PROGRAMME OF TESTS ON THE BRAKE RIG. PLACING IN SERVICE OF THE VIENNA ARSENAL BRAKE TESTING MACHINE

The report describes the acceptance tests and subsequent development work connected with the simulation of winter conditions for brake tests. An important section deals with the B 132 Standard Test Programme for the study of disc brake performance in winter conditions. The report concludes with a description of the machine and its associated instrumentation and suggests potential areas of study for which the installation could be used.

• 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: 1977-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 36 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Brakes; Braking; Braking performance; Cold weather; Operations; Vehicle tests
• Identifier Terms: Arsenal (Vienna, Austria)
• Old TRIS Terms: Brake tests; Question b132
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053276
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: B 132/RP 2 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 19 1978 12:00AM