EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1
(Amendment)Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 2: Requirements for welding manufacturer
Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 2: Requirements for welding manufacturer
This document defines the classification levels for welded components, the types of activity typically undertaken and the requirements to be fulfilled to demonstrate conformance.
Bahnanwendungen - Schweißen von Schienenfahrzeugen und -fahrzeugteilen - Teil 2: Anforderungen an Schweißbetriebe
Applications ferroviaires - Soudage des véhicules et des composants ferroviaires - Partie 2 : Exigences de qualité du constructeur
Nos cope available
Železniške naprave - Varjenje železniških vozil in komponent - 2. del: Zahteve za proizvajalca varilnih naprav - Dopolnilo A1
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Publication Date
- 20-Sep-2023
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 256/WG 31 - Welding of railway vehicules and components
- Current Stage
- 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
- Start Date
- 20-Jul-2023
- Completion Date
- 20-Jul-2023
Relations
- Effective Date
- 09-Aug-2023
- Effective Date
- 27-Jan-2021
Overview
EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1 is a key European standard developed by CEN (European Committee for Standardization) focusing on the welding of railway vehicles and components. Part 2 of this standard specifically outlines requirements for welding manufacturers. It establishes the framework for classification levels of welded components, lists typical welding activities, and details the essential requirements needed to demonstrate compliance.
This standard is vital for manufacturers operating in the railway industry, providing quality benchmarks that support European rail interoperability and align with essential EU regulatory requirements, including Directive (EU) 2016/797. Adherence to EN 15085-2 helps ensure safety, reliability, and consistent quality in the production and maintenance of railway rolling stock and relevant components.
Key Topics
- Classification Levels: Defines safety-relevant classes for welded components, guiding the required manufacturer capabilities and level of control.
- Types of Activity: Describes various welding processes, including manufacturing and maintenance of metallic materials for railway vehicles and components.
- Personnel Qualifications: Specifies the qualifications and technical knowledge required for welders, welding operators, and inspection staff.
- Welding Coordination: Details the responsibilities and required expertise for welding coordinators based on component safety importance and process complexity.
- Quality Management: Integrates links to EN ISO 3834 (quality requirements for welding) and references EN ISO 9000 and ISO/TS 22163 for quality management systems.
- Control and Supervision: Outlines manufacturer obligations in process control, subcontractor oversight, traceability, non-destructive testing, and welding repair management.
- Compliance and Certification: Enables internal and external assessment of welding manufacturers' capability to meet customer, regulatory, and internal requirements.
Applications
EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1 is widely applied in:
- Manufacturing of Railway Vehicles: Ensures that new train cars, locomotives, and subassemblies meet strict welding quality and safety standards.
- Maintenance and Repair: Supports high-quality welding work during lifecycle maintenance, refurbishment, and onsite repairs of railway vehicles.
- Component Production: Applies to companies manufacturing critical welded components and assemblies used in rail vehicles, ensuring they align with the required safety classifications.
- Subcontractor and Supply Chain Management: Used for assessing, qualifying, and auditing subcontractors involved in railway welding activities.
- Certification and Auditing: Provides a reference for certification bodies conducting audits to confirm compliance with both technical and quality management requirements for welding organisations.
By following EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1, manufacturers can demonstrate their ability to produce safe, reliable, and high-quality welded railway products and can align with EU mandates on rail system interoperability.
Related Standards
EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1 is part of a broader suite of European standards for welding of railway vehicles and components. Other related documents include:
- EN 15085-1 - General requirements and introduction to the series.
- EN 15085-3 - Design requirements for welded railway components.
- EN 15085-4 - Production requirements, including welding procedures and qualification.
- EN 15085-5 - Inspection, testing, and documentation procedures.
- EN 15085-6 - Maintenance welding requirements.
- EN ISO 3834 - Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.
These standards collectively ensure a harmonized approach to rail welding across Europe, supporting safe, efficient, and interoperable rail systems.
Keywords: EN 15085-2, welding manufacturer requirements, railway welding standard, railway vehicles, welded components, CEN, railway rolling stock, welding quality, interoperability, European rail standards, personnel qualification, welding coordinator.
Get Certified
Connect with accredited certification bodies for this standard
DVS-ZERT GmbH
German welding certification society.
IRIS Certification (UNIFE)
International Railway Industry Standard certification.
TÜV SÜD Rail GmbH
TÜV SÜD railway certification services.
Sponsored listings
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 2: Requirements for welding manufacturer". This standard covers: This document defines the classification levels for welded components, the types of activity typically undertaken and the requirements to be fulfilled to demonstrate conformance.
This document defines the classification levels for welded components, the types of activity typically undertaken and the requirements to be fulfilled to demonstrate conformance.
EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 25.160.01 - Welding, brazing and soldering in general; 45.060.01 - Railway rolling stock in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 15085-2:2020+A1:2023, EN 15085-2:2020. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU, 2016/797/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/483, M/591. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
EN 15085-2:2020/FprA1 is available in PDF format for immediate download after purchase. The document can be added to your cart and obtained through the secure checkout process. Digital delivery ensures instant access to the complete standard document.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 15085-2:2020/oprA1:2022
01-februar-2022
Železniške naprave - Varjenje železniških vozil in komponent - 2. del: Zahteve za
proizvajalca varilnih naprav - Dopolnilo A1
Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 2:
Requirements for welding manufacturer
Bahnanwendungen - Schweißen von Schienenfahrzeugen und -fahrzeugteilen - Teil 2:
Anforderungen an Schweißbetriebe
Applications ferroviaires - Soudage des véhicules et des composants ferroviaires - Partie
2 : Exigences de qualité du constructeur
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15085-2:2020/prA1
ICS:
25.160.10 Varilni postopki in varjenje Welding processes
45.060.01 Železniška vozila na splošno Railway rolling stock in
general
SIST EN 15085-2:2020/oprA1:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
SIST EN 15085-2:2020/oprA1:2022
SIST EN 15085-2:2020/oprA1:2022
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 15085-2:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
December 2021
ICS 25.160.01; 45.060.01
English Version
Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and
components - Part 2: Requirements for welding
manufacturer
Applications ferroviaires - Soudage des véhicules et des Bahnanwendungen - Schweißen von
composants ferroviaires - Partie 2 : Exigences de Schienenfahrzeugen und -fahrzeugteilen - Teil 2:
qualité du constructeur Anforderungen an Schweißbetriebe
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 256.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 15085-2:2020. If this draft becomes an
amendment, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for
inclusion of this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 15085-2:2020/prA1:2021 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
SIST EN 15085-2:2020/oprA1:2022
EN 15085-2:2020/prA1:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 15085-2:2020/prA1:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256
“Railway applications” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part
of this document.
SIST EN 15085-2:2020/oprA1:2022
EN 15085-2:2020/prA1:2021 (E)
1 Modification to Introduction
Replace the current introduction by the following:
Welding is a special process in the manufacture of railway vehicles and their parts. The required
provisions for this process are laid down in the standards series EN ISO 3834. The basis of these
provisions is the basic technical welding standards with respect to the special requirements for the
construction of railway vehicles.
This series of documents applies to welding of metallic materials in the manufacture and maintenance of
railway vehicles and their parts.
It describes the control for the welding process for railway vehicles and their components for new
manufacture and maintenance.”
With respect to the railway environment, this series of standards defines the quality requirements for
the welding manufacturer to undertake new building and repair work.
Components: parts and subassemblies are assigned a classification level, based on their safety relevance.
According to these levels, qualifications for welding personnel of the manufacturer are specified.
This series provides an essential link between the weld performance class defined during design, the
quality of the weld, and the demonstration of the required quality by inspection.
This series of documents does not deal with product qualification.
NOTE This series of documents can also be used by internal and external parties, including certification bodies,
to assess the organization's ability to meet customer, regulatory and the organization's own requirements.
2 Modification to Normative references
Replace the EN 15085 series by the following:
prEN 15085-1:-, Railway applications — Welding of railway vehicles and components — Part 1: General
prEN 15085-3:-, Railway applications — Welding of railway vehicles and components — Part 3: Design
requirements
prEN 15085-4:-, Railway applications — Welding of railway vehicles and components — Part 4:
Production requirements
prEN 15085-5:-, Railway applications — Welding of railway vehicles and components — Part 5:
Inspection, testing and documentation
prEN 15085-6:-, Railway applications — Welding of railway vehicles and components — Part 6:
Maintenance welding requirements
Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-1:2021
Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-3:2021
Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-4:2020
Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-5:2020
Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-6:2020
SIST EN 15085-2:2020/oprA1:2022
EN 15085-2:2020/prA1:2021 (E)
3 Modification to 4.1, Classification levels
Add footnote:
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-3:2021”
4 Modification to 5.2, Welders and welding operators
Add footnote
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-4:2020”
5 Modification to 5.4, Inspection personnel
Add footnote:
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-5:2020”
6 Modification to 5.5, Technical requirements
Add footnote:
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-4:2020”
and
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-6:2020”
7 Modification to 5.6, Welding procedure specification (WPS)
Add footnote:
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-4:2020”
and
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-6:2020”
8 Modification to 7, Supervision of subcontracting
Add footnote:
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-5:2020”
9 Modification to Annex B, Table B.1 – Minimum requirements of manufacturers
For row 2 “ Weld performance classes (CP) according to EN 15085-3”, add footnote:
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-3:2021”
For row 7 “ Welders or welding operators shall be qualified according to EN 15085-4.” add footnote:
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-4:2020”
For row 8 “Testing personnel for welding quality tests shall be qualified according to EN 15085-5.”, add
footnote:
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-5:2020”
For row 9 ” Welding procedure specification (WPS) and / or welding procedure qualification record
(WPQR) according to EN 15085-4.” add footnote:
SIST EN 15085-2:2020/oprA1:2022
EN 15085-2:2020/prA1:2021 (E)
“ Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: prEN 15085-5:2020”
10 Modification to Annex D, Table D.1 - Requested technical knowledge of
welding coordinators with different levels of competence
For Table D.1 ” Requested technical knowledge of welding coordinators with different levels of competence”
replace the current Table D.1 by the following table:
1 Welding processes and equipment Level Level Level
A B C
1.1 Cutting and other edge preparation processes
Understand in detail/acquire a full knowledge of/explain/interpret the
basic principles and scope of application of the most common cutting and
edge preparation processes used in welded construction and their
principles of action, including equipment, procedures and common
3 2 2
problems.
Specifies and knows how to inspect the use of torch, plasma, gouging
electrode and air arc cutting processes.
1.2 Heating and heat straightening
Understand in detail/acquire a full knowledge of/explain/interpret the
basic principles and scope of application of the heating, flame rectification
and heat straightening processes used in welded construction and their
4 2 2
principles of action, including equipment, procedures and common
problems.
Specifies and knows how to inspect use of the processes.
1.3 Preheating, post-heating
Understand in detail/acquire a full knowledge of/explain/interpret the
basic principles and scope of application of the preheating (including
preheating of weld zones when the ambient temperature is below 5 °C) and
4 3 2
post-heating processes used in welded construction and their principles of
action, including equipment, procedures and common problems.
Specifies and knows how to inspect use of the processes.
Knowledge of weld sequence plans for manufacturing 3 3 2
SIST EN 15085-2:2020/oprA1:2022
EN 15085-2:2020/prA1:2021 (E)
2 Materials and their behaviour during welding
Level Level Level
A B
...
Questions, Comments and Discussion
Ask us and Technical Secretary will try to provide an answer. You can facilitate discussion about the standard in here.
Loading comments...