EUROPEAN RAILWAY AGENCY

INTEROPERABILITY UNIT

ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE DRAW GEAR

REFERENCE: ERA/TD/2009-03/INT DOCUMENT

TECHNICAL DOCUMENT
TYPE:

VERSION: 1.0

DATE: 24/06/2009

Edited by Reviewed by Approved by

Name Sorin HANCI Andrzej HARASSEK Jean-Charles PICHANT

Position Project Officer Adviser Head of Interoperability

Unit
Date 24/06/2009
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AMENDMENT RECORD
Version Date Section Modification/description Author
number
1.0 24/06/2009 Version 1.0 Sorin HANCI
Denis BIASIN

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction........................................................................................... 4
2. Abbreviations and references ..................................................................... 5
2.1 Abbreviations ................................................................................. 5
2.2 References .................................................................................... 5
3. Particular description of the subject .............................................................. 6
4. Additional specifications applicable to the draw gear. ......................................... 7
5. Updating .............................................................................................. 9

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1. Introduction
The present document belongs to the set of Technical Documents described in
the Article 1a ‗Technical Documents‘ of the Decision 2006/861/EC amended
by the Decision 2009/107/EC (Article 1 paragraph a).

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2. Abbreviations and references

2.1 Abbreviations

Abbreviation Definition
CR Conventional Rail
ERA European Railway Agency
RST Rolling stock
TEN Trans-European network
TSI Technical Specification for Interoperability
UIC Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer

2.2 References

Ref. N° Document Reference Last Issue

Commission Decision 2006/861/EC concerning
the technical specification of interoperability
relating to the subsystem ‗rolling stock — freight
[1] wagons‘ of the trans-European conventional rail 28th July 2006
system CR RST – Freight Wagon
Hereafter: ‗WAG TSI‘
Commission Decision 2009/107/EC amending
Decisions 2006/861/EC and 2006/920/EC
concerning technical specifications of
[2] interoperability relating to subsystems of the 23rd January 2009
trans-European conventional rail system
Hereafter: ‗the Decision‘

EN 15551-2009 Railway applications - Railway

[3] March 2009
rolling stock - Buffers

EN 15566-2009 Railway applications – Railway

[4] January 2009
rolling stock – Draw gear and screw coupling

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3. Particular description of the subject

In the current version of the WAG TSI [1] requirements for (buffing and) draw gear were
considered insufficient to guarantee safety and interoperability of wagons identified in
section 7.6.4. Consequently, additional requirements (detailed in §4) applicable to
(buffing and) draw gear have been deemed necessary:

Additional specification area Buffers Draw gear

 dynamic energy capacity, X
 attachments, X
 stroke and anti-rotation device, X
 mechanical resistance, X X
 elastic characteristics, X X
 markings, X X
 buffer override calculation X
 buffer plate material, X
 dimension of the draw bar aperture, X

The requirements related to the buffing and draw gear in the WAG TSI are gathered in
section 4.2.2.1 ―Interface (e.g. Coupling) between vehicles, between sets of vehicles
and between trains‖

Note: In this section of the WAG TSI, a ‗Draw gear‗ is defined as comprising:
- a screw coupling
- a draw hook
- a draw bar with an elastic system.

This definition is different from the definition of the related standard EN15566 where the
screw coupling is considered as a separate item, and two other components are
included: the joint in and the support plate.

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4. Additional specifications applicable to the Buffing and Draw

Gear.

4.1 Buffers:
The following provisions of the EN 15551-2009 [3] shall be applied:
 dynamic energy capacity
Section 4.2 ―Buffers with buffer stroke 105 mm (Categories A, B and C)―
Section 4.4 ―Long stroke buffer 150 mm‖
 attachments
Section 5.2 ―Fixing on vehicle and interchangeability―
 stroke and anti-rotation device
This requirement is already laid down in section 4.2.2.1.2.1 amended by the
Decision 2009/107/EC (Annex JJ.2. paragraph 2.1 ‗Buffer and draw gear‘ first
indent.
 mechanical resistance
Section 5.4 ―Mechanical characteristics of buffers‖
 elastic characteristics
Section 5.5.2 ―Static characteristics‖
 markings,
Section 5.6 ―Marking‖
 buffer override calculation
Annex J
 and buffer plate material
Section 6.2.1‖Buffer head- materials ―

4.2 Draw Gear:

The following provisions shall be applied:
 Mechanical resistance
Section 4.3 of EN15566-2009 [4] ―Interface dimension for freight wagons‖ Figure
2 – support plate;
Section D3 of Annex D of EN 15566-2009 [4] ―Mechanical characteristics‖ of
―Draw hook and drawbar‖;
Section E4 of Annex E of EN15566-2009 [4] ―Mechanical characteristics‖ of
―Screw coupling and component‖.

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 Elastic characteristics
Annex F of EN15566-2009 [4] ―Elastic device – Requirements‖
 Markings
Sections: D4 of Annex D, E5 of Annex E, F1.8 of Annex F
 Dimensions of the draw bar aperture
Section 4.3 of EN15566-2009 [4] ―Interface dimension for freight wagons‖ Figure
2 – support plate.

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5. Updating
This Technical Document shall be updated by the Agency.
Member States shall be informed by the Commission according to the procedure
mentioned in Art.1a paragraph 4. of the Decision 2009/107/EC.

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