CEN/TC 256/SC 2/WG 54 - New Materials

CEN/TC 256/SC 2/WG 54 is a Subcommittee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "New Materials" and is responsible for: This WG defines a process to support the introduction of new materials to meet the minimum requirements in the railway sector. It identifies requirements of plans for design, manufacture, maintenance and proof of compliance (e.g. test,…). This standard is applicable to new materials for all Rolling Stock and its on-board equipment. This committee has published 1 standards.

CEN/TC 256/SC 2/WG 54 develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: This WG defines a process to support the introduction of new materials to meet the minimum requirements in the railway sector. It identifies requirements of plans for design, manufacture, maintenance and proof of compliance (e.g. test,…). This standard is applicable to new materials for all Rolling Stock and its on-board equipment. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this subcommittee.

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.

A Subcommittee (SC) in CEN operates under a Technical Committee and focuses on a specific subset of the TC's scope. Subcommittees develop standards and technical specifications in their specialized area, reporting to their parent Technical Committee. They may also have working groups for detailed technical work.