Comprehensive Guide to Railway Brake Shoes: Key Features, Specs & Uses

Overview of Brake Shoes

Brake shoes are a vital component in the braking system of railway locomotives and vehicles, and can be called the “safety guardian” of trains. They are usually installed on the braking device. When the train needs to slow down or stop, they are in close contact with the wheel tread and generate friction, converting the train’s kinetic energy into heat energy and dissipating it, thereby achieving the braking effect. The performance of brake shoes is directly related to the safety and reliability of train operation, and plays an irreplaceable role in ensuring smooth railway transportation and the safety of passengers’ lives and property

Product Features of Brake Shoes

High-quality materials and excellent performance
Made of high-strength, high-wear-resistant composite materials, it has excellent friction performance and thermal stability. During frequent braking, it can withstand high temperature and high pressure, is not easy to wear and deform, ensures stable and reliable braking effect, greatly extends the service life of brake shoes, and reduces the replacement frequency and cost.

Precise design and strong adaptability
After careful design and optimization, the size and shape of the brake shoes perfectly match the treads of various wheels, and can evenly apply pressure to ensure uniform distribution of braking force. Whether it is a high-speed train, freight train or urban rail transit vehicle, you can find suitable brake shoe products to meet the needs of different models and operating conditions.

Safe, environmentally friendly and pollution-free
In the production process, it strictly follows environmental protection standards, does not contain harmful substances, and does not produce gases and dust harmful to the environment and human body during braking. At the same time, its braking performance is stable, which can effectively avoid safety accidents caused by poor braking, and provide a safe and green braking solution for railway transportation.

Easy to install and convenient maintenance
The structural design is reasonable, the installation process is simple and fast, and no complex tools and professional skills are required. In daily maintenance, staff can easily check and replace the brake shoes, which greatly shortens the maintenance time and improves the operating efficiency of the train.

Product Parameter Specification Table of Brake Shoes

Product Functions of Brake Shoes

Efficient braking
With its excellent friction performance, the brake shoe can generate sufficient friction with the wheel tread in a short time, allowing the train to slow down or stop quickly. Whether it is braking operation in normal operation or rapid braking in emergency, it can provide reliable and efficient braking effect to ensure the safety of train operation.

Adapt to complex working conditions
With good thermal stability and wear resistance, it can work normally in harsh environments such as high temperature, high humidity and dust. Under conditions such as frequent braking and long-distance operation, it can still maintain stable braking performance to meet the needs of different railway lines and operations.

Reduce noise
Through optimized design and selection of suitable materials, the brake shoe can effectively reduce noise generation during braking, creating a quieter and more comfortable environment for passengers and residents along the railway.

Protect wheels
Reasonable friction coefficient and braking method can reduce wear on the wheel tread, extend the service life of the wheel, and reduce railway operating costs.

Product Application of Brake Shoes

Passenger Trains
It is widely used in high-speed EMUs, intercity trains, subways and other passenger trains to provide passengers with safe and comfortable travel. Its efficient braking performance can ensure that the train can stop in time and smoothly at various operating speeds, meeting the strict requirements of passenger trains for safety and punctuality.

Freight Trains
Freight trains usually have large loads and long running distances, and have extremely high requirements for the reliability of the braking system. Brake shoes can provide strong braking force for freight trains, ensuring safe braking even under full load conditions and ensuring the smooth transportation of goods.

Dedicated Railway Lines for Industrial and Mining Enterprises
Brake shoes also play an important role on the dedicated railway lines for industrial and mining enterprises. These lines may have characteristics such as large slopes and many curves. Brake shoes can adapt to complex line conditions and provide reliable braking support for the transportation of materials for industrial and mining enterprises.

Urban Rail Transit
Urban rail transit tools such as subways and light rails have high requirements for the sensitivity and stability of the braking system. Brake shoes can meet the fast and frequent braking needs of urban rail transit, ensure that trains stop accurately at platforms, and ensure the safety of passengers getting on and off the train.

Package of Brake Shoes

Polybag+Carton box+Wooden case/Pallet, according to customer’s request

Company Profile

Luoyang Fonyo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998, covers an area of 72,600㎡, with more than 300 employees, 32 technicians, including 5 senior engineers, 11 assistant engineers, and 16 technicians. It has been rated as Luoyang Engineering Technology Center, Luoyang Technology R&D Center, and National High-tech Enterprise for many times.
Our production capacity is 30,000 tons per year. Currently, we mainly produce cast steel, cast iron (gray iron, ductile iron, etc.), processing of finished product and component assembly for locomotive,railcar,high-speed trains, mining equipment,wind power,etc.Our products have been exported to Russia, the United States, Germany, Argentina, Japan, France, South Africa,Italy and other countries.

FAQS

Q1: Are you a manufacturer or trading company?
A: We are a manufacturer. Our company was founded in 1998, with nearly 30 years in casting industry, a total area of 72,600㎡, with a factory building area of 51,000㎡.
Q2. What are your main products?
A: We primarily focus on steel casting, iron casting, finished product machining, and component assembly production for locomotive, railcar, high-speed trains, mining equipment, wind power,etc.
Q3: How precision can you produce casting parts?
A: We have the capability of producing casting parts with different casting processes. The production is strictly comply with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO45001,EN15085, IRIS.
Q4. Can you produce according to the samples?
 Yes, we can produce by your samples or technical drawings. We can build drawings for you after we get your samples too.
Q5: How do you do Quality Control before delivery?
A: Quality inspection is a very important factor to guarantee the quality of steel casting parts. We follow 3 times of inspection during the whole production process. And we will provide material testing report, dimensional testing report, and mechanical properties testing report to our clients before delivery.

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