UIC 518

Testing and Approval of Railway Vehicle Running Behaviour

UIC 518 is the International Union of Railways standard that specifies dynamic testing requirements for acceptance of railway vehicles based on running behaviour criteria. This standard, which served as the basis for the later EN 14363, defines measurements and limits for vehicle response to track irregularities, lateral dynamics, and operational safety across varying track conditions. It is historically significant in European rail certification and remains in use for certain vehicle classes and retrofit assessments. Accreditation for UIC 518 testing ensures proper measurement methodology and comparison against established international railway acceptance criteria.

What it measures

  • Lateral acceleration response
  • Wheel load variation under dynamic conditions
  • Vehicle body acceleration and displacement
  • Derailment coefficient assessment
  • Running safety indices
🇩🇪 DIN EN 14363 🇬🇧 BS EN 14363 🇫🇷 NF EN 14363 🇮🇹 UNI EN 14363 🇪🇸 UNE EN 14363 🇳🇱 NEN EN 14363 🇩🇪 DIN EN 12299 🇬🇧 BS EN 12299 🇫🇷 NF EN 12299 🇮🇹 UNI EN 12299 🇪🇸 UNE EN 12299 🇳🇱 NEN EN 12299
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UKAS 10148 Humanby, GB
Sound Calibrators Sound Level Meters One-third octave band filters
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UKAS 6536 Leicester, GB
(HSG 264, 2012) Appendix 5 of HSG 227 (2004))
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UKAS 9102 Bellshill, GB
(HSG 248) – 2021 SRV-002 based on HSG 248 (PCM) based on HSG 248
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UKAS 0318 Derby, GB
Chronic progressive external Depth Internal Dial gauges and dial test Caliper + 3 more
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DAkkS D-K-15093-01-00 Dortmund, DE
Kraft (WPM) Belastungseinrichtungen von Werkstoffprüfmaschinen Länge (WPM) 0,5 mm messeinrichtungen von + 3 more
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UKAS 0595 1 South Gyle Crescent, GB
simulation. parameters and ranges) digital and analogue
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UKAS 4332 Poole, GB
DC CURRENT DC Resistance Oscilloscope Calibration DC VOLTAGE CAPACITANCE + 3 more
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DAkkS D-K-17132-01-00 Elsenfeld, DE
Messgeräte 0,001 V > 0,22 V > 2,2 V > 11 V > 22 V + 3 more
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ACCREDIA 00285 Ragusa, IT
ISO 8968-1 DIN EN ISO 8968-1 ISO 3433:2008 DIN EN 14675 AOAC 991.14-1994 + 3 more
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UKAS 4161 Leicester Forest East, GB
DIN EN 933-11 DIN EN 12390-3 DIN EN 933-3 DIN EN 12390-7 DIN EN 12697-5 + 3 more
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UKAS 0783 Duckmanton, GB
DC CURRENT LENGTH DC Resistance DC VOLTAGE Cold junction compensation + 3 more
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RvA I192 Zwolle, NL
DIN 10172-3 (CD45/CD19/CD5/CD20/CD23/CD20
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DAkkS D-ML-21351-01-00 Dubai, AE
Chloride Potassium Sodium Differential Blood Count White Blood Cell Count + 3 more
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UKAS 6830 Fletching Common, GB
(HSG 248) – 2021 (PCM) based on HSG 248 (HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 0756 Redruth, GB
DIN EN 933-1 (PCM) based on HSG 248 (HSG 248) – 2021 DIN EN 932-1 DIN EN 932-2 + 3 more
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UKAS 30213 Derby, GB
Surface plates LENGTH Straight edges
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UKAS 9418 Worthing, GB
(HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 31255 Swinton, GB
(HSG 264, 2012)
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ACCREDIA 01702 Milano, IT
ETSI EN 319 412 ETSI EN 319 401 ETSI EN 319 411-2 ETSI EN 319 411-1
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UKAS 6856 Basildon, GB
(HSG 248) – 2021 (HSG 264, 2012)
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ACCREDIA 01852 Roma, IT
ETSI EN 319 412 ETSI EN 319 401 ETSI EN 319 411-2 ETSI EN 319 411-1
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DAkkS D-K-11081-02-01 Chemnitz, DE
Parallelendmaße * 0,5 mm DIN EN ISO 3650:1999 auch Vor-Ort Kalibrierung bahntypischer –0,26 mm + 3 more
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DAkkS D-PL-11072-01-01 Freiberg, DE
DIN EN ISO 9012 ISO 22967 ISO 22968 (SPG42), SPAST (SPG4), SPG11, SPG7, VAMP DIN EN 30-1-1 + 3 more
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DAkkS D-K-17567-01-01 Lauf a. d. Pegnitz, DE
(ein- und mehrgängige zylindrische Außen- und metrischem Profil) Außengewinde Nenndurchmesser Flankendurchmesser 1 mm + 3 more
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DAkkS D-PL-11060-03-05 Stuttgart, DE
DIN EN ISO 5667-3 DIN EN ISO 15587-2 DIN EN 12457-4 DIN EN 13346 DIN EN 13657 + 3 more
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Industries

Railway vehicle manufacturing Freight rail operators Passenger train services Rolling stock certification Railway maintenance and upgrades

Related Standards

  • EN 14363 Railway applications — testing for the acceptance of running characteristics of railway vehicles
  • EN 12299 Railway applications — ride comfort for passengers — measurement and evaluation
  • UIC 510-2 Running of trains — braking — part 2: freight trains running in the network

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