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    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.

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    Scope

    Specifica la geometria, le prestazioni di assorbimento dell'energia, le interfacce e le procedure di prova dei respingenti ferroviari con corsa di 105 mm, 110 mm e 150 mm, montati su carri merci, carrozze e locomotive dotati di aggancio a vite. Comprende disposizioni per respingenti resistenti agli urti sui carri cisterna per merci pericolose ed è la norma CEN di riferimento utilizzata ovunque venga specificato o provato un impianto convenzionale di aggancio a respingenti e catena.

    Official Journal references

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

    • EN 15551:2017
    • EN 15551:2022

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