EN 13146-2:2012

Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 2: Determination of torsional resistance

Publication date:   May 17, 2012

General information

90.93 Standard confirmed   Jun 5, 2023

CEN

CEN/TC 256 Railway applications

European Norm

93.100   Construction of railways

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Scope

This European Standard specifies a laboratory test procedure to determine the moment necessary to rotate a rail, secured to a sleeper by a rail fastening assembly, through 1° in a plane parallel to the base of the rail. The value obtained can be used in track stability calculations.
The test is not applicable to embedded rails.
This test procedure applies to a complete fastening assembly.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

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)

Life cycle

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WITHDRAWN
EN 13146-2:2002

NOW

PUBLISHED
EN 13146-2:2012
90.93 Standard confirmed
Jun 5, 2023