Railways - wheel/rail friction management: Part 1-1 equipment and application of flange lubrication; Part 2-1 properties of lubricants.
Parts declared by products:
Part 2-1 specifies the properties and characteristics of lubricants applied at the interface between the wheel flange and the gauge face of the rail head, for trainborne and trackside solutions; it specifies information required for the approval procedure, test methods and routine monitoring of the lubricant.
Part 1-1 covers flange-lubrication equipment and application. The series applies to rolling stock (trainborne applicators) and fixed infrastructure (trackside lubricators).
A lubricant stick declared compliant with EN 15427-2-1 has defined properties and a test programme required in the lubricant approval procedure of a railway undertaking or infrastructure manager.
