Railway applications - Braking - Brake blocks

Comment end date 2025-12-08

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Project stage codes

1. Prioritetinių darbo temų pažymėjimas ir ekspertų skyrimas

2. Projektas

3. Viešoji apklausa

From 2025-10-05 till 2025-12-08

4. Closure of enquiry

5. Submission to Formal Vote

Organisation

CEN Europos standartizacijos komitetas

ICS

45.060.01 - Railway rolling stock in general

Technical Committee

TK 43 Railway traffic

ForeignTC'S

CEN/TC 256

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Comment start date

2025-10-05

Scope

This document specifies the requirements for the design, dimensions, performance, and testing of a brake block that acts on the wheel tread as part of a tread brake system. NOTE In the scope of Commission Regulation (EU) N° 321/2013 (TSI WAG) the brake block is a friction element for wheel tread brakes. This document does not cover cast iron brake block requirements. This document is applicable to brake blocks of various friction level designed to be fitted to tread braked rail vehicles. This document contains the requirements for interfacing the brake block with the rail vehicle, the testing procedures in order to confirm that it satisfies the basic safety and technical interchangeability requirements, the material control procedures to ensure product quality, reliability and conformity and considers health and environmental needs.

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