1、This International Standard specifies general criteria to demonstrate by testing that newlyconstructed complete railway vehicles conform with standards or other normative documents.This standard, as a whole or in part, applies to all railway vehicles except special purposevehicles such as track-layi
2、ng machines, ballast cleaners and personnel carriers. The extent ofapplication of the standard for particular vehicles will be specifically mentioned in thecontract.NOTE 1 The parts of the standard which are applicable will depend on the type of vehicle (e.g. passenger, freight,powered trailer, etc.
3、).NOTE 2: The scope of this standard excludes railbound and road/rail vehicles for construction and maintenanceof railway infrastructure.NOTE 3 This standard does not deal with tests carried out on components or equipment before fitting to thevehicle.Insofar as this standard is applicable it may be
4、used for the following: generator sets mounted on a vehicle provided for auxiliary purposes; the electrical transmission used on trolley buses or similar vehicles; control and auxiliary equipment of vehicles with non-electrical propulsion systems; vehicles guided, supported or electrically propelled by systems which do not use theadhesion between wheel and rail.
