BAS EN 15566:2024
Railway applications - Railway Rolling stock - Draw gear and screw coupling
General Information
Status: Published
No. of pages: 78
Language: English
Edition: 2.
Adoption method: Endorsment
Publication date: 10.07.2024
Technical committee:
Directive:
2016/797/EU, Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)
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Abstract
This document specifies the requirements for the draw gear and screw coupling for the end of rolling stock that is bound to couple with other rolling stock (freight wagons, locomotives, passenger vehicles, etc.).
This document covers the functionality, construction, interfaces and testing including pass/fail criteria for draw gear and screw coupling.
The document describes three categories of classification of draw gear and screw coupling, (1 MN, 1,2 MN and 1,5 MN).
Coupling systems between permanently coupled vehicle units are not in the scope of this document.
Lifecycle
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Original document and degree of correspondence
- EN 15566:2022, identical