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DIN EN 15566:2009
Railway applications - Railway rolling stock - Draw gear and screw coupling; German version EN 15566:2009 (Foreign Standard)
This document specifies the requirement of the draw gear and screw coupling for the end rolling stock which have to couple with other interoperable rolling stock (freight wagons, locomotives, passenger vehicles ...). It covers the functionality, construction, interfaces, testing including pass fail criteria for draw gear and screw coupling. It describes three categories of classification of draw gear and screw coupling (1 MN, 1,2 MN and 1,5 MN).
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