British Standards Institution

Source:: CEN
Committee:: RAE/2 - Railway Applications - Track
Categories:: Railways construction
Number of comments:: 0

Scope

This document specifies Vignole railway rails of 46 kg/m and greater linear mass, for conventional and high speed railway track usage.

Pearlitic steel grades are specified covering a hardness range of 200 HBW to 440 HBW and include non heat treated non alloy steels, non heat treated alloy steels, and heat treated non alloy steels and heat treated alloy steels.

There are 24 rail profiles specified in this document.T

wo classes of rail straightness are specified, differing in requirements for straightness, surface flatness and crown profile. Two classes of profile tolerances are specified.

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1. Proposal (Complete)

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2. Draft (Complete)

Draft start date:

17/11/2022

3. Public Comments

Public Comments start date:

30/03/2023

Public Comments end date:

23/05/2023

4. Comment Resolution

Comment Resolution start date:

03/12/2025

5. Approval

6. Publication

Publication start date:

23/02/2026

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BS EN 13674-1 Railway applications - Infrastructure - Rail. Part 1: Vignole railway rails 46 kg/m and above

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