What is BS EN 15827 - Requirements for bogies and running gears about?
BS EN 15827 is a European standard for railway applications.
BS EN 15827 outlines all the separate requirements specified in rolling stock TSIs and European Standards relating to bogies and running gear together into an overall requirement and process to ensure a functional and safe design is achieved for a defined operating envelope.
The objective of BS EN 15827 is to bring all these separate design criteria together. This is accomplished by specifying the design and validation processes to be used for bogies and running gear with a particular focus on the two key disciplines of dynamic behaviour and structural integrity. To ensure that safe operation can be continued throughout the product’s life the definition of a maintenance plan is also required.
BS EN 15827 applies to bogies and running gear intended for vehicles that l operate under the Interoperability Directives on designated TEN routes. The requirements, however, can be used in other applications at the discretion of the interested parties.
BS EN 15827 also outlines the requirements to achieve a satisfactory design of bogie or running gear and to validate the design against the relevant performance and safety criteria. Technical requirements are specified directly or by referring to the relevant European standards and include the nature and content of an auditable record that should be produced during the design and validation processes.
Note 1: The requirements address only the design and validation of bogies and running gear. No requirements are set for other systems components that are attached to the bogies or running gear, except to establish that a satisfactory interface has been provided.
Note 2: Specifications that relate to bogies and running gear can only be considered in the context of a specific vehicle application. Therefore, the performance, both safety and otherwise, can relate only to the bogies and running gear as part of a vehicle configuration and not to the individual elements of the bogies or running gear.
Who is BS EN 15827 - Requirements for bogies and running gears for?
BS EN 15827 on the requirements for bogies and running gears is useful for:
- Manufacturers of bogies and running gears
- Test centres
- Regulatory authorities
Why should you use BS EN 15827 - Requirements for bogies and running gears?
Since bogies and running gear are frequently produced by a different organisation than that responsible for the overall rail vehicle it starts by identifying the essential information needed to produce the required design. The performance requirements for bogies and running gear fall into two related areas, covering functionality and safety.
BS EN 15827 guideline assists you with the engineering process, structural design criteria, structural acceptance criteria, material strength, component structural design requirements, corrosion protection, dynamic performance criteria, ride characteristics, ride comfort, acceptance criteria, validation of the design, quality requirements, maintenance plan, and proven operating envelope for bogies and running gears for railways.
This assists in manufacturing bogies and running gears that are durable as well as of high quality and enhancing their efficiency to prevent hazards during their operation.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 15827, you can standardise and maintain the quality of bogies and running gears for railways to ensure covering the functionality and safety.