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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 (17)
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 20138-2 Railway applications — Calculation of braking performance (stopping, slowing and stationary braking) —. Part 2: General algorithms utilizing step by step calculation

Categories: Railway engineering. General

Comment resolution begins : 2025-10-09
Comment resolution
BS ISO 20138-1 Railway applications — Calculation of braking performance (stopping, slowing and stationary braking) —. Part 1: General algorithms utilizing mean value calculation

Categories: Railway engineering. General

Comment resolution begins : 2025-10-27
Comment resolution
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 BS EN ISO 24478:2023/Amd 1 Railway applications — Braking — General vocabulary - Amendment 1: Railway applications — Braking — General vocabulary — Amendment 1

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2024-09-03
Drafting
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
Published (35)
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 16683:2015 Railway applications. Call for aid and communication device. Requirements

Categories: Alarm and warning systems | Railway rolling stock. General

Published standard begins : 2016-01-08
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
Withdrawn (20)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

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

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
BS EN 15611:2020 Railway applications. Braking. Relay valves

Categories: Railway rolling stock. General | Railway engineering. Materials and components

Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-03
Withdrawn