Annual Report 2010 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

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Braking systems for Amsterdam Metro
Years of close cooperation between Knorr-Bremse and French vehicle builders Alstom paid off once
again in 2010 when Knorr-Bremse received an order for braking equipment for rail vehicles destined for
operation on Amsterdam Metro. The order is part of a framework agreement with Alstom dating back
to 2008 that covers the development and supply of braking systems for the “Metropolis” metro platform.
The contract involves supplying a total of 138 car-sets with complete braking systems based on the EP
Compact Lite brake control system, with additional components for the parking brake and pneumatic
suspension. It also includes oil-free compressors, axle brake discs and brake calipers.
As only 5.5 kilometers of the 40 km metro network actually runs underground, the operator is also
equipping the trains with sanding systems – again supplied by Knorr-Bremse. Delivery of the braking
systems for Amsterdam Metro is scheduled for the period 2011-2013.
Supplying Alstom’s CITADIS Evo platform
During the year under review, Knorr-Bremse received an order to equip the CITADIS Evo platform for
vehicle builder Alstom. 27 of the low-floor streetcars manufactured by Alstom are to be fitted with a
hydraulic braking system using electro-magnetic track brakes. Because of restricted installation space
on the bogies, the braking systems are designed to be as compact as possible. Higher maximum operating
pressures of up to 100 bar compared with 10 bar for pneumatic systems make it possible to
use smaller brake calipers. The order for the vehicles – which are destined for operation in Rouen,
France – also includes door systems from Knorr-Bremse subsidiary IFE.
Knorr-Bremse also signed a declaration of intent with Alstom to supply hydraulic braking systems for
future orders of the CITADIS Evo platform. The framework agreement covers a period of seven years
and involves the company equipping up to 100 vehicles per year.
Knorr-Bremse already has a longstanding connection with the CITADIS platform – some 800 vehicles
have already been fitted with the company’s systems. The most recent order came in 2009 in the form
of braking systems for 75 vehicles in the French cities of Montpellier, Dijon and Brest.
Moscow Metro opts for Knorr-Bremse systems
Handling over nine million passengers a day, Moscow Metro is one of the world‘s busiest networks.
The metro operates a fleet of more than 4,500 vehicles, which is modernized every year by the acquisition
of new car-sets. In May 2010, Moscow Metro brought into service the initial prototypes of the
latest generation of vehicles. These are fitted with multiple systems manufactured by Knorr-Bremse.
Along with the oil-free compressor and block brake units, these vehicles are equipped with braking
resistors from Microelettrica and door systems manufactured by Knorr-Bremse subsidiary IFE. Vehicle
builder Metrovagonmash (MVM) and Moscow Metro opted for IFE doors because with extremely short
intervals of less than 50 seconds between trains, it is vital that the door systems can be relied on to
work perfectly.