The invention relates to a disc brake pad (1) employed in the railway field and matched with a disc brake for braking, comprising a base plate (2), on which elastic support elements (4) for supporting friction elements (3) are fixed, sad friction elements (3) being mounted, alone or in pair, on the end of elastic support elements (4) along the end part of a longitudinal axis, the support elements (4) being fixed spaced on the base plate (2) by fixing means (5). The disc brake pad (1) is characterized in that the orientation of the longitudinal axis of the support elements arranged on the base plate is perpendicular to a radial line passing through the disc brake center. Positioning and sizes of said friction elements is such to make the circular portion or disc of the disc on which each friction element or pair of friction elements acts as more narrow as possible, so as minimising the peripheral speed difference between inner diameter and outer diameter of said portion or band. Optimum dimension of the portion or band is up to 40 mm for single friction element and up to 50 mm for each pair of elements mounted on a single support.