CEN/TS 15427-2-2
Railway applications - Wheel/rail friction management - Part 2-2: Properties and characteristics - Top of rail materials
| Organization: | CEN |
| Publication Date: | 1 October 2023 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 42 |
| ICS Code (Rails and railway components): | 45.080 |
| ICS Code (Equipment for railway/cableway construction and maintenance): | 45.120 |
scope:
This document specifies the requirements of materials intended to be applied to the interface between the wheel tread and the rail crown (active interface). It can be applied either directly or indirectly to the wheel tread or rail.
It outlines the information required for most approval procedures, the method of testing and routine control/monitoring of the material.
This document does not deal with adhesion materials, for example:
- sand;
- adhesion enhancers.
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