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    BS EN 15551 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK - BUFFERS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  28-02-2017

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Classification and designation
    5 Requirements
    6 Housing
    7 Crashworthy buffers for tank wagons according to
      RID
    Annex A (normative) - Maximum space envelope of
            buffer
    Annex B (normative) - Mechanical characteristics of
            buffers - Test methods
    Annex C (normative) - Requirements for elastic devices
    Annex D (normative) - Testing of static characteristics
            of buffers
    Annex E (normative) - Dynamic testing
    Annex F (normative) - Endurance testing under service
            load for elastic device
    Annex G (normative) - Endurance testing under buffing
            load for life-cycle simulation
    Annex H (informative) - Guidelines for buffer head
            materials
    Annex I (normative) - Calculation of the width of buffer
            heads
    Annex J (normative) - Crashworthy buffers for tank wagons
            according to RID
    Annex K (normative) - Maximum space envelope of
            crashworthy buffers
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of
             EU Directive 2008/57/EC of the European
             Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008
             on the interoperability of the rail system within
             the Community (Recast)
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    Committee RAE/3/-/7
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    EN 10293:2015 Steel castings - Steel castings for general engineering uses
    UIC 527-1 : 3ED 2005 COACHES, VANS AND WAGONS - DIMENSIONS OF BUFFER HEADS - TRACK LAYOUT ON S-CURVES
    ISO 815-2:2014 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of compression set Part 2: At low temperatures
    EN 10025-4:2004 Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 4: Technical delivery conditions for thermomechanical rolled weldable fine grain structural steels
    PN 88/H-83160 : 1988 ABRASIVE WEAR RESISTANT CAST STEEL - GRADES
    UIC 827-1 : 2ED 1990 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELASTOMER COMPONENTS FOR BUFFERS
    UIC 528 : 8ED 2007 BUFFER GEAR FOR COACHES
    EN 15085-1:2007+A1:2013 Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 1: General
    PREN 15839 : DRAFT 2012 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TESTING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF RUNNING CHARACTERISTICS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES - FREIGHT WAGONS - TESTING OF RUNNING SAFETY UNDER LONGITUDINAL COMPRESSIVE FORCES
    ISO 815-1:2014 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of compression set Part 1: At ambient or elevated temperatures
    UIC B36 RP 32 : 1989 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BUFFING AND DRAW GEAR OF WAGONS TO ENSURE THE SAFE RUNNING OF LONG VEHICLES IN SMALL RADIUS CURVES
    ISO 188:2011 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests
    EN 10025-1:2004 Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 1: General technical delivery conditions
    UIC 526-3 : 3ED 2008 WAGONS - BUFFERS WITH A STROKE OF 130 AND 150 MM
    UIC B36 RP 30 : 1990 REDUCTION OF ACCELERATION DURING BUFFING IMPACTS
    EN 15227:2008+A1:2010 Railway applications - Crashworthiness requirements for railway vehicle bodies
    EN 1370:2011 Founding - Examination of surface condition
    EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2015)
    UIC 573 : 7ED 2007 TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TANK WAGONS
    EN 10025-5:2004 Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 5: Technical delivery conditions for structural steels with improved atmospheric corrosion resistance
    EN 10204:2004 Metallic products - Types of inspection documents
    EN 10025-2:2004/AC:2005 HOT ROLLED PRODUCTS OF STRUCTURAL STEELS - PART 2: TECHNICAL DELIVERY CONDITIONS FOR NON-ALLOY STRUCTURAL STEELS
    NFF 10 102 : 1998 RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK - BUFFERS FOR FREIGHT ROLLING STOCK - ENVELOPES AND COMPONENT PARTS
    ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
    UIC 827-2 : 3ED 1981 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR THE SUPPLY OF STEEL RINGS FOR BUFFER SPRINGS
    EN 1563:2011 Founding - Spheroidal graphite cast irons
    UIC 571-2 : 6ED 2001 STANDARD WAGONS - ORDINARY BOGIE WAGONS - CHARACTERISTICS
    UIC 526-1 : 3ED 2008 WAGONS - BUFFERS WITH A STROKE OF 105 MM
    EN 10083-1:2006 Steels for quenching and tempering - Part 1: General technical delivery conditions
    EN 10025-6:2004+A1:2009 Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 6: Technical delivery conditions for flat products of high yield strength structural steels in the quenched and tempered condition
    ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
    ISO 37:2017 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
    EN 12663-1:2010+A1:2014 Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 1: Locomotives and passenger rolling stock (and alternative method for freight wagons)
    EN ISO 868:2003 Plastics and ebonite - Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) (ISO 868:2003)
    EN 15085-2:2007 Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 2: Quality requirements and certification of welding manufacturer
    ISO 48:2010 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD)
    EN 12663 : 2000 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS OF RAILWAY VEHICLE BODIES
    EN 10025-3:2004 Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for normalized/normalized rolled weldable fine grain structural steels
    UIC 535-2 : 4ED 2005 STANDARDISATION AND POSITIONING ON WAGONS OF STEPS, END PLATFORMS, GANGWAYS, HANDRAILS, TOW HOOKS, AUTOMATIC COUPLER (AC), AUTOMATIC DRAW-ON COUPLING AND BRAKE VALVE CONTROLS ON THE UIC MEMBER RUS AND OSJD MEMBER RUS
    EN 12663-2:2010 Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight wagons
    UIC B36 RP 24 : 1984 GUIDELINES FOR THE EXECUTION OF IMPACT TESTS WITH WAGONS (WITH SIDE BUFFERS OR WITH AUTOMATIC COUPLER)
    EN 15085-3:2007/AC:2009 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - WELDING OF RAILWAY VEHICLES AND COMPONENTS - PART 3: DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
    EN ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary (ISO 9000:2015)
    EN 15085-4:2007 Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 4: Production requirements
    UIC B12 RP 17 : 1997 PROGRAMME OF TESTS TO BE CARRIED OUT ON WAGONS WITH STEEL UNDER FRAME AND BODY STRUCTURE (SUITABLE FOR BEING FITTED WITH THE AUTOMATIC BUFFING AND DRAW COUPLER) AND ON THEIR CAST STEEL FRAME BOGIES
    UIC 840-2 : 3ED 1981 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR THE SUPPLY OF STEEL CASTINGS FOR TRACTIVE AND TRAILING STOCK
    ISO 868:2003 Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness)
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