
Brakes - Minimum standards for the inspection of brakes on freight wagons - Minimum technical requirements for brake test equipment
NORM herausgegeben am 1.5.2026
Designation standards: IRS 50543-1-1ed.
Publication date standards: 1.5.2026
The number of pages: 43
Approximate weight : 129 g (0.28 lbs)
Country: International technical standard
Kategorie: Technische Normen IRS
This IRS contains the "Minimum standards for the inspection of brakes on freight wagons" in point 1 - page 9 and the "Minimum technical requirements for brake test equipment" in point 2 - page 20.
Point 1 describes the minimum requirements for a technical brake test as a basis for contractually agreed repairs to defective brakes on freight wagons for railway undertakings (RUs) that do not own or keep wagons.
Point 2 contains the minimum requirements for brake test equipment in order to be able to carry out "brake tests on freight wagons".