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BS EN 17397-1:2020

BS EN 17397-1:2020

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Railway applications. Rail defects – Rail defect management

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BSI 2020 72
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This document specifies the defect management system the infrastructure manager uses to control the risk of severe accidents due to degradation of internal or surface defects on rails complying with EN 13674-1, EN 13674-2, EN 13674-4 and EN 15689:2009 (excluding grooved rails EN 14811 — which need alternative systems).

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 undefined
6 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
9 4 Abbreviations
5 Defect management system
5.1 General
5.2 Defect types
5.3 NDT inspection of rails
10 5.4 Management of NDT inspection results
6 Limits of rail condition
6.1 General
6.2 Definition of limits
12 6.3 Rail defect immediate action limits LIA
7 Risk mitigation
13 Annex A (informative)Description of rail defects
A.1 Definition and description of rail defects
17 A.2 Characterization of rail defects
A.2.1 Transverse cracking
A.2.1.1 General
A.2.1.2 Appearance, causes and location – Transverse cracking
21 A.2.2 Horizontal cracking
A.2.2.1 General
22 A.2.2.2 Appearance, causes and location
27 A.2.3 Longitudinal vertical cracking
A.2.3.1 Longitudinal vertical cracking of the head
29 A.2.3.2 Longitudinal vertical cracking of the web
30 A.2.3.3 Longitudinal vertical cracking of the foot
31 A.2.4 Squat
35 A.2.5 Head checks
37 A.2.6 Other rail head surface conditions
A.2.6.1 General
38 A.2.6.2 Appearance, causes and location
52 A.2.7 Corrosion
A.2.7.1 General
A.2.7.2 Appearance, causes and location
56 A.2.8 Wear
A.2.8.1 General
57 A.2.8.2 Appearance, causes and location
61 A.2.9 Other rail defects
A.2.9.1 General
A.2.9.2 Appearance, causes and location
63 A.2.9.3 Lap
A.2.9.4 Transverse break without identified origin
64 A.2.9.5 Diagonal cracking
65 A.2.9.6 Transversal fracture of machined rail
66 A.2.9.7 Transverse cracking in the resurfaced area of the rail head
67 A.2.9.8 Transverse cracking under electrical connection
69 Annex B (informative)Immediate action limits LIA

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