European Committee for Standardization

Railway applications - In-service wheelset operation requirements - In-service and off-vehicle wheelset maintenance
 N EN 15313

Annotation

To ensure safety and interoperability, this European Standard gives:

— the mandatory limits for in-service and off-vehicle wheelsets;

— the mandatory operations to be carried out for which the specific values (and/or criteria) remain to be defined in the maintenance plan.

This document applies to wheelsets complying with the following European Standards:

— EN 12080, EN 12081, EN 12082;

— EN 13103, EN 13104;

— EN 13260, EN 13261, EN 13262;

— EN 13979-1;

— EN 13715,

that comprise:

— the axle with wheel diameters greater than or equal to 330 mm;

— axle boxes with bearings and grease.

This document is also applicable to wheelsets:

— fitted with brake discs, final drive, transmission or noise-damping systems, as appropriate;

— not complying with the above European Standards, but complying with the international requirements in force before the approval of these standards;

— with tyred wheels whose characteristics are given in Annex D.