This leaflet shows the inscriptions and symbols to be used to indicate:
- the braking equipment fitted to a vehicle,
- the characteristics of that equipment,
- its technical properties.

Summary 1

1 - Inscriptions denoting the type of air brake 2

2 - Distinctive mark showing the fitting of coaches, vans and wagons with a high power R brake 3

3 - Inscription of the braked weight on vehicles fitted with the air brake 4

3.1 - Braked weight/changeover mass 4

3.2 - Vehicles not fitted with changeover devices 4

3.3 - Vehicles fitted with an R/P, G/P or R/P/G changeover device 4

3.4 - Vehicles fitted with an "empty-loaded" changeover device 5

3.5 - Vehicles having two or more sets of brake equipment with separate "empty-loaded" devices 6

3.6 - Vehicles fitted with a braking device varying automatically and progressively as the load varies 6

3.7 - Wagons fitted with devices for the automatic control of the "empty-load" apparatus 7

3.8 - Wagons fitted with an brake in conjunction with a braking device varying automatically with the load 7

3.9 - Locomotives 8

4 - Inscription of the braked weight/holding force on vehicles fitted with a screw brake 12

4.1 - Inscription of braked weight in (t) 12

4.2 - Inscription of holding force in (kN) 12

5- Inscriptions relating to the emergency brake 13

6 - Distinctive mark denoting a brake with composite brake-shoe inserts 14

7- Distinctive mark denoting disc brakes 15

8 - Mark denoting the electropneumatic brake (ep brake) as per UIC Leaflets 541-5, 541-6 or operated by remote control line as per UIC Leaflet 558 16

9 - Distinctive mark for wagons without air brakes 17

10 - Pictogram for hand brakes and spring-loaded brakes 18

10.1 -Holding force 18

10.2 -Handbrakes on coaches and vans 18

10.3 -Handbrakes and spring-loaded brakes on locomotives 18

11 - Symbols identifying the type of braking system 19

12 - Marking of vehicles fitted with EBO operated by remote control line as per UIC Leaflets 558 or 541-5, or with PAS as per UIC Leaflet 541-6 20

13- Inscriptions for brake inspections 21

Appendix A - Abbreviated descriptions of air brakes used in international traffic 22

A.1 - Types of brakes 22

A.2 - Additional descriptions 23

Appendix B - Distinctive mark denoting the installation of a high power R brake on coaches, vans and wagons 24

Appendix C - Vehicle emergency brake - Inscriptions and changeover devices 25

C.1 - Table of the figures to be affixed according to the brake equipment of the vehicle 25

C.2 - Figures 1 to 15 25

Appendix D - Signs denoting the box which contains the re-adjusting gear of the emergency brake 29

Appendix E - Inscription of the braked weight/holding force on vehicles fitted with a screw brake 30

Appendix F - Distinctive mark denoting a brake with composite brake-shoe inserts 31

Appendix G - Distinctive mark denoting disc brakes 33

Appendix H - Mark denoting the electropneumatic brake 34

Appendix I - Distinctive mark for wagons without air brake 36

Appendix J - Distinctive mark for hand brakes and spring-loaded brakes 37

J.1 - Handbrakes on coaches and vans 37

J.2 - Handbrakes and spring-loaded brakes on locomotives 37

Appendix K - Marking for electropneumatic emergency brake override 38

K.1 - Distinctive mark for EBO and EBR 38

K.2 - Marking for EBO and EBR with ep-brake 40

Appendix L - Example of inscriptions for a multiple wagon set 41

List of abbreviations 42

Bibliography 43

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