BS EN 15566:2022

This standard BS EN 15566:2022 Railway applications. Railway Rolling stock. Draw gear and screw coupling is classified in these ICS categories:

• 45.060.01 Railway rolling stock in general
• 45.040 Materials and components for railway engineering

This document specifies the requirements for the draw gear and screw coupling for the end of rolling stock that is bound to couple with other rolling stock (freight wagons, locomotives, passenger vehicles, etc.). This document covers the functionality, construction, interfaces and testing including pass/fail criteria for draw gear and screw coupling. The document describes three categories of classification of draw gear and screw coupling, (1 MN, 1,2 MN and 1,5 MN). Coupling systems between permanently coupled vehicle units are not in the scope of this document.