SR EN 15179:2008

Railway applications - Braking - Requirements for the brake system of coaches

This standard defines basic requirements for the braking of passenger coaches in trains hauled by locomotives as described in EN 14198, using UIC air brakes (RIC traffic) operating on routes of the European railways and their infrastructure systems. This standard covers: .all new vehicle designs of the passenger coach type of construction (day coaches, restaurant cars, sleeper coaches, driving trailers, baggage cars, etc.); .all new constructions of existing vehicle types; .other vehicles (e.g. motorail vehicles) that may also be included in passenger trains; .all major overhauls of the above-mentioned vehicles if they involve redesigning or extensive alteration to the brake system of the vehicle concerned. The vehicles meet the following technical criteria: .inclusion in trains in accordance with EN 14198 in regular railway operation is possible (coupling capacity); .the maximum speed is between 100 km/h and 200 km/h; .the lower vehicle limitations of UIC 505-1 (WIs 00256150/151/152) are adhered to.

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General information

Status : Valid
Approval date : 2/28/2008
Publish date : 3/1/2008
Number of pages : 56
ICS : 45.060.20 Trailing stock
Technical Committee : 146 - Railway applications

Relations with other standards:

Normative reference SR EN 14478:2005
Normative reference SR EN 14601:2005
Normative reference SR EN 15595:2009
Normative reference SR EN 15612:2009
Normative reference SR EN 15327-1:2009
Normative reference SR EN 15273-3:2010
Normative reference SR EN 15611:2009
Normative reference SR EN 286-4:2001
Normative reference SR EN 14535-1:2006
Normative reference SR EN 15220-1:2009
Normative reference SR EN 10220:2003
Normative reference SR EN 50125-1:2003
Normative reference SR EN 286-3:2001
Normative reference SR EN 10305-4:2003
Normative reference SR EN 10305-6:2005
Normative reference SR EN 14535-2:2011
Normative reference SR EN 14198:2005
Normative reference SR EN 15355:2009