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
🇩🇪 DIN EN 13749 🇬🇧 BS EN 13749 🇫🇷 NF EN 13749 🇮🇹 UNI EN 13749 🇪🇸 UNE EN 13749 🇳🇱 NEN EN 13749 🇩🇪 DIN EN 14363 🇬🇧 BS EN 14363 🇫🇷 NF EN 14363 🇮🇹 UNI EN 14363 🇪🇸 UNE EN 14363 🇳🇱 NEN EN 14363
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UKAS 0225 Fenstanton, GB
(HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 0575 Fenstanton, GB
(HSG 248) – 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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RvA I381 Zaltbommel, NL
#EN ISO 5164:14 # EN 116-97 # ISO 13736 NEN 4400-1 #ISO 6618
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DAkkS D-K-17616-01-01 Langenselbold, DE
- Gleichspannung Messgeräte 0,001 V bis 0,33 V bis 3,3 V bis 330 V bis + 3 more
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DAkkS D-K-18093-01-00 Werne, DE
Tensile testing of metallic materials (I Temperaturmessgrößen thermometer und Railway braking — urban guided transport Railway vehicle body structural requirem + 3 more
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DAkkS D-K-19243-01-00 Weilburg, DE
Vickers hardness test (ISO 6507) Taupunkttemperatur Widerstandssensor * –90 °C –80 °C –40 °C + 3 more
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UKAS 9951 Filton, GB
LENGTH
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Thomas Dudley

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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 (cont’d)
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DAkkS D-K-18223-01-02 Ilmenau, DE
Masse oder Konventioneller Wägewert/ Massenormal *) > 1 mg + 3 more
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DAkkS D-K-17246-01-00 Berlin, DE
Railway brake — magnetic track brakes (U Kraft (WPM) Länge (WPM) a) nur Vor-Ort-Kalibrierungen Vickers hardness test (ISO 6507) + 3 more
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UKAS 6772 Ravensthorpe, GB
ELECTRICAL TORQUE
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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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DAkkS D-K-15015-01-01 Darmstadt, DE
- Gleichspannung / Messgeräte 10 V; 100 V; 1000 V > 100 mV > 0,22 V + 3 more
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UKAS 8188 Sunderland, GB
Analysts’ Guide (HSG 248) (PCM) based on HSG 248
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Trigas FI

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DAkkS D-K-15149-01-00 Neufahrn, DE
Durchfluss von 0,05 mL/min bis − Durchfluss von Flüssigkeiten Railway overhead lines — pantograph head Massedurchfluss dm / dt Durchfluss von Gasen + 3 more
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UKAS 0716 Gorton, GB
including dial and digital LENGTH (cont’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) – See Note 5 + 3 more
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ENAC LE2354 Noáin, ES
UNE-EN 60903 UNE-EN IEC 61243-1 UNE-EN 50508 UNE 204001 UNE-EN 61111 + 2 more
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DAkkS D-PL-12007-02-05 Essen, DE
IEC 61000-4-39 IEC 61000-4-3: 2006 VDE 0847-4-3 IEC 61000-4-4: 2012 VDE 0847-4-4 + 3 more
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DAkkS D-K-11109-01-02 Essen, DE
positiven Überdruck positiver Überdruck - Gleichstromstärke Kraft Schließ- und + 3 more
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DAkkS D-PL-11109-01-06 Essen, DE
ISO 26262-2 ISO 26262-3: ISO 26262-4 ISO 26262-5 ISO 26262-6 + 3 more
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Related Standards

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

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