40.60 Close of voting Dec 25, 2025
CEN
CEN/TC 256 Railway applications
European Norm
45.040 Materials and components for railway engineering | 45.060.01 Railway rolling stock in general
Draft
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.
PUBLISHED
EN 16452:2015+A1:2019
IN_DEVELOPMENT
prEN 16452
40.60
Close of voting
Dec 25, 2025
