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DIN Standards Committee Railway

Overview

This document (EN 16451:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 "Railway applications", the secretariat of which is held by DIN (Germany). The responsible national standardization committee is Working Committee NA 087-00-03 AA "Bremse" ("Brake") at DIN Standards Committee Railway (FSF). This document defines requirements for the brake pad holders with which the heavy rail vehicles and urban rail vehicles are fitted. This document is applicable to the brake pad holders made from ferrous materials, such as cast iron, cast steel or forged steel. This document is not applicable for brake pad holders made of non-ferrous materials. This standard differs from DIN EN 16451:2015-09 as follows: a) normative references and the Bibliography have been updated; b) the requirements for the latch mechanism have been amended; c) the requirements for the loading in the direction of force application and in the direction of the brakingmoment have been amended; d) Annexes A and B have been modified; e) the content of Annex C has been moved to Annex E; f) the content of Annex E has been moved to Annex F; g) the informative Annex D "Geometry of standard brake pads" has been deleted, and references to EN 15328 have been added.

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Responsible national committee

NA 087-00-03 AA - Braking  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 256/SC 3/WG 47 - Braking