What is BS EN 14811 – Grooved rails and construction rail profiles about?  
BS EN 14811 is a European standard that discusses railway applications. It outlines best practices for maintaining both product safety and quality of grooved rails and associated construction profiles.
BS EN 14811 specifies requirements for grooved rails and associated construction rail profiles for grooved rail facilities with a linear mass of 42 kg/m and upwards for use in tram transport systems.
Note: Grooved rails are also used for harbour and industrial tracks. 
Who is BS EN 14811 - Grooved rails and construction rail profiles for? 
BS EN 14811 on grooved rails and associated construction profiles is useful for: 
- Railway manufacturers
- Manufacturers, designers of machines
- Railway industry and authorities
- Train operating companies (TOCs)
- Urban railway manager
- Railway infrastructures
Why should you use BS EN 14811 - Grooved rails and construction rail profiles?  
Grooved rails (also known as girder rails) are commonly utilized to provide a protected flangeway in city street trackwork.
The steel grades covered by BS EN 14811 reflect changes in commuter rail usage, heat-treated rails, and construction rail profiles. Profiles for grooved rails and associated construction rail profiles for grooved rail facilities with a linear mass of 42 kg/m and above are included in BS EN 14811.
BS EN 14811 provides users with best industry guidance on dimensions, tolerance measurement as well as product quality to achieve the product integrity necessary for optimal functioning of overall rail and track systems.
BS EN 14811 ensures that final products consistently meet rail performance requirements, and manufacturers adopt a uniform quality management system that demonstrate required levels of product quality, equivalent to the requirements of a quality management standard such as EN ISO 9001. This can ultimately, build trust and credibility for your products in the railway industry.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 14811:2019 supersedes BS EN 14811:2006+A1:2009, which is withdrawn. BS EN 14811:2019 includes some new profiles and technical changes on drawings and technical data with respect to BS EN 14811:2006+A1:2009.
