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DIN Standards Committee Railway

Overview

The standard series DIN EN 14587 consists of the following parts: Part 1: New R220, R260, R260Mn and R350HT grade rails in a fixed plant Part 2: New R220, R260, R260Mn and R350HT grade rails by mobile welding machines at sites other than a fixed plant Part 3: Welding in association with crossing construction This European Standard specifies requirements for the approval of a welding process in a fixed plant, together with the requirements for subsequent welding production. It applies to new Vignole rails welded by flash butt welding to crossing components in a fixed plant, and intended for use on railway infrastructures. This document has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 "Railway applications", the secretariat of which is held by DIN (Germany). The responsible German committee is NA 087-00-01-01 UA "Schienenschweißen" ("Welding of railways") of the Railway Standardization Committee (FSF).

Document: references other documents

Responsible national committee

NA 087-00-01-01 UA - Welding of rails  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 256/SC 1/WG 4 - Production and welding of rails