TU Graz Implements Novel Brake Test Rig for Rail Vehicles

At the TU Graz-Institute of Structural Durability and Railway Technology , a Novel Test Rig for Rail Vehicles is being built and will allow for the first time investigations of brake loads and their effects on the complete chassis. KS Engineers By Christoph Pelzl - From 2023, rail vehicle manufacturers will be able to have their braking systems tested and certified on the TU Graz campus. In addition, the new test rig will allow for the first time investigations of brake loads and their effects on the complete chassis. "With this test rig, we are opening up a new area of research and entering uncharted territory," says a delighted Martin Leitner. The term "uncharted territory" was deliberately chosen by the head of the Institute of Structural Durability and Railway Technology at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). On the one hand, the institute will in future operate on the market as one of the world's few independent test centres for rolling-stock braking systems. "On average, waiting times for such approval inspections can currently be half a year to a year.