Foreword

This document (EN 12663‑2:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2010, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2010.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.

This European Standard is part of the series EN 12663, Railway applications ― Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies, which consists of the following parts:

— Part 1: Locomotives and passenger rolling stock (and alternative methods for freight wagons)
— Part 2: Freight wagons

This document, together with EN 12663‑1, supersedes EN 12663:2000.

The main changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below:

a) the standard has been split into two parts. EN 12663‑1 contains validation methods mainly for locomotives and passenger rolling stock but as an alternative to EN 12663‑2 also for freight wagons. EN 12663‑2 contains validation methods for freight wagon bodies and associated specific equipment based on tests;
b) full scale test methods for freight wagons have been added;
c) the design validation requirements for associated specific equipment have been added;
d) the buffing impact test requirements have been added;
e) a validation programme has been added.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

BS EN 12663-2:2010

Railway applications. Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Freight wagons

Current

Published:

30 Apr 2010