Gec Alsthom Transport Sa

Societe Anonyme Dite:alsthom

Alain Van Hemelryck

Jean-Claude Dumas

Louis-Marc Gaudefroy

The invention relates to a braking system for a rail vehicle, the braking system having at least one braking assembly mounted on an axle of the vehicle, and a friction disk and pads, at least the friction disk being made of a composite material based on carbon, the friction disk being keyed to the axle, the pads being disposed on stators housed in elements flanking the disk. The flanking elements are supported by the vehicle or a bogie corresponding to the axle, and the stators for the pads are actuated by actuators, the flanking elements being supported by the vehicle or by the bogie via a hinge member allowing for track distortion and play. A return member connects the elements to the vehicle or to the bogie.

Braking system for a rail vehicle using materials based on carbon

A feed circuit for feeding a railway train braking system and usable in conjunction with a compressed air system or with a vacuum system, the feed circuit including an air compressor (1) and being characterized in that it further includes a static vacuum pump (14) powered by the compressed air delivered by the compressor.

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Bondy, France

Alain Van Hemelryck