What is BS EN 15355 about?
BS EN 15355 is a European standard on railway vehicles discussing the braking distributor valves and distributor-isolating devices.
BS EN 15355 specifies the requirements for the design, testing, and quality assurance of the distributor valves and distributor-isolating devices. The distributor valves contained are of graduable release type.
BS EN 15355 applies to both distributor-isolating devices mounted separately from the distributor valve and distributor-isolating devices integral with the distributor valve.
The distributor valve and distributor-isolating device are intended to be part of a brake system mounted in a vehicle with a maximum length of 31 m and maximum brake pipe volume of 25 l taking into consideration brake pipe inner diameters between 25 mm and 32 mm.
Who is BS EN 15355 for ?
BS EN 15355 on the braking system of railway vehicles is useful for:
Railway engineers and operators
Mechanical engineers
Manufacturers of railway rolling stocks
Why should you use BS EN 15355 ?
A distributor valve is an appa...