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RAE/3/-/2 - Railway Applications - Rolling Bearings and Lubricants

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | Construction materials and building | Mineral materials and products | Bearings. Rolling | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products | Railway rolling stock. General

Overview: Under the direction of RAE/3, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 256/SC 2/WG 12 and the preparation, revision and amendment of British Standards for railway vehicle rolling bearings and lubricants.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (5)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN 12082-2 Railway applications - Axleboxes - Deployment Procedure

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Comment resolution begins : 2025-10-15
Comment resolution
BS EN 12082-1 Railway applications - Axleboxes - Test procedures

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Comment resolution begins : 2025-10-15
Comment resolution
BS EN 12082 Railway applications - Axleboxes - Performance testing

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2024-01-10
Drafting
BS EN 12081 Railway applications - Axleboxes - Lubricating greases

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products

Comment resolution begins : 2025-10-15
Comment resolution
BS EN 12080 Railway applications - Axleboxes - Rolling bearings

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Comment resolution begins : 2025-10-15
Comment resolution
Published (7)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN 15437-2:2012+A1:2022 Railway applications .Axlebox condition monitoring.Interface and design requirements. Performance and design requirements of on-board systems for temperature monitoring

Categories: Railway rolling stock. General

Published standard begins : 2023-05-18
Published standard
BS EN 15437-1:2009+A1:2022 Railway applications. Axlebox condition monitoring. Interface and design requirements. Track side equipment and rolling stock axlebox

Categories: Railway rolling stock. General

Published standard begins : 2023-05-02
Published standard
BS EN 14865-2:2006+A2:2010 Railway applications. Axlebox lubricating greases. Method to test the mechanical stability to cover vehicle speeds up to 200 km/h

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products

Published standard begins : 2011-03-08
Published standard
BS EN 14865-1:2009+A1:2010 Railway applications. Axlebox lubricating greases. Method to test the ability to lubricate

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products

Published standard begins : 2010-12-09
Published standard
BS EN 12082:2017+A1:2021 Railway applications. Axleboxes. Performance testing

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Published standard begins : 2021-07-06
Published standard
BS EN 12081:2017 Railway applications - Axleboxes - Lubricating greases

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products

Published standard begins : 2017-09-21
Published standard
BS EN 12080:2017+A1:2022 Railway applications. Axleboxes. Rolling bearings

Categories: Bearings. Rolling | Railway engineering. Materials and components

Published standard begins : 2022-09-29
Published standard
Withdrawn (8)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN 14865-2:2006 Railway applications. Axlebox lubricating greases. Method to test the mechanical stability to cover vehicle speeds up to 20 0 km/h

Categories: Railway rolling stock. General | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products

Withdrawn begins : 2009-05-26
Withdrawn
BS EN 14865-1:2009 Railway applications. Axlebox lubricating greases. Method to test the ability to lubricate

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products

Withdrawn begins : 2010-12-09
Withdrawn
BS EN 12082:2017 Railway applications. Axleboxes. Performance testing

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2021-07-06
Withdrawn
BS EN 12082:2007+A1:2010 Railway applications. Axleboxes. Performance testing

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2017-09-27
Withdrawn
BS EN 12081:2007+A1:2010 Railway applications. Axleboxes. Lubricating greases

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products

Withdrawn begins : 2017-09-21
Withdrawn
BS EN 12080:2017 Railway applications. Axleboxes. Rolling bearings

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2022-09-29
Withdrawn
BS EN 12080:2007+A1:2010 Railway applications. Axleboxes. Rolling bearings

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2011-02-07
Withdrawn
BS EN 12080:2007 Railway applications. Axleboxes. Rolling bearings

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2011-02-07
Withdrawn