prEN 13452-2

Railway applications - Braking - Urban rail brake systems - Part 2: Test methods prEN 13452-2

Publication date:   Feb 16, 2023

Scope

This document specifies test methods for a brake system for use in urban rail vehicles.

Note: Urban rail vehicles are defined in EN 17343.

This document is applicable to:
- tram vehicles and light rail vehicles;
- metro vehicles with steel wheels;
- metro vehicles with rubber tyred wheels;
- other urban rail vehicles.

This document does not apply to special transport systems, e.g. suspended monorail, rack and pinion lines, isolated operations such as scenic railways, special duty vehicles, etc.