RailexRaılex

    Railway applications - Railway rolling stock - Buffers

    EN-15551Harmonised (OJ-cited)ActiveOfficial catalogue

    Cited in the Official Journal under Directive (EU) 2016/797 — compliance gives presumption of conformity with the essential requirements.

    Issuing body: CEN · Version: EN 15551:2022 · Published: 2022-09-30

    Link verified August 31, 2026

    Translated automatically. The original was written in English.

    Official source (paid) — BSI Knowledge

    Also available from your national standards body (UNI, AFNOR, DIN, BSI…)

    Scope

    Legt Geometrie, Energieaufnahmeleistung, Schnittstellen und Prüfverfahren für Eisenbahnpuffer mit 105 mm, 110 mm und 150 mm Hub fest, die an Güterwagen, Reisezugwagen und Lokomotiven mit Schraubenkupplung montiert sind. Sie enthält Bestimmungen für crashsichere Puffer an Kesselwagen für gefährliche Güter und ist die CEN-Referenznorm, die überall dort herangezogen wird, wo konventionelle Puffer-und-Kettenkupplungsausrüstung spezifiziert oder geprüft wird.

    Official Journal references

    Editions cited under Directive (EU) 2016/797 — these exact editions carry the presumption of conformity.

    • EN 15551:2017
    • EN 15551:2022

    More in this category

    All railway standards
    EN-12299
    Railway applications - Ride comfort for passengers - Measurement and evaluation
    EN-12663-1
    Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 1: Locomotives and passenger rolling stock (and alternative method for freight wagons)
    EN-13103-1
    Railway applications - Wheelsets and bogies - Part 1: Design method for axles with external journals
    EN-13129
    Railway applications - Air conditioning for main line rolling stock - Comfort parameters and type tests
    EN-13262
    Railway applications - Wheelsets and bogies - Wheels - Product requirements
    All railway standards