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BSI PD CEN/TS 15427-1-2:2023

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Railway applications. Wheel/rail friction management – Equipment and application. Top of rail

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BSI 2023 32
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This document is limited to specifying the requirements when applying material to the active interface between the wheel tread and the crown of the rail and includes trainborne and track side equipment. This document only covers the equipment and application of material to the active interface. This document specifies: – the characteristics of top of rail equipment for wheel-rail interface, together with applicable inspection and test methods to be carried out for verification; – all relevant terminology which is specific to the application of top of rail materials at the wheel-rail interface. This document applies to the mainline railway. NOTE This document can also be used for other railways, e.g. urban rail.

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2 undefined
8 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
9 4 General
4.1 Purpose
10 4.2 Application
11 5 Requirements for trainborne equipment
5.1 General
5.2 Design of trainborne equipment
12 5.3 Installation of trainborne equipment
5.4 Operations, inspection and maintenance
5.5 Application
14 5.6 Verification
6 Requirements for trackside equipment
6.1 General
15 6.2 Design of trackside equipment
16 6.3 Installation of trackside equipment
6.4 Operations, inspection and maintenance
6.5 Application
17 6.6 Verification
18 Annex A (informative)Types of trainborne and trackside equipment
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Trainborne equipment
A.2.1 General
A.2.2 Fluid top of rail material application to the active interface
A.2.3 Solid top of rail material application to the wheel
A.3 Trackside equipment
A.3.1 General
A.3.2 Mechanically activated
A.3.3 Hydraulically activated
A.3.4 Electrically activated
19 Annex B (informative)Guidance on approvals testing and verification
B.1 General
B.2 Process for system verification
B.2.1 Baselining
20 B.2.2 Approval and safety trials
B.2.3 Measure effectiveness
21 B.2.4 Monitoring
B.2.5 Outcome of trial
22 Annex C (informative)Good practice for trainborne equipment
C.1 Reasons for installing trainborne equipment
C.2 Determination of equipment position
C.3 Inspection and maintenance
27 Annex D (informative)Installation and maintenance good practice for trackside equipment
D.1 Selecting locations for trackside equipment
D.2 Determination of equipment position
28 D.3 Inspection and maintenance
D.4 Records
29 Annex E (informative)Guideline braking tests for top of rail friction management (trainborne and trackside equipment)
E.1 General
E.2 Choosing the right test vehicle
E.3 Trainborne equipment
E.4 Test conditions
30 E.5 Brake tests
E.6 Test parameters
BSI PD CEN/TS 15427-1-2:2023
$142.49