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 0165 Neath, GB
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requirements of HTM 01-06 Part E 35 °C/3 days based on HTM 2030 Part E, WHTM 01-06 Part E & BS EN ISO 15883-4 using R2A and Part E, HTM 0106 Part E, WHTM 01- + 3 more
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UKAS 30171 Bradford-on-Avon, GB
TORQUE FORCE DC VOLTAGE
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RvA I251 Rotterdam, NL
DIN EN 16407-1 BS EN ISO 10675-1 ÖNORM EN ISO 17636-1 NEN-EN 12732 ÖNORM EN ISO 17636-2 + 3 more
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DAkkS D-K-17702-01-00 Garching, DE
Charpy impact test (ISO 148-1) Salt spray / neutral salt fog test (ISO Radiated emissions (CISPR 32) 1) In den CMC sind die erweiterten Messu
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UKAS 8502 Nottingham, GB
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UKAS 10243 Fowlmere, GB
Analysts’ Guide (HSG 248) (PCM) based on HSG 248
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UKAS 5835 Prestwick, GB
(HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 2230 Prestwick, GB
(HSG 248) – 2021 LSD.ASB.02 based on HSG 248 LSD.ASB.04 based on HSG 248 (PCM) based on HSG 248
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UKAS 10194 Hockliffe, GB
Analysts’ Guide (HSG 248 (PCM) based on HSG 248
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UKAS 0298 East Kilbride, GB
(HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 24642 Mansfield Woodhouse, GB
(HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 0472 Grays, GB
(HSG 248) – 2021 QOP03 based on HSG 248 (PCM) based on HSG 248 (PCM) based on HSG 248) QOP01 based on HSG 248 + 1 more
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UKAS 10792 Mansfield Woodhouse, GB
(HSG 248) – 2021 (PCM) based on HSG 248
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UKAS 6958 Witney, GB
(HSG 264, 2012) (HSG 248) – 2021
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UKAS 4234 Slough, GB
(HSG 248) – 2021 (PCM) based on HSG 248 (HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 4311 Elgin, GB
(HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 2544 Hebburn, GB
QOP03 based on HSG 248 QOP01 based on HSG 248 (HSG 248) – 2021 (PCM) based on HSG 248
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DAkkS D-K-15079-01-00 Alsdorf, DE
Absolutdruck p abs 0,015 bar > 2 bar > 42 bar Absolutdruck Pabs 1 bar; 2 bar + 3 more
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DAkkS D-PL-22860-01-01 Reutlingen, DE
DIN 55635 VDE 0468-2-14 VDE 0468-2-1 VDE 0468-2-5 DIN EN 60068-2-30 + 3 more
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UKAS 30103 Nottingham, GB
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ACCREDIA 00595 Cuneo, IT
ISO 17604 ISO 18787 DIN EN ISO 6888-2 ISO 14189 ISO 21543 + 3 more
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UKAS 0438 London, GB
(HSG 264, 2012)
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UKAS 30612 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, GB
DC CURRENT AC VOLTAGE (continued) AC CURRENT AC Voltage DIMENSIONAL + 3 more
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UKAS 4696 Wickford, GB
Analysts’ Guide (HSG 248) (HSG 248) – 2021 Asbestos: The (PCM) based on HSG 248
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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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