BS EN 12663:2000

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
      2.1 Railway vehicle body
      2.2 Operator of railway vehicles
      2.3 Designer of railway vehicles
      2.4 Vehicle masses
      2.5 Coordinate system
3 Structural requirements
      3.1 General
      3.2 Categories of railway vehicles
      3.3 Uncertainties in railway design parameters
      3.4 Demonstration of static strength and structural
             stability
      3.5 Demonstration of stiffness
      3.6 Demonstration of fatigue strength
4 Design load cases
      4.1 General
      4.2 Longitudinal static loads for the vehicle body
      4.3 Vertical static loads for the vehicle body
      4.4 Superposition of static load cases for the
             vehicle body
      4.5 Proof load cases for equipment attachments
      4.6 General fatigue load cases for the vehicle body
      4.7 Fatigue loads at interfaces
      4.8 Combination of fatigue load cases
      4.9 Modes of vibration
      4.10 Other design loads
5 Permissible stresses for materials
      5.1 Static strength
      5.2 Fatigue strength
6 Requirements of strength demonstration tests
      6.1 Objectives
      6.2 Proof load tests
      6.3 Service or fatigue load tests
      6.4 Vibration tests
      6.5 Impact tests
Annex A (informative): Clauses of this European Standard
                        addressing essential requirements or
                        other provisions of EU Directives

Gives the minimum structural requirements for railway vehicle bodies. It specifies the load vehicle bodies shall be capable of sustaining, identifies how material data shall be used and presents the principles for use for design verification by analysis and testing. The railway vehicles are divided into categories which are defined only with respect to the structural requirements of the vehicle bodies.

This European Standard defines minimum structural requirements for railway vehicle bodies. This European Standard specifies the loads vehicle bodies shall be capable of sustaining, identifies how material data shall be used and presents the principles to be used for design verification by analysis and testing. The railway vehicles are divided into categories which are defined only with respect to the structural requirements of the vehicle bodies. These structural requirements should not be confused with operating requirements. It is the responsibility of the operator to decide as to which structural category railway vehicles shall be designed. Some vehicles may not fit into any of the defined categories; the structural requirements for such railway vehicles should be specified by the operator using the principles presented in this European Standard. The standard applies to all railway vehicles within the EU and EFTA territories. The specified requirements assume operating conditions and circumstances such as are prevalent in these countries.