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RAE/4/-/1 - Railway applications - Braking

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components | | Railway engineering | Alarm and warning systems | Railway engineering. General | Trailing stock | Railway rolling stock | Railway rolling stock. General

Overview: Under the direction of RAE/4 is responsible for the UK input into CEN/TC 256/WG 36 and WG 47.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (14)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 22131	Railway applications -- Railway braking -- Country specific applications for the 20138 series Categories: Railway engineering. General Drafting begins : 2017-07-14	Drafting
ISO/NP 19341	Railway applications — Measurement methods of particles emission from braking on a railway test bench Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-03-25	Proposal
BS ISO 24221	Railway applications — Braking system — General requirements Categories: Railway rolling stock. General Approval begins : 2023-09-28	Approval
BS ISO 20138-2:2019/Amd 1	Railway applications - Calculation of braking performance (stopping, slowing and stationary braking). Part 2: General algorithms utilizing step by step calculation - Amendment 1 Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 19341	Railway applications — Measurement methods of particles emission from braking on a railway test bench Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-04-17	Drafting
BS ISO 19341	Railway applications — Measurement methods of particles emission from braking on a railway test bench Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN ISO 24478:2023/Amd 1	Railway applications — Braking — General vocabulary - Amendment 1: Railway applications — Braking — General vocabulary — Amendment 1 Categories: Railway engineering \| Railway engineering. General Public comment begins : 2025-11-17	Public comment
BS EN ISO 24478	Railway applications - Braking - General vocabulary (ISO 24478:2023) Categories: Railway engineering \| Railway engineering. General Public comment begins : 2024-04-08	Public comment
BS EN 18141	Railway applications - Braking - Emergency push button Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components Approval begins :	Approval
BS EN 16834	Railway applications - Braking - Brake performance Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components Public comment begins : 2025-07-24	Public comment

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 17315:2019	Railway applications. Braking. Calculations for the estimation of stopping distance for specific Wheel Slide Protection testing Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components Published standard begins : 2019-03-13	Published standard
BS ISO 4975:2022	Railway applications - Braking system - Quality of compressed air for pneumatic apparatus and systems Categories: Railway engineering. General Published standard begins : 2022-07-13	Published standard
BS EN ISO 24478:2024	Railway applications. Braking. General vocabulary (ISO 24478:2023, including corrected version 2024-04) Categories: Railway engineering \| Railway engineering. General Published standard begins : 2024-08-13	Published standard
BS EN 17997:2025	Railway applications. Braking. Definition of ETCS brake curve parameters for Gammatrains. - Part 1: Emergency brake curve parameters Categories: Railway rolling stock \| Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2025-01-17	Published standard
BS EN 17355:2020	Railway applications. Communication device for urban rail. System requirements Categories: Alarm and warning systems \| Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2020-08-11	Published standard
BS EN 17065:2018	Railway applications. Braking. Passenger coach test procedure Categories: Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2018-07-09	Published standard
BS EN 16834:2019	Railway applications. Braking. Brake performance Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components Published standard begins : 2019-05-03	Published standard
BS EN 16683:2025	Railway applications. Call for aid and communication device. Requirements for heavy rail vehicles Categories: Alarm and warning systems \| Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2026-01-06	Published standard
BS EN 16452:2015+A1:2019	Railway applications. Braking. Brake blocks Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components \| Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2019-03-14	Published standard
BS EN 16451:2024	Railway applications. Braking. Brake pad holder Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components Published standard begins : 2024-04-15	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 16683:2015	Railway applications. Call for aid and communication device. Requirements Categories: Alarm and warning systems \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2026-01-06	Withdrawn
BS EN 16452:2015	Railway applications. Braking. Brake blocks Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-14	Withdrawn
BS EN 16451:2015	Railway applications. Braking. Brake pad holder Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components Withdrawn begins : 2024-04-15	Withdrawn
BS EN 16334:2014	Railway applications. Passenger Alarm System. System requirements Categories: Alarm and warning systems \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-31	Withdrawn
BS EN 16241:2014	Railway applications. Slack adjuster Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components Withdrawn begins : 2016-11-16	Withdrawn
BS EN 16207:2014+A1:2019	Railway applications. Braking. Functional and performance criteria of Magnetic Track Brake systems for use in railway rolling stock Categories: Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2024-03-08	Withdrawn
BS EN 16207:2014	Railway applications. Braking. Functional and performance criteria of Magnetic Track Brake systems for use in railway rolling stock Categories: Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-11-21	Withdrawn
BS EN 16185-2:2014	Railway applications. Braking systems of multiple unit trains. Test methods Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components Withdrawn begins : 2019-11-22	Withdrawn
BS EN 16185-1:2014	Railway applications. Braking systems of multiple unit trains. Requirements and definitions Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components Withdrawn begins : 2020-06-02	Withdrawn
BS EN 15624:2021	Railway applications. Braking. Empty-loaded changeover devices Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2024-10-04	Withdrawn