FIELD: controlling.
SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to a method for controlling the wear of a brake element (6) of a railway car (1) by means of a control system (9, 4), wherein said railway car (1) comprises a brake assembly (2) containing said brake element (6), wherein said brake assembly (2) additionally comprises a brake adjustment apparatus (7), containing a first part (71) at the first end and a second part (72) at the second end, for automatically adjusting the gap (13) relative to said brake element (6), wherein said gap (13) relates to the braking of the wheel (3) of said railway car (1), wherein the method includes multiple stages: measuring, comparing, calculating, estimating.
EFFECT: improved brake wear control.
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