What is BS EN 16860 – Railway applications about?
BS EN 16860 is an international standard that deals with railway applications.
BS EN 16860 specifies the minimum requirements for securing payload to ensure safe operation of freight wagons, utilizing a train speed of up to 120 km/h. It serves as a basis for the design and implementation of payload securing methods.
BS EN 16860 gives technical specifications terms, requirements for securing of payload, methods/ principles for loading and securing of payload, securing equipment for securing payload in rail freight transport.
Note: Additional requirements in the case of wagons designed for the transport of special payload and/or with integrated load security (e.g., tank wagons, hopper wagons, car carriers, coil carriers, and wagons for intermodal transport) are not part of BS EN 16860.
Who is BS EN 16860 – Railway applications for?
BS EN 16860 on railway applications is useful for:
- Railway authorities
- Rail freight transporter
- Rail freight wagon manufacturers
- Payload handlers
Why should you use BS EN 16860 – Railway applications?
Payload is a load for which the vehicle (railway wagon) is designed to transport under specified conditions of operation, in addition to its tare weight.
BS EN 16860 provides you with the requirements for securing of payload and criteria for stability, that heavy and lighter goods are to be arranged in order to enable the payload centre of gravity as low as possible to reduce the likelihood of tipping and loss of payload.
BS EN 16860 sets an approach to ensure safe transport, by giving you appropriate measures that are necessary to pack goods and assemble them to form load units. It also enables you the selection of suitable measures which is helpful for securing of payload. It also aims to avoid pollution and the loss of payload.
