1、BSI Standards PublicationWB11885_BSI_StandardCovs_2013_AW.indd 1 15/05/2013 15:06Road vehicles for combined transport - Semitrailer - Vertical transhipmentBS EN 16973:2017National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 16973:2017.The UK participation in its preparation was entr
2、usted to Technical Committee TW/1, Freight containers and swap bodies.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct appli
3、cation. The British Standards Institution 2018 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018ISBN 978 0 580 92796 6ICS 43.080.10Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Comm
4、ittee on 31 January 2018.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Text affectedBRITISH STANDARDBS EN 16973:2017EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 16973November 2017ICS 43.080.10EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG
5、CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2017 CEN Ref. No. EN 16973:2017: EAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national MembersRoad vehicles for combined transport - Semitrailer - Vertical transhipmentVhicules routiers destins au
6、 transport combin - Semi-remorque - Transbordement verticalStraenfahrzeuge fr den kombinierten Verkehr - Sattelanhnger - VertikalumschlagThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 August 2017.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditio
7、ns for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in
8、three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.CEN members are the national standards
9、bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia,
10、Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.English VersionEN 16973:2017 (E)European forewordThis document (EN 16973:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 119 “Intermodal Loading Units and Cargo Securing (ILUCS)”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.This Europ
11、ean Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2018, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2018.Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of t
12、his document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria,
13、 Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, S
14、weden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.2BS EN 16973:2017EN 16973:2017 (E)European foreword 2European foreword 41 Scope . 52 Normative references 53 Terms and definitions . 54 General requirements . 54.1 Swept envelope . 54.2 King pin . 64.3 Air suspension . 64.4 Grappler pockets . 74.4.1
15、Dimensions and positioning of the grappler pockets 74.4.2 Lifting strength 84.5 Structural strength of the semi-trailer . 85 Marking 8Bibliography .103Contents PageBS EN 16973:2017EN 16973:2017 (E)European forewordThis document (EN 16973:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 119 “Int
16、ermodal Loading Units and Cargo Securing (ILUCS)”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2018, and conflicting national standards shall be wit
17、hdrawn at the latest by May 2018.Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national stand
18、ards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Lu
19、xembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.4BS EN 16973:2017EN 16973:2017 (E)1 ScopeThis European Standard describes the railway-specific requirements relating to semi-trailers which are trans
20、ported by rail with pocket wagons. For this, the semi-trailers is meant to be suitable for handling by crane. They are handled by gantry cranes or mobile transhipment equipment by the grappler pockets using grabs and lifted into the pocket wagons. The semi-trailers rests with their wheels on the sun
21、ken loading area (pocket) of the wagon and at the front with the fifth-wheel plate on the jack. The king pin is locked in the jack and is responsible for the fixing of the semi-trailer in all directions and hence also for withstanding the relevant forces.2 Normative referencesThe following documents
22、, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.EN 13044-3, Intermodal Loading
23、Units Marking Part 3: Markings of semi-trailers related to rail operation3 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.3.1grappler pocketposition for vertical lifting of the semi-trailer3.2pocket wagonrailway wagon with recessed pocket to accept
24、the axle/wheel assembly of a semi-trailer and to remain within the loading (clearance) gauge3.3swept envelopemaximum space provided by a semi-trailer - empty and loaded - in the pocket wagon in the stipulated loading position and may not be exceeded3.4vertical transhipmentlifting and moving the semi
25、-trailer in vertical direction4 General requirements4.1 Swept envelopeThe swept envelope for the semi-trailer already contains the necessary clearances needed between the structural components of the pocket wagon and the structural components of a semi-trailer for damage-free transhipment and transp
26、ort. The lower part of the swept envelope is determined by the wagon design and the upper part of the swept envelope by the railway track profile (height).Semi-trailers in accordance with this European Standard may not exceed the lower swept envelope in accordance with Figure 1 in the stipulated loa
27、ding position on the pocket wagon when the maximum load is present with the air suspension in lowest position.In respect of maintaining the lower swept envelope, the following points apply: vehicle components may be movable and shall be secured to ensure that these parts do not swing out or fall out
28、 during the journey and the transhipment;5BS EN 16973:2017EN 16973:2017 (E) evidence of this shall be provided in the form of a drawing.The swept envelope boundary above the pocket wagon should be checked in accordance with the selected track profile as per UIC 596-6.The semi-trailer may be construc
29、ted up to the dimensions showed in Figure 1:Dimensions in millimetresKey1 free space according to ISO 1726-1 and ISO 1726-22 basic level3 king pina according to the ISO 1726 seriesb coupling heightFigure 1 Semi-trailer maximum lower swept envelope4.2 King pinThe king pin measures 2 inches and has a
30、standard D-value of at least 162 kN. It also complies with Directive 94/20/EC:2014 of the European Parliament and the European Council.Force-steered trailers with a steering wedge (in accordance with UN/ECE Regulation No. 55) may only be loaded onto compatible wagons (clearance for steering wedge).4
31、.3 Air suspensionThe semi-trailers shall be equipped with air suspension.The axle assembly shall be suitable for vertical transhipment of the semi-trailer.6 BS EN 16973:2017EN 16973:2017 (E)The transhipment operations and the transport shall be performed with air suspension in lowest position and wi
32、th the brake disengaged.4.4 Grappler pockets4.4.1 Dimensions and positioning of the grappler pocketsThe dimensions of the grappler pockets are shown in Figure 2.Dimensions in millimetresKeyano fixed or movable structural component of the semi-trailer may project into this spacebdistance between the
33、supportscdistance to the middle of the semi-trailer (only if crank (radius +50 mm) is the area of the (grip) rail)dcrank for operating the landing gear - The crank of the landing gear shall be positioned in such a way that this can also be operated when the semi-trailer is hanging in the grappler po
34、cketseit is recommended that this part of the wall be reinforced along the whole length of the grappler pockets. This part of the wall shall not project over the contact surface of the grappler pockets, nor be behind itf20 mm max. permissible gap between the grab contact surface and the lower edge o
35、f the board wall. For vehicles with a TIR seal, the maximum is 80 mm1 a yellow area min. 100 mm high and 400 mm wide shall be painted above the (grip) rail. If the loading unit is yellow, a contrasting colour shall be chosenFigure 2 Dimensions of the grappler pocketsThe positioning of the grappler p
36、ockets is shown in Figure 3.7BS EN 16973:2017EN 16973:2017 (E)Dimensions in millimetresKeya centre of gravity (This means the centre of gravity of the semi-trailer evenly loaded up to its permitted total weight (R)1 basic level2 longitudinal member of pocket wagon3 grappler pockets (lower edge)4 cen
37、terline of grappler pockets5 vehicle loadedFigure 3 Positioning of the grappler pockets4.4.2 Lifting strengthThe semi-trailer evenly loaded to 1,25 R (R = permissible total weight of the semi-trailer) shall be lifted up by means of its grappler pockets for at least 5 min. After the test, the semi-tr
38、ailer shall not exhibit any permanent deformations or other changes which would make it impossible to use it in accordance with regulations; the dimensions required for handling, securing and transhipment shall be maintained.Alternatively, this evidence can be provided by means of an FEM calculation
39、. The method of calculation shall be verified by practical tests.4.5 Structural strength of the semi-trailerFor operational requirements for semi-trailers suitable for vertical transhipment see UIC 596-5.5 MarkingSemi-trailers in accordance with this European Standard shall be labelled in line with
40、EN 13044-3 and UIC 596-6.8 BS EN 16973:2017EN 16973:2017 (E)Figure 4 Example for marking9BS EN 16973:2017EN 16973:2017 (E)Bibliography1 EN 13044-1, Intermodal Loading Units Marking Part 1: Markings for identification2 EN 12641-1, Swap bodies and commercial vehicles Tarpaulins Part 1: Minimum require
41、ments3 EN 12641-2, Swap bodies and commercial vehicles Tarpaulins Part 2: Minimum requirements for curtainsiders4 EN 12642, Securing of cargo on road vehicles Body structure of commercial vehicles Minimum requirements5 ISO 1726 (all parts), Road vehicles Mechanical coupling between tractors and semi
42、-trailers6 Regulation No 55 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) Uniform provisions concerning the approval of mechanical coupling components of combinations of vehicles10 BS EN 16973:2017This page deliberately left blankThis page deliberately left blankBSI is the nat
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