National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 15551:2009+A1:2010. It supersedes BS EN 15551:2009, which is withdrawn.

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In order to achieve compatibility with existing infrastructure in the UK, the existing published Railway Group Standards require wagons be designed to negotiate 70 m curves. For some wagons, for example container flats, the use of the buffer head radius and/or buffer stroke specified in this European Standard could result in drawbar loads exceeding the recommended maximum of 250 Kn (see Clause 5, Table 3). The use of the tighter buffer head radius (1250 mm) and longer buffer stroke (114 mm) has traditionally been used on UK specific rolling stock.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee RAE/1/-/9, Wagons (tank/freight).

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 April 2009

Amendments issued since publication

Date	Comments
31 January 2011	Implementation of CEN amendment A1:2010

BS EN 15551:2009+A1:2010

Railway applications. Railway rolling stock. Buffers

Published:

30 Apr 2009

Withdrawn:

28 Feb 2017