The invention relates to the technical field of elevator manufacturing, in particular to a traction machine brake. The traction machine brake comprises a brake disc. A left brake pad and a right brake pad are arranged on the two sides of the left surface and the right surface of the brake disc respectively. The side, backing on to the brake disc, of the left brake pad is fixed to an armature plate. The side, backing on to the brake disc, of the right brake pad is fixed to an iron core plate right opposite to the armature plate. A connecting part is fixed to the side, close to the brake disc, of the armature plate and located above the brake disc, a connecting part is fixed to the side, close to the brake disc, of the iron core plate and located above the brake disc, and the two connecting parts can be crossed in the left-and-right direction. The connecting part of the armature plate and the connecting part of the iron core plate form a combined connecting part after being crossed and are connected in series through a connecting shaft rod arranged in the front-and-back direction, and the part, in front of the armature plate and the iron core plate, of the connecting shaft rod and the part, at back of the armature plate and the iron core plate, of the connecting shaft rod are connected to a brake installation base. The part, above the connecting shaft rod, of the iron core plate is provided with an electrified coil and a brake spring used for abutting against the armature plate. The traction machine brake is high in safety and stability, small in loss and low in noise and cost.