What is BS EN 16910-1- Specific requirements for non-destructive testing (NDT) for wheelsets in railway maintenance about?
BS EN 16910 discusses rolling stock in railway applications. BS EN 16910-1 is an international standard that provides specific requirements for non-destructive testing (NDT) for wheelsets in railway maintenance.
BS EN 16910-1 is the first part of a multi-part series that specifies the specific requirements for NDT of wheelsets for:
In-service maintenance
Off-vehicle maintenance
NDT personnel
NDT documentation (Procedure and Instruction)
Traceability of the maintenance NDT results
Note 1: Other methods considered in EN ISO 9712:2012 are outside the scope of BS EN 16910-1. For this purpose, a catalog of the common defects is given as guidance.