British Standards Institution

Source:: CEN
Committee:: RAE/2 - Railway Applications - Track
Categories:: Railways construction
Comment period start date:: 19/09/2024
Comment period end date:: 12/11/2024
Number of comments:: 0

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12th Nov

Scope

This document provides the method to characterize and classify the quality of track geometry based on parameters defined in EN 13848-1.

This document also specifies different track geometry classes.

This document does not:

— apply to lines with a nominal gauge less than 1 435 mm;

— specify requirements for Urban Rail Systems.

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Standard timeline

1. Proposal (Complete)

Proposal start date:

2. Draft (Complete)

Draft start date:

27/05/2024

3. Public Comments

Public Comments start date:

19/09/2024

Public Comments end date:

12/11/2024

4. Comment Resolution

Comment Resolution start date:

02/02/2026

5. Approval

6. Publication

Publication start date:

20/03/2026

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Standards Development

BS EN 13848-6 EN 13848-6 Railway applications. Track. Track geometry quality. Part 6: Characterisation of track geometry quality

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