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RAE/3/-/6 - Railway applications - Wheel/rail friction management

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products | Lubrication systems | Rails and railway components | Railway/cableway construction and maintenance equipment

Overview: Under the direction of RAE/3, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 256/SC 2/WG 38 and the preparation, revision and amendment of British Standards for railway vehicle wheel flange lubrication.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (2)
Reference Standards description
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR WI 00256959 Railway applications - Wheel/Rail friction management. Part 3: Rationale for requirements and further background information

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
BS EN 00256843 Railway applications - Wheel/Rail Friction Management - Adhesion -Equipment, application and materials

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
Published (7)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 15427-2-3:2023 Railway applications. Wheel/rail friction management. Properties and Characteristics. Adhesion materials

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Published standard begins : 2023-10-25 		Published standard
PD CEN/TS 15427-2-2:2023 Railway applications. Wheel/rail friction management. Properties and characteristics. Top of rail materials

Categories: Rails and railway components | Railway/cableway construction and maintenance equipment

Published standard begins : 2023-10-11 		Published standard
PD CEN/TS 15427-1-3:2023 Railway applications. Wheel/Rail Friction Management. Equipment and Application. Adhesion Materials

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Published standard begins : 2023-10-17 		Published standard
PD CEN/TS 15427-1-2:2023 Railway applications. Wheel/rail friction management. Equipment and application. Top of rail

Categories: Lubrication systems | Rails and railway components | Railway/cableway construction and maintenance equipment

Published standard begins : 2023-10-11 		Published standard
PD CEN/TR 15427-3:2026 Railway applications. Wheel/Rail Friction Management. Rationale for requirements and further background information

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | Rails and railway components

Published standard begins : 2026-10-26 		Published standard
BS EN 15427-2-1:2022 Railway applications. Wheel/Rail friction management. Properties and Characteristics. Flange lubricants

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

Published standard begins : 2022-07-08 		Published standard
BS EN 15427-1-1:2022 Railway applications. Wheel/Rail friction management. Equipment and Application. Flange Lubricants

Categories: Lubrication systems | Railway engineering. Materials and components

Published standard begins : 2022-05-16 		Published standard
Withdrawn (7)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 15427-2-3:2021 Railway applications. Wheel/Rail friction management. Properties and Characteristics. Adhesion materials

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2023-10-19 		Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 15427-2-2:2021 Railway applications. Wheel/Rail friction management. Properties and Characteristics. Top of Rail materials

Categories: Rails and railway components | Railway/cableway construction and maintenance equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2023-10-11 		Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 15427-1-3:2021 Railway applications. Wheel/Rail friction management. Equipment and Application. Adhesion materials

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2023-10-17 		Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 15427-1-2:2021 Railway applications. Wheel/Rail friction management. Equipment and Application. Top of Rail materials

Categories: Lubrication systems | Rails and railway components | Railway/cableway construction and maintenance equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2023-10-11 		Withdrawn
BS EN 16028:2012 Railway applications. Wheel/rail friction management. Lubricants for trainborne and trackside applications

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

Withdrawn begins : 2022-07-08 		Withdrawn
BS EN 15427:2008+A1:2010 Railway applications. Wheel/rail friction management. Flange lubrication

Categories: Lubrication systems | Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2022-05-16 		Withdrawn
BS EN 15427:2008 Railway applications. Wheel/rail friction management. Flange lubrication

Categories: Lubrication systems | Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2011-02-07 		Withdrawn