RailCorp Engineering

ECP Functionality Test Recording Form

Test Date
Test Location

Train Consist (Attach consist form if appropriate)

Locomotives
Wagons

Monitored Wagons

Wagon 1 / Wagon 2 / Wagon 3 / Wagon 4
Clause / Description / Result
Brake pipe leakage test
8.1 / The brake pipe pressure must not drop by more than 35 kPa over one minute. / BP drop ______kPa/min
PASS / FAIL
Emergency brake cylinder pressure
8.2 / The emergency brake cylinder pressure of the last wagon shall be 420 ± 20 kPa. / BC ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
Emergency brake with reduced BP pressure
8.3 / Knorr/NYAB equipment
All brakes shall apply.
Brake cylinder pressure on the last wagon shall be 420 ± 20 kPa.
Wabtec
All brakes shall apply.
Brake cylinder pressure on the last wagon shall be 420 ± 20 kPa / PASS / FAIL
BC ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
PASS / FAIL
BC ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
Train sequencing
9 / Train consist is correctly sequenced.
ECP automatically enters RUN mode. / PASS / FAIL
PASS / FAIL
ECP brake mode – minimum service
10.1 / Minimum Service (10% TBC)
All brakes shall apply on the train.
Brake cylinder pressures on the four monitored wagons shall be 35 ± 20 kPa.
Locomotive brakes shall apply (note pressure). / PASS / FAIL
BC 1 ______kPa
BC 2 ______kPa
BC 3 ______kPa
BC 4 ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
BC loco ______kPa
Gradual application
10.2a / Graduated Application (30% TBC)
Brake cylinder pressures on the four monitored
wagons shall be 105 ± 20 kPa.
Locomotive brake cylinder pressure shall increase (note pressure) / BC 1 ______kPa
BC 2 ______kPa
BC 3 ______kPa
BC 4 ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
BC loco ______kPa
10.2b / Graduated Application (50% TBC)
Brake cylinder pressures on the four monitored
wagons shall be 180 ± 20 kPa.
Locomotive brake cylinder pressure shall increase (note pressure) / BC 1 ______kPa
BC 2 ______kPa
BC 3 ______kPa
BC 4 ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
BC loco ______kPa
10.2c / Full Service (100% TBC)
Brake cylinder pressures on the four monitored
wagons shall be 350 ± 20 kPa.
Locomotive brake cylinder pressure shall increase (note pressure) / BC 1 ______kPa
BC 2 ______kPa
BC 3 ______kPa
BC 4 ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
BC loco ______kPa
Gradual release
10.3a / Graduated Release (80% TBC)
Brake cylinder pressures on the four monitored
wagons shall be 280 ± 20 kPa.
Locomotive brake cylinder pressure shall decrease (note pressure) / BC 1 ______kPa
BC 2 ______kPa
BC 3 ______kPa
BC 4 ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
BC loco ______kPa
10.3b / Graduated Release (20% TBC)
Brake cylinder pressures on the four monitored
wagons shall be 90 ± 20 kPa.
Locomotive brake cylinder pressure shall decrease (note pressure) / BC 1 ______kPa
BC 2 ______kPa
BC 3 ______kPa
BC 4 ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
BC loco ______kPa
10.3c / Graduated Release (10% TBC)
Brake cylinder pressures on the four monitored
wagons shall be 35 ± 20 kPa.
Locomotive brake cylinder pressure shall decrease (note pressure) / BC 1 ______kPa
BC 2 ______kPa
BC 3 ______kPa
BC 4 ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
BC loco ______kPa
10.3d / Full Release
Brake cylinder pressures on the four monitored
wagons shall be zero.
Locomotive brake cylinder pressure shall be zero. / BC 1 ______kPa
BC 2 ______kPa
BC 3 ______kPa
BC 4 ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
BC loco ______kPa
ECP emergency
10.4 / Brake pipe pressure rapidly fall to zero
PCS opens
Warning displayed “Multiple loss of brake pipe”
Brake cylinder pressures on the four monitored
wagons shall be 420 ± 20 kPa.
Locomotive brake cylinder pressure shall be 350 ± 20 kPa. / PASS / FAIL
PASS / FAIL
PASS / FAIL
BC 1 ______kPa
BC 2 ______kPa
BC 3 ______kPa
BC 4 ______kPa
PASS / FAIL
BC loco ______kPa
Cut-out brakes
10.5a / The percent operable brakes on the screen will reduce to x% / PASS / FAIL
10.5b / The percent operable brakes drops further. / PASS / FAIL
10.5c / A warning will be displayed when the percent operable goes below 95%.
A warning will be displayed when the percent operable goes below 90%.
A warning will be displayed and a TBC=120% penalty will be applied when the operable brakes goes below 85%. / PASS / FAIL
PASS / FAIL
PASS / FAIL
Manual cut-out
11.1 / All brakes release. / PASS / FAIL
Operation without EOT
12.1 / Stand alone systems only
All brakes apply on wagons in front of the disconnected trainline
The brakes on wagons behind the disconnected trainline remain released. / PASS / FAIL
PASS / FAIL
Comments
Tested by: (Name) / Signature
Verified by: (Name) / Signature

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Issued October 2012UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTEDEPR 029 FM 01 v1.0