EN 12663-1:2015

Railway Vehicle Body Structural Requirements

This standard establishes structural design requirements for railway vehicle bodies, including load calculations, structural analysis methodologies, and safety criteria for passenger and freight trains. It covers body shell design, crashworthiness, and structural integrity under normal and exceptional operating conditions. Accreditation for structural validation testing ensures that vehicle designs meet rigorous safety standards and can withstand collision impacts, derailment scenarios, and fatigue over the vehicle's operational life.

What it measures

  • Structural load-bearing capacity and stress distribution
  • Crashworthiness and impact energy absorption
  • Fatigue strength and service life durability
  • Connection and joint integrity
  • Deformation and buckling resistance
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช DIN EN 13749 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง BS EN 13749 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท NF EN 13749 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น UNI EN 13749 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ UNE EN 13749 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ NEN EN 13749 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช DIN EN 14363 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง BS EN 14363 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท NF EN 14363 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น UNI EN 14363 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ UNE EN 14363 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ NEN EN 14363
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UKAS 25291 Chandler's Ford, GB
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UKAS 4264 Co Durham, GB
ISO 14644-3 DIN EN 12469 BS 7989:2001 BS EN ISO 14644-1:2015 DIN EN 14175-3 + 1 more
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UKAS 0773 Telford, GB
LENGTH
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UKAS 8644 Bury, GB
(HSG 264, 2012) HSG 264 (2012) and Appx. 3 of HSG 227 (2004))
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UKAS 2684 Birchwood, GB
(HSG 248) โ€“ 2021 (PCM) based on HSG 248
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UKAS 31733 Chorley, GB
(HSG 248) โ€“ 2021 QSOP 01 based on HSG 248
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UKAS 0805 Ramsdell, GB
RELATIVE HUMIDITY HUMIDITY continued loggers Gas Pressure Gauge Saturated salt capsules + 2 more
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UKAS 0175 London, GB
(HSG 264, 2012) Appendix 5 of HSG 227 (2004))
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UKAS 1709 London, GB
(HSG 248) โ€“ 2021 RPSCA1 based on HSG 248 (PCM) based on HSG 248 RPSCA2 based on HSG 248 BS 7592:2008, BS 8554:2015 + 2 more
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UKAS 6060 Leeds, GB
(HSG 248) โ€“ 2021 &10 based on HSG 248 (PCM) based on HSG 248
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UKAS 20765 High Wycombe, GB
DC CURRENT DC Resistance Measurement DC VOLTAGE CAPACITANCE + 3 more
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UKAS 0225 Fenstanton, GB
(HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 0575 Fenstanton, GB
(HSG 248) โ€“ 2021 03 based on HSG 248) QOP01 based on HSG 248 (PCM) based on HSG 248
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UKAS 4699 New Milton, GB
LENGTH Screw ring gauges (parallel) LENGTH cont. As for Involute Spline Gauges See Note 2 + 3 more
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UKAS 7758 Doncaster, GB
DIN EN 933-11 BS EN ISO 17892-1:2014+A1:2022 BS EN ISO 17892-10:2018 BS EN ISO 17892-11:2019 BS EN ISO 17892-2:2014 + 3 more
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UKAS 0630 Amesbury, GB
SPECTRAL TRANSMITTANCE Wavelength 380 nm materials
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UKAS 9951 Filton, GB
LENGTH
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UKAS 20013 Dudley, GB
BS 1212-2:1990 Clause 4 BS 1212-3:1990 Clause 4 DIN EN 997 Laktoseintoleranz (LCT -14055 BS 1212-4:1991 Clause 4, 13, 14
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UKAS 0249 Kenilworth, GB
LENGTH LENGTH (contโ€™d)
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UKAS 6772 Ravensthorpe, GB
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UKAS 27642 Somerset, GB
ISO 14644-3 BS EN ISO 14644-2:2015:Part 2 DIN EN 12469 BS EN ISO 14644-1:2015 BS EN ISO 14644-4:2022 + 3 more
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UKAS 8188 Sunderland, GB
Analystsโ€™ Guide (HSG 248) (PCM) based on HSG 248
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UKAS 0716 Gorton, GB
including dial and digital LENGTH (contโ€™d) Plain plug gauges (taper) ANCILLARY MEASUREMENTS Plain ring gauges (taper) + 3 more
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UKAS 0566 Jarrow, GB
Micrometers See Notes 3 and 5 See Note 6 Caliper length bars) โ€“ See Note 5 + 3 more
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UKAS 1645 London, GB
FNED142 BS EN ISO 11816- FNES67 (P1) based on BS EN ISO FNES16 (F13) based on ISO 6579-1:2017+A1 FNES16 (F13) based on BS EN ISO 6579-1 + 3 more
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Related Standards

  • EN 13749 Railway applications โ€” Bogies and running gear โ€” Structural requirements for bogie frames
  • EN 14363 Railway applications โ€” Testing for the acceptance of running characteristics of railway vehicles
  • EN 15227 Railway applications โ€” Crashworthiness requirements for railway vehicles

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