PREN 16834 : DRAFT 2015

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
5 Principles of determining the brake performance
6 Execution of tests
7 Assessment for Deceleration method
8 Assessment of the brake weight
9 Operational rules when using brake weight percentage
10 Operation with the ETCS system
Annex A (normative) - Brake assessment for trains
Annex B (normative) - Brake assessment for single vehicles
Annex C (normative) - Checking of the friction pairing of
        disc-braked single vehicles
Annex D (normative) - Determining the brake performance of freight
        wagons fitted with cast iron brake blocks (P10) or fully
        certified LL-blocks
Annex E (normative) - Determining the equivalent brake response time
Annex F (normative) - General brake model for ERTMS/ETCS
Annex G (normative) - Assessment sheet for trains running at speeds
        of less than 100 km/h using brake position P
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European Standard
         and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC
Bibliography

Describes an harmonized way to assess the braking performance by test of locomotives, passenger coaches, freight wagons and self-propelled passenger trains (EMU/DMU).