BS EN 50215:2009 PDF

What is BS EN 50215 - Tests for rolling stock on completion of construction and before entry into service about?

BS EN 50215 is a European standard that discusses rolling stock used in railways. BS EN 50215 outlines the general criteria to demonstrate by testing that newly constructed complete railway vehicles conform with standards or other normative documents to ensure all requirements are met for rolling stock on completion of construction and before entry into service for minimizing hazards for rolling stock. BS EN 50215 is intended to be used as technical instructions for the processing of tests that may be needed for the demonstration of certain technical requirements where they are relevant. BS EN 50215 applies to all railway vehicles except special purpose vehicles such as track-laying machines, ballast cleaners, and personnel carriers. The extent of the application of the standard for vehicles is specifically mentioned in the contract. As BS EN 50215 applies it may be used for the following:

Generator sets mounted on a vehicle provided for auxiliary purposes The electrical transmission used on trolleybuses or similar vehicles Control and auxiliary equipment of vehicles with non-electrical propulsion systems Vehicles guided, supported, or electrically propelled by systems that do not use the adhesion between wheel and rail