 8 million inhabitants. The line is scheduled
to open in 2014, serving 22 stations along more than 25 kilometers of track and carrying approximately
230,000 passengers a day.
The cars for the new metro line are being built by Chinese OEM Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock
Co., Ltd. The order received by Knorr-Bremse covers equipment for 144 metro cars to operate as 24
six-car sets. All of the braking systems are to be manufactured at the Knorr-Bremse plant in Suzhou.
Merak-Jinxin will be producing the HVAC systems in Wuxi, while IFE-VICTALL is to manufacture the
door systems almost on the customer’s doorstep in Qingdao.
Knorr-Bremse achieves further successes in the Chinese metro sector
In addition to Qingdao Metro Line 3, where for the first time ever in a Chinese metro project Knorr-
Bremse was able to obtain the contract to supply not only the braking and door systems but the
HVAC system as well, the company also secured many further orders for Chinese metro projects in
2012.
Knorr-Bremse was commissioned, for example, to supply braking systems for 276 new cars for Wuxi
Metro, 162 for Hangzhou Metro, 115 for Suzhou Metro, as well as 90 cars for the Nanjing airport link.
Orders for HVAC systems came for 138 new cars for Wuxi Metro, and 30 for Hong Kong South Island
Line East. Knorr-Bremse also supplied door systems for 96 new cars for Changsha Metro Line. Knorr-
Bremse subsidiary Westinghouse Platform Screen Doors received orders for 1,248 platform screen
door systems for Metro Line 2 in Hangzhou and for 480 systems for Metro Line 1 in Zhengzhou.