新型闸瓦托用于中、小型铁路车辆据说可以降低闸瓦的维修和更换费用。这种新型闸瓦托称为“Jewel”闸瓦托。它成本不高，可替代一体式闸瓦／闸瓦托，只需少量费用即可用于大多数自备铁路车辆上。“Jewel”闸瓦托也可很方便地直接转换成现代合成材料闸瓦，进一步降低使用和维修 The new brake shoe for medium and small rail vehicles is said to reduce the cost of repair and replacement of the brake shoe. This new brake shoe called “Jewel” brake shoe. It is less expensive and can replace the one-piece brake shoe / brake paddle and can be used on most self-owned railway vehicles for a small fee. The “Jewel” brake shoe can also be easily converted directly into a modern synthetic brake shoe to further reduce service and maintenance