PROGRAMME OF TESTS ON THE BRAKE RIG. DESCRIPTION OF VIENNA ARSENAL BRAKE TEST RIG AND CALIBRATION TESTS ON LINE

The report contains a technical description of the Vienna Arsenal Brake Test Rig and its associated instrumentation. The tests made on the line during the winter of 1972/73 to establish the mechanical conditions in the brake equipment and the climatic conditions near the bogies are summarised. The relationship between weather conditions (quantity of snow, temperature, humidity, etc.) and brake performance (stopping distance, etc.) is demonstrated. The tests are fully described in Appendices 1, 2 and 3.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Cold weather; Operations; Vehicle tests
• Identifier Terms: Arsenal (Vienna, Austria)
• Old TRIS Terms: Brake tests; Braking systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052595
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: B132/RP 1/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1976 12:00AM