National foreword

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 15380‑2:2006.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee RAE/1, Railway applications, which has the responsibility to:

— aid enquirers to understand the text;
— present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep UK interests informed;
— monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK.

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

This standard has been produced from Part 2 of the DIN 25002 series of standards under the CEN fast-track procedure. The UK voted against the document in both associated ballots stating that the translation of the documents from German to prepare the English version had resulted in a lack of clarity as to the intent and meaning of some of the terminology used. There is a concern that some of the railway-related terminology used does not correspond to UK usage. Therefore, this standard should be applied with care and consideration in order to avoid misunderstanding.

Cross-references

The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online.

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 does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2006

Summary of pages

This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 29 and a back cover.

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Amendments issued since publication

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BS EN 15380-2:2006

Railway applications. Designation systemat for railway vehicles - Product groups

Current

Published:

31 Jul 2006