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
🇧🇪 NBN EN 50206-1 🇩🇪 DIN EN 50206-1 🇬🇧 BS EN 50206-1 🇫🇷 NF EN 50206-1 🇮🇹 UNI EN 50206-1 🇪🇸 UNE EN 50206-1 🇳🇱 NEN EN 50206-1 🇧🇪 NBN EN 50317 🇩🇪 DIN EN 50317 🇬🇧 BS EN 50317 🇫🇷 NF EN 50317 🇮🇹 UNI EN 50317
3,987 Accredited labs
21 Countries

Showing 1,076–1,100 of 3,987 labs

EPLM

Active
COFRAC 1-5925 Champlan, FR
NF X 43-257 NF X 43-050 NF X 43-269 ISO 16000-7 FD X 46-033
View Profile

EPTA NORD

Active
ACCREDIA 00253 Conselve, IT
DIN EN 15621 DIN EN 15111 ISO 6885 ISO 18787 ISO 4831 + 3 more
View Profile
ENAC LE1853 Maliaño, ES
nach DIN EN ISO 3650:1999 Laktoseintoleranz, 13910 DIN EN ISO 6887-5 ASTM E 23-18 ASTM E 10-18 + 3 more
View Profile

ERC Testing

Active
UKAS 23361 Leigh, GB
DIN EN 1629 DIN EN 1026 DIN EN 1027 DIN EN 12211 DIN EN 12600 + 3 more
View Profile
DAkkS D-PL-14613-01-03 Dresden, DE
DIN EN ISO 19458 DIN 19682-2 DIN ISO 16000-3 DIN ISO 16000-6 DIN EN ISO 1523 + 3 more
View Profile
ACCREDIA 00987 Pozzuolo del Friuli, IT
DIN EN ISO 21571 ISO 21570 ISO 21571 SFN DTU n.69 r.0 2024
View Profile
DAkkS D-K-18808-01-01 Wendlingen, DE
Sound intensity — scanning method (ISO 9 Vibration measuring instruments — test m Vibration measurements near traffic — me Vibration measurements near traffic — ev messeinrichtungen von + 3 more
View Profile

ESI SUD SRL

Active
ACCREDIA 00682 Catanzaro, IT
ISO 18787 ISO 4832 ISO 21527-1 ISO 21527-2 DIN EN ISO 4833-1 + 3 more
View Profile

ESIA

Active
ACCREDIA 00691 Napoli, IT
Hand-arm vibration — practical guidance Whole-body vibration — evaluation of hum DIN EN ISO 21528-2 DIN EN 13126-19 DIN EN 14039 + 3 more
View Profile
ENAC LE2272 Santiago de Compostela, ES
ISO 5667-10 ISO 16308 on UNE-EN-ISO 6468:1996 on BS ISO 17289:2014 ISO 21676 + 3 more
View Profile
ACCREDIA 00847 Andria, IT
DIN EN ISO 4833-1 DIN EN ISO 6579-1 DIN EN ISO 11290-1 DIN EN ISO 11290-2 DIN EN ISO 18593 + 3 more
View Profile
ENAC LE415 Rueda, ES
OIV-MA-AS2-01 OIV-MA-AS313-26 OIV-MA-AS311-10 OIV-MA-AS312-03A OIV-MA-AS323-04B + 3 more
View Profile
ENAC LE407 Haro, ES
OIV-MA-AS312-01 OIV-MA-AS2-01 OIV-MA-AS2-03B OIV-MA-AS313-15 OIV-MA-AS323-04A1 + 3 more
View Profile

ESTHOA

Active
COFRAC 1-6376 Geispolsheim, FR
NF X 43-257 NF X 43-298 NF X 43-050 NF X 43-269 ISO 16000-7 + 1 more
View Profile

ETAS

Active
DAkkS D-K-19158-01-00 Stuttgart, DE
- Gleichspannung - Gleichstromstärke - Gleichstromwiderstand >100 Ω >100 kΩ + 3 more
View Profile
ACCREDIA 01329 Pavia, IT
IEC 60068-2-64 DIN EN 15129 IEC 60068-2-57 IEC 62271-207 IEC 60068-3-3 + 2 more
View Profile
COFRAC 1-1147 Sainte-Croix-En-Plaine, FR
ISO 4832 ISO 15213 ISO 15214 ISO 21527-1 ISO 21527-2 + 3 more
View Profile
ACCREDIA 02335 Porcia, IT
DIN EN ISO 10523 DIN EN ISO 10390 DIN EN 12457-2 ISO 10523 ISO 15705 + 2 more
View Profile
ACCREDIA 00542 Polignano a mare, IT
ISO 4832 ISO 21527-1 ISO 21527-2 DIN ISO 16649-2 DIN EN ISO 4833-1 + 3 more
View Profile
ACCREDIA 00517 Novara, IT
ISO 18787 ISO 4832 ISO 15214 ISO 21527-1 ISO 21527-2 + 3 more
View Profile
ACCREDIA 00808 Collebeato, IT
ISO 21527-1 ISO 21527-2 DIN EN ISO 4833-1 DIN EN ISO 7932 DIN EN ISO 11290-1 + 3 more
View Profile
ENAC LE2182 Coslada, ES
ISO 18787 ISO 7251 BS ISO 6731:2010 AOAC 994.10 ISO 16634-1 + 3 more
View Profile
COFRAC 1-2465 Aix-En-Provence, FR
DIN EN ISO 16212 DIN EN ISO 21149 DIN EN ISO 11930 DIN EN ISO 11646 DIN EN ISO 12625-8 + 3 more
View Profile
COFRAC 1-1488 Saverne, FR
DIN EN 27888 DIN EN 12880 DIN EN ISO 11885 DIN EN ISO 10523 DIN EN 1484 + 3 more
View Profile
DAkkS D-PL-14251-01-00 Hamburg, DE
DIN 10955 EN 1230-2 DIN EN 10229 DIN EN 16320 DIN EN 1230-1 + 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 — requirements for main line pantographs
  • EN 50317 Railway catenary — current collection quality measurement
  • IEC 60494-2 Railway overhead lines — pantograph heads type 2

Other Test Methods

0 labs selected
Compare