BS EN 14730-2:2021

What is BS EN 14730‑2 about?   

BS EN 14730‑2  is the second part of the multi-series of documents that is applicable to the aluminium welding of rails.  

BS EN 14730‑2 specifies: 

• Approval of training facilities, testing and maintaining the skills of aluminothermic welders and welding trainers. It applies to those aluminothermic welding processes compliant. It requires that the system for training and testing of welders be approved by the railway authority 
• Approval of aluminothermic welding contractors. It applies to those contractors using aluminothermic welding processes compliant and who employ welders in the possession of a valid permit to weld as defined in Clause 4 of this document 
• Acceptance of the final aluminothermic weld inspections and aluminothermic weld inspectors approved by the railway authority. It does not cover any previous weld inspections by the welder or others 

Who is BS EN 14730‑2 for? 

BS EN 14730‑2 on aluminothermic welding of rails is applicable to:  

• Welders and welding contractors/sub-contractors 
• Manufacturers and designers of rail track 
• Railway authorities 
• Inspection teams 
• Civil engineers  
• Process suppliers 

Why should you use BS EN 14730‑2? 

This part of EN 14730 has been occasioned by a European Directive that will permit the freedom of an open European market. To enable this perception to become a reality, BS EN 14730-2 satisfies the needs of the infrastructure owners or custodians and reflects the production capabilities of the manufacturers in technical and quality terms.  

BS EN 14730-2 gives approval of training facilities, as well as testing and maintaining the abilities of aluminothermic welders and welding instructors. This can help establish the system for welder training and testing, as well as the approval of aluminothermic welding contractors.  

BS EN 14730-2 provides you with the accurate qualification requirement of aluminothermic trainers and welders, approval process of aluminothermic welding contractors and acceptance criteria’s of aluminothermic welds.  

Overall, compliance with BS EN 14730-2 can help build value and credibility across the railway infrastructure sector.