This European Standard applies to new designs of locomotives and passenger carrying rolling stock as
defined in categories C-I to C-IV of Clause 4 taking into consideration the recommendations given in
Annex E on the application of the standard (migration rule). It is intended to protect vehicle occupants,
through the preservation of structural integrity, and does not extend to other railway employees and
customers who are not in vehicles, or to third parties. The specified requirements relate to the technical and
operational conditions of use that prevail in the CEN member countries. The design of new vehicles for use
in passenger trains is based on operations with compatible rolling stock that also meet this standard. It is
recognised that operational requirements will require new crashworthy and existing non-crashworthy vehicles
to exist in the same train unit but such combinations of vehicles are not required to comply with this
European Standard.
BS EN 15227:2008 Referenced Document
EN 12663:2000 Railway Applications - Structural Requirements of Railway Vehicle Bodies
BS EN 15227:2008 history
2020BS EN 15227:2020 Railway applications. Crashworthiness requirements for rail vehicles
2009BS EN 15227:2008+A1:2010 Railway applications. Crashworthiness requirements for railway vehicle bodies
2009BS EN 15227:2008 Railway applications — Crashworthiness requirements for railway vehicle bodies