EN 15612:2020

Railway applications - Braking - Brake pipe accelerator

This document is applicable to brake pipe accelerators designed to vent the brake pipe of railway vehicles when an emergency braking is initiated, without taking the type of vehicles and track-gauge into consideration.
This document specifies the requirements for the design, manufacture and testing of brake pipe accelerators.

Bahnanwendungen - Bremse - Schnellbremsbeschleuniger

Dieses Dokument ist anzuwenden für Schnellbremsbeschleuniger zur Entlüftung der Hauptluftleitung von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen bei Auslösen einer Schnellbremsung, ohne Berücksichtigung der Fahrzeugart oder Spurweite.
Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen an die Konstruktion, Herstellung und Prüfung von Schnellbremsbeschleunigern fest.

Applications ferroviaires - Freinage - Accélérateur de vidange de conduite

Le présent document s’applique aux accélérateurs de vidange de conduite conçus pour purger la conduite générale de véhicules ferroviaires lors d’un freinage d’urgence, indépendamment du type de véhicules ou de l’écartement de la voie.
Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives à la conception, à la fabrication et aux essais des accélérateurs de vidange de conduite.

Železniške naprave - Zavore - Pospešilnik praznjenja glavnega zavornega voda

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Jun-2020
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Dec-2020
• ICS: 45.040 - Materials and components for railway engineering
• ICS: 45.060.01 - Railway rolling stock in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 256/SC 3/WG 47 - Braking
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 17-Jun-2020
• Due Date: 07-Jul-2020
• Completion Date: 17-Jun-2020
• Directive: 2008/57/EC - Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast)
• 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)
• Mandate: M/483 - Mandate for programming and standardisation addressed to the European standardisation bodies under directive 2008/57/EC in the field of the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union
• Ref Project: SIST EN 15612:2020 - Railway applications - Braking - Brake pipe accelerator

Relations

• Replaces: EN 15612:2008+A1:2010 - Railway applications - Braking - Brake pipe accelerator valve
• Effective Date: 24-Jun-2020

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 15612:2020
01-oktober-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15612:2009+A1:2011
Železniške naprave - Zavore - Pospešilnik praznjenja glavnega zavornega voda
Railway applications - Braking - Brake pipe accelerator
Bahnanwendungen - Bremse - Schnellbremsbeschleuniger
Applications ferroviaires - Freinage - Accélérateur de vidange de conduite
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15612:2020
ICS:
45.040 Materiali in deli za železniško Materials and components
tehniko for railway engineering
SIST EN 15612:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 15612
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

June 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 45.040 Supersedes EN 15612:2008+A1:2010
English Version

Railway applications - Braking - Brake pipe accelerator
Applications ferroviaires - Freinage - Accélérateur de Bahnanwendungen - Bremse -
vidange de conduite Schnellbremsbeschleuniger
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 April 2020.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Design and manufacture . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Functional requirements. 7
4.2.1 General . 7
4.2.2 Operating requirements . 7
4.2.3 Train behaviour . 7
4.2.4 Effect of overcharge . 7
4.2.5 Effect of individual vehicle . 8
4.2.6 Subsequent emergency braking . 8
4.2.7 Sensitivity .
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