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This standard EN 12561 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 "Railway applications", the secretariat of which is held by DIN, and consists of the following parts: - Part 1: Identification plates for tank wagons for the carriage of dangerous goods; - Part 2: Bottom emptying devices for liquid products including vapour return; - Part 3: Bottom filling and emptying devices for gases liquefied under pressure; - Part 4: Devices for top filling and emptying of liquid products; - Part 5: Devices for vapour return while filling or emptying of liquid products; - Part 6: Manholes; - Part 7: Platforms and ladders; - Part 8: Heating connections. The responsible German committee is Working Committee NA 087-00-10 AA "Güterfahrzeuge" ("Freight wagons") of the Railway Standardization Committee (FSF). DIN EN 12561-2 specifies requirements on and characteristics of bottom emptying devices on tank wagons used for the carriage of liquid substances of RID. This European Standard specifies the most important dimensions and arrangements of devices for the emptying of the tank. Safety functions of these devices are subject to RID requirements and not described in this document. This European Standard is applicable to bottom vapour return devices where fitted to tank wagons. This standard applies to new tank wagons built after the 1st January 2010. There are discrepancies in Table 1 between the English reference version and the German version. The following modifications have been made with respect to DIN EN 12561-2:2003-01: a) the requirements have been brought in line with the modified RIV; b) complete editorial revision.
This document replaces DIN EN 12561-2:2003-01 .
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