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EN 12663-2:2010/FprA1

(Amendment)

Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight wagons

Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight wagons

Revised Annex ZA

Bahnanwendungen - Festigkeitsanforderungen an Wagenkästen von Schienenfahrzeugen - Teil 2: Güterwagen

Applications ferroviaires - Prescriptions de dimensionnement des structures de véhicules ferroviaires - Partie 2 : Wagons de marchandises

Železniške naprave - Konstrukcijske zahteve za grode železniških vozil - 2. del: Tovorni vagoni - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

Status
Not Published
Publication Date
15-Oct-2023
ICS
45.060.20 - Trailing stock
Technical Committee
CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
Drafting Committee
CEN/TC 256/WG 2 - Structural requirements
Current Stage
5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
Start Date
13-Jul-2023
Due Date
23-Feb-2022
Completion Date
13-Jul-2023
Directive
2008/57/EC - Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast)
2016/797/EU - Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)
Mandate
M/275 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC/ETSI for standardization in the field of railway equipment on the interoperability of the Trans-European high-speed rail system
M/334 - Mandate for programming and standardisation addressed to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI in the field of the Interoperability of the trans-european conventional rail system
M/483 - Mandate for programming and standardisation addressed to the European standardisation bodies under directive 2008/57/EC in the field of the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union
M/591 - Standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardisation and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation as regards railway products in support of Directive (EU) 2016/797
Ref Project
SIST EN 12663-2:2011/kFprA1:2023 - Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight wagons

Relations

Merged Into
EN 12663-2:2010+A1:2023 - Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight wagons
Effective Date
26-Jul-2023
Amends
EN 12663-2:2010 - Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight wagons
Effective Date
01-Jan-2020

Overview

EN 12663-2:2010/FprA1 - Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight wagons (draft amendment A1) is a CEN standard amendment that updates structural design and validation guidance for freight wagon bodies. The amendment (prA1:2021) revises normative references, clarifies load cases and design validation links (including crashworthy buffers), and replaces Annex ZA to align the standard with EU Directive 2016/797/EC and relevant Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI). This document supports interoperability and safety conformity for freight rolling stock in the European rail system.

Key topics and requirements

  • Scope and alignment: Updates to Clause 1 and Annex ZA to reflect the relationship between EN 12663-2 and EU Directive 2016/797 (interoperability). The revised Annex ZA identifies correspondence with TSI Freight Wagons and LOC&PAS for presumption of conformity when cited in the Official Journal of the EU.
  • Normative references: The amendment replaces earlier references with up-to-date standards, including:
    • EN 12663-1:2010+A1:2014 (Part 1: locomotives & passenger stock)
    • EN 13749:2021 (wheelsets and bogies - specifying structural requirements of bogie frames)
    • EN 15551:2017 (buffers)
    • EN 15663:2017+A1:2018 (vehicle reference masses)
  • Structural design topics:
    • Load cases for body-to-bogie connections (Clause 5.2.4.1) updated to reference EN 13749:2021.
    • General structural requirements cross-referenced to EN 12663-1 updates (Clauses 5.2.1, 6.1, 7.1).
    • Design validation linked to crashworthy buffer requirements (Clause 6.3), with references to EN 15551:2017.
  • Testing and validation: Amendments to Table 26 (Clause 8.2.4) update conditions for preliminary and serial buffing tests to reference EN 15551:2017.

Practical applications and users

Who uses EN 12663-2:2010/FprA1:

  • Rolling stock structural engineers and designers performing strength, fatigue and crashworthiness design for freight wagons.
  • Manufacturers and suppliers of wagon bodies, bogies and buffers verifying compliance with European interoperability rules.
  • Notified bodies and conformity assessment teams assessing compliance with TSIs and Directive 2016/797.
  • Asset owners and operators ensuring procurement and maintenance meet structural safety and interoperability requirements.

Practical uses:

  • Defining load cases and interface loads between body and bogie for finite element analysis.
  • Establishing test regimes for buffers (preliminary and serial buffing tests).
  • Demonstrating presumption of conformity with EU TSIs when the standard is cited in the Official Journal.

Related standards

  • EN 12663-1:2010+A1:2014 (vehicle bodies - Part 1: locomotives & passenger stock)
  • EN 13749:2021 (bogie frame requirements)
  • EN 15551:2017 (buffers)
  • EN 15663:2017+A1:2018 (vehicle reference masses)

Keywords: EN 12663-2:2010/FprA1, freight wagons, railway structural requirements, CEN, Annex ZA, TSI, interoperability, buffers, bogie-body connection, design validation.

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EN 12663-2:2010/FprA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight wagons". This standard covers: Revised Annex ZA

Revised Annex ZA

EN 12663-2:2010/FprA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 45.060.20 - Trailing stock. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 12663-2:2010/FprA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 12663-2:2010+A1:2023, EN 12663-2:2010. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

EN 12663-2:2010/FprA1 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2008/57/EC, 2016/797/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/275, M/334, M/483, M/591. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 12663-2:2011/oprA1:2021
01-september-2021
Železniške naprave - Konstrukcijske zahteve za grode železniških vozil - 2. del:
Tovorni vagoni - Dopolnilo A1
Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight
wagons
Bahnanwendungen - Festigkeitsanforderungen an Wagenkästen von
Schienenfahrzeugen - Teil 2: Güterwagen
Applications ferroviaires - Prescriptions de dimensionnement des structures de véhicules
ferroviaires - Partie 2 : Wagons de marchandises
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12663-2:2010/prA1
ICS:
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
SIST EN 12663-2:2011/oprA1:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

SIST EN 12663-2:2011/oprA1:2021

SIST EN 12663-2:2011/oprA1:2021

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 12663-2:2010
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
July 2021
ICS 45.060.20
English Version
Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway
vehicle bodies - Part 2: Freight wagons
Applications ferroviaires - Prescriptions de Bahnanwendungen - Festigkeitsanforderungen an
dimensionnement des structures de véhicules Wagenkästen von Schienenfahrzeugen - Teil 2:
ferroviaires - Partie 2 : Wagons de marchandises Güterwagen
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 256.

This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 12663-2:2010. If this draft becomes an
amendment, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for
inclusion of this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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SIST EN 12663-2:2011/oprA1:2021
EN 12663-2:2010/ prA1:2021 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope” . 4
2 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references” . 4
3 Modification to 5.2.1, “General” . 4
4 Modification to 5.2.4.1, “Load cases for body to bogie connection” . 4
5 Modification to 6.1, “General” . 4
6 Modification to 6.3, “Design validation link to crashworthy buffer “ . 4
7 Modification to 7.1, “General” . 4
8 Modification to 8.2.1, “General” . 4
9 Modification to 8.2.4 Table 26, “Conditions for preliminary tests and serial buffing
tests” . 4
10 Changes Annex ZA, Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2016/797/EC . 5
Annexe ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2016/797/EC . 6

SIST EN 12663-2:2011/oprA1:2021
EN 12663-2:2010/prA1:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 12663-2:2010/prA1:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256
“Railway applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission, and it aims to support essential or other requirements of EU Directive(s) or Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) or Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA which is an integral part
of this document.
SIST EN 12663-2:2011/oprA1:2021
EN 12663-2:2010/ prA1:2021 (E)
1 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope”
Replace “EN 12663-1” with the following: “EN 12663-1:2010+A1:2014”
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