EN 50206-2

Metro and Tram Pantograph Testing

This test evaluates the performance characteristics of pantographs designed for metro and tram systems operating at lower speeds with different catenary configurations than main line railways. It assesses mechanical robustness, contact stability, wear rates, and electrical properties specific to urban rail environments with frequent acceleration and braking cycles. Public transport operators and rolling stock manufacturers depend on this accreditation to ensure pantograph reliability in urban transit networks. Accredited testing validates product safety and performance in metropolitan electrified rail systems across Europe.

What it measures

  • Contact force stability in urban operating conditions
  • Mechanical endurance under frequent acceleration/deceleration
  • Carbon strip or contact material wear rate
  • Electrical contact quality and resistance stability
  • Response to variable catenary tension
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช NBN EN 50206-1 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช DIN EN 50206-1 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง BS EN 50206-1 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท NF EN 50206-1 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น UNI EN 50206-1 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ UNE EN 50206-1 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ NEN EN 50206-1 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช NBN EN 50317 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช DIN EN 50317 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง BS EN 50317 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท NF EN 50317 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น UNI EN 50317
3,987 Accredited labs
21 Countries

Showing 2,551โ€“2,575 of 3,987 labs

UKAS 8077 Cargenbridge, GB
Epithelial cell types | Ber Ep4 T cells | CD3 Mature T cells, T cell lymphomas | CD5 Plasma cells | CD138 Melanoma, melanocyte | HMB45 + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 8074 Cargenbridge, GB
Ethanol Digoxin HbA1c Cortisol Glucose + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 8079 Cargenbridge, GB
Serum/Plasma/Urine | LFT Profile Serum/Plasma/Urine | Bone Profile Serum/Plasma | Lipids Serum/Plasma | 25-Hydroxyvitamin D EDTA | Electrophoresis + 3 more
View Profile

NHS Fife

Active
UKAS 8816 Kirkcaldy, GB
Digoxin HbA1c Cortisol Glucose AFP + 3 more
View Profile

NHS Fife

Active
UKAS 8844 Kirkcaldy, GB
Helicobacter pylori Rubella IgG Measles IgG Measurement Detection of : | Manual Indirect + 3 more
View Profile

NHS Fife

Active
UKAS 8815 KIRKCALDY, GB
Digoxin HbA1c Cortisol Glucose AFP + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 29354 Larbert, GB
D-Dimer MCH MCHC MCV Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 10825 Larbert, GB
Gentamicin Vancomycin VRE Enterobius vermicularis Hepatitis-A IgM + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9105 Larbert, GB
Kappa Lambda EBV Fibrinogen Helicobacter pylori + 3 more
View Profile

NHS Grampian

Active
UKAS 8140 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, GB
NHS Grampian Urine | Detection of Legionella pneumoph
View Profile

NHS Grampian

Active
UKAS 8336 Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, GB
Semen Fertility testing: | Based on WHO NHS Grampian
View Profile
UKAS 9609 Glasgow, GB
Ethanol Digoxin HbA1c Cortisol Glucose + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9353 Paisley, GB
Ethanol Digoxin HbA1c Cortisol Glucose + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 8514 10-16 Alexandria Parade, GB
Hepatitis-B-surface-Antigen Hepatitis B-e-Antigen (RSV) Whole Genome Sequencing S. pneumoniae + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9352 Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, GB
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Quantitative detection of: | Latex agglu Immunoreactive Trypsinogen (IRT) | SOP E Haemoglobin Variants: | BioRad Variant N HbF | High performance liquid + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9319 10-16 Alexandra Parade, GB
Serology: | Roche Cobas Pure Analyser: Molecular Diagnostics | Extraction BAL | Roche MagnaPure 96 Eye and Conjunctival swab | SOP;-EQP EOP BAL | Biomerieux Easy Mag + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9010 21 Shelley Road, GB
HLA-DR HLA-DRB3,4,5 HLA typing: | 5. HLA Class I and Clas Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics te High resolution typing: HLA Class I Type + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9604 Glasgow, GB
MCH MCHC MCV Measurement Kell: K | QE-BT-AUT009 + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9713 Glasgow, GB
Tryptase HLA-DR Total-IgE Ro-52 CD4 + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9570 Glasgow, GB
Antithrombin Plasminogen MCH MCHC MCV + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 8078 10-16 Alexandra Parade, GB
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Human body fluids, tissues | Including L Human body fluids, tissues | LP502 Respi Human body fluids, tissues | Trichomonas Swabs and urine | WASPlab-LP557 includin + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 8046 Paisley, GB
D-Dimer MCH MCHC MCV Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9569 Glasgow, GB
Ethanol Digoxin Cortisol Glucose Biotinidase + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 9572 Glasgow, GB
Ethanol Digoxin HbA1c Cortisol Glucose + 3 more
View Profile
UKAS 8290 Glasgow, GB
Fibrodysplasia ossificans CADASIL BRAF KRAS POLE + 3 more
View Profile

No matching labs found.

Industries

Metro and tram rolling stock manufacturers Urban public transport operators Pantograph component suppliers Vehicle type approval organizations

Related Standards

  • EN 50206-1 Railway pantographs โ€” requirements for main line pantographs
  • EN 50317 Railway catenary โ€” current collection quality measurement
  • IEC 60494-2 Railway overhead lines โ€” pantograph heads type 2

Other Test Methods

0 labs selected
Compare