The railway market represents a large share of ALSTOM FLERTEX activities and covers two product categories: brake pads and brake shoes.
Our railway portfolio
Summary of friction materials

DISC BRAKE PADS
Alstom Flertex friction materials are fitted to a wide range of railway applications and are homologated by the main market players.
To serve the railway market in line with its evolution, Alstom Flertex channels its technical expertise towards pad/disc friction pair concept to develop products which not only offer competitive life cycle cost but also are environmentally friendly.
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Load per disc
Maximum speed (Km/h)
Operational capacities
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707
4 to 9t
200
Regional and suburban trains
730
4 to 9t
200
Regional and suburban trains
725
4 to 7t
300
High speed trains
726-1
4 to 7t
300
High speed trains
690
4 to 8t
120
Metro and urban trains
666
6,5 to 7,5t
200
Regional and suburban trains
394
5,5 to 7,5t
200
Regional and suburban trains
398
6,5t
160
Regional and suburban trains
664HD
10t
160
High interurban and regional traffic
671HD
9t
200
High interurban and regional traffic

BRAKE SHOES
Astom Flertex offers a range of brake shoes according to different market standards, K type, L and LL type in various shapes (UIC and AAR).
These products are used in metro, locomotives or high energy applications such as high speed TGV. We work continuously on developing new materials with advanced technical properties to address the customers’ needs and offer more cost effective products.
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Load per disc
Maximum speed
Operational capacities
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762
4 to 7t
100
Rubber metro / automatic metro
782
3,8 to 6,8t
100
Steel wheel metro
786
4,5 to 11t
160
Passenger traffic and locomotive
693
2,5 to 11,25t
120
Passenger and freight traffic
625
2,5 to 4t
350
High speed trains
692
7t
120
Passenger traffic
645
3t
120
Passenger traffic
685
2,5t
200
Passenger traffic
Contacts
This product list is not exhaustive. Please contact our sales department for specific enquiries.
Clutch linings
Racing
Brake pads
French manufacturer
Motor sport
High speed
High energy
Brake shoes
Brake blocks
Pads
Braking
Motorcycle brake pads
Racing cars
Railway
Motorcycle
Aeronautics
ISO 9001
Sinter
Industry
Organic
UIC
Industrial adhesive and clutch pads