Scope
UIC 540-1, 540-2
Pneumatic Brake Systems for Railway Rolling Stock
UIC 540 establishes technical requirements and test procedures for pneumatic (air) brake systems on freight and passenger trains throughout the European railway network. This standard covers design, performance, safety, and interoperability of brake components including cylinders, valves, pipes, and control systems. Railway manufacturers, brake suppliers, and infrastructure operators require testing to ensure compliance, validate equipment compatibility across different networks, and demonstrate safety performance. Accredited testing provides independent verification that brake systems meet stringent safety and reliability standards essential for railway operations.
What it measures
- Brake force and braking deceleration (m/s²)
- Pressure response and valve actuation times
- Pipe and connection integrity and leakage rates
- Brake cylinder performance and seal integrity
- System compatibility and inter-car coupling performance
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DIN EN 14512
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BS EN 14512
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NF EN 14512
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UNI EN 14512
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UNE EN 14512
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NEN EN 14512
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DIN EN ISO 4413
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BS EN ISO 4413
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NF EN ISO 4413
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UNI EN ISO 4413
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UNE EN ISO 4413
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NEN EN ISO 4413
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Pennington Choices
Active
(HSG 264, 2012)
and Appx. 3 of HSG 227 (2004))
Executive guides HSG 264 (2012)
Perry Analytical
Active
(HSG 248) – 2021
(PCM) based on HSG 248
Manual based on HSG 248
Perschmann Calibration
Active
Parallelendmaße * 0,5 mm
DIN EN ISO 3650:1999
> 100 mm
Sonderquerschnitt (rund
Parallelendmaße * > 100 mm
+ 3 more
Temperaturmessgrößen
Widerstandsnormal
thermometer (IPRT)
Zeiss Industrielle
Temperaturmessgrößen −35 °C
+ 3 more
Polytest Ingenieure
Active
DIN EN ISO 9934-1
DIN ISO 815-1
DIN ISO 815-2
DIN ISO 4593
DIN EN 50178: 1998
+ 3 more
Poulten Selfe and Lee
Active
TEMPERATURE
Viscosity constant ‘C’
Reference viscometers:
ASTM D4052 (Digital density
Power Diagnostix Systems
Active
Impulsladung
Anstiegszeit
Impulsdauer
Wechselspannung 1 V
> 1,1 kV
+ 3 more
Differentialblutbild
Erythrozyten
Hämatokrit
Leukozyten
Retikulozyten
+ 3 more
External (Tip) Diameter
Helix (lead) total deviation (F
GEARS SPUR/HELICAL EXTERNAL (cont’d)
As for Involute Spline Gauges
HbA1c
Automatisches Blutbild
Leukozyten
Normoblasten
Retikulozyten
+ 3 more
Calcium
Bilirubin gesamt
Creatinkinase-Muscle-Brain
TPZ nach Quick
Immunglobulin A
+ 3 more
ProfEC Ventus
Active
IEC 61400-12 Ed.1 *
IEC 61400-12-1 Ed.3 *
IEC 61400-12-3 Ed.1 *
IEC 61400-12-4 Ed.1 *
IEC 61400-12-5 Ed.1 *
+ 3 more
ISO 15835-2
UNE-EN 10002-1
BS EN ISO 15630-1:2019
UNE-EN 10080
BS EN ISO 15630-3:2019
+ 3 more
ISO 6579-1
ISO 15213-2
ISO 11290-1
ISO 7932
F100 based on BS EN ISO
+ 3 more
Pullman Instruments (UK)
Active
DC CURRENT
Measurement
DC VOLTAGE
AC Current Generation
DC RESISTANCE (cont’d)
+ 3 more
QS-Grimm
Active
Parallelendmaße * 0,5 mm
DIN EN ISO 3650:1999
Zylindrische Normale 1 mm
Innenzylinder *
> 100 mm
+ 3 more
QUALILAB
Active
EN 12966: 2014 Section 4.5.4
DIN EN 55025: 2018
DIN EN 60068-2-30
(CISPR 25:2002) Section 6
ISO 11452-4: 2020
+ 3 more
ISO 13320
VDE 414-9-11
NF V08-250
ISO 19343
DIN EN ISO 7899-1
+ 3 more
Qopas
Active
Koordinatenmessgeräte geräte mit einem
Chorus, Help-PJM von
DEA Hexagon Metrology
S.p.A., Turin, I
Associates EMS Products, ≤ 1500 mm
+ 3 more
Quality Consultants (NI)
Active
(HSG 248) – 2021
(PCM) based on HSG 248
QSOP 03 based on HSG 248
R-TECH Services
Active
ÖNORM EN ISO 17637
BS EN ISO 15614-1:2017
ASTM A 370
DIN EN 10080
BS EN ISO 9015-1:2011
+ 3 more
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