EN 14478
Railway applications - Braking - Generic vocabulary
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About This Item
EN 14478 is a vocabulary standard for generic terminology used in railway braking. A terminology document of this kind helps engineers, manufacturers, maintainers, and technical writers use the same words for the same braking concepts, which is especially important in a safety-related domain where component names and system functions must be understood consistently.
The technical field behind railway braking terms
Railway braking covers the functions used to slow a vehicle, stop it, and in some cases hold it stationary. In general technical context, the terms in this field may relate to mechanical, pneumatic, electromechanical, or other braking principles, as well as to the parts of the brake equipment and the relationships between subsystems. Clear vocabulary matters because concepts such as braking force, control, response, holding, and emergency operation can be confused if terminology is not aligned.
What this document contributes
- Establishes shared terminology for railway braking concepts.
- Helps align names used at system, subsystem, and component level.
- Reduces ambiguity in specifications, maintenance documents, and engineering communication.
- Based on the supplied title and reference, this listing is a terminology standard rather than a document defining a specific brake test method or numeric performance limit.
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- Standard Status: -
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: tr
- ICS Classification: 01.040.45 Demiryolu Mühendisliği (Terimler); 45.040 Demiryolu Mühendisliği İçin Malzemeler ve Bileşenler
- Pages: 0
- Source Standard: FprEN 14478
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