Annual Report 2010 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

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Asia
Further orders from China in the high-speed train segment
Knorr-Bremse has received further major orders from China: The company’s Chinese subsidiaries and
partner companies are supplying the braking and door systems for more than 1,000 cars for the CRH1-
380 high-speed train, the “Zefiro China”, built by the Bombardier Sifang Transportation joint venture.
They have also been commissioned to supply the braking systems for 320 cars from the CRH1-250C
series.
In addition, Knorr-Bremse won the order to equip the CRH2-380 high-speed train manufactured by
CSR Sifang Locomotives & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd. In this project, Knorr-Bremse and its Chinese partners
are responsible for supplying the bogie equipment for almost 2,000 cars.
Besides these orders, Knorr-Bremse will also be supplying the braking systems for 480 cars for the new
CRH3 and CRH5 series trains. In addition, the company is supplying door and HVAC systems for several
hundred cars and equipping many of them with electronic components made by Microelettrica.
The year 2010 brought a very special highlight for Knorr-Bremse in China: The company’s products
were installed in the CRH380A train that set a new speed record of 486 km/h. The new CRH380 highspeed
trains are equipped with high-performance disc brakes, door systems and HVAC systems from
Knorr-Bremse. In 2011 these trains are scheduled to go into service on the Beijing to Shanghai route.
Expo Shanghai
Following the success of Knorr-Bremse’s supporting role during the Beijing
Olympics in 2008, organizers of the EXPO in Shanghai also opted to put their
local rail services in the company’s hands. A record tally of 70 million visitors
meant that ten times as many people as two years ago had to be transported
daily to the World Exhibition site between May 1 and October 31, 2010.
Most of the visitors were carried by local rail services. Massive expansion means Shanghai now has the
world’s largest metro system – bigger even than London Underground.
Knorr-Bremse is one of the leading component suppliers to Shanghai Metro – accounting for 80 per
cent of the braking systems delivered by April 2010. In particular its reputation for reliable and innova-