Our testing services

We provide the following services competently and reliably in our testing center:

Structural strength tests on car bodies of locomotives, passenger cars and freight wagons
Buffing impact tests on rail vehicles
Testing of bogie frames of various designs
Testing of draw and buffing gears

Services are provided for the following vehicle categories:

Complete vehicles

DIN EN 12663-2 Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies

Buffing impact tests (up to 12 km / h or 1,500 kN buffer force per buffer)
Measuring buffer forces, velocities and accelerations
Recording of the occurring strains at selected measuring points

Acoustic measurements on and in railbound vehicles

Acoustic measurements on and in railbound vehicles
DIN EN ISO 3381 - Noise measurement inside railbound vehicles

Dynamic behaviour and braking tests

Determination of roll center
Determination of torsional stiffness on the vehicle
Block force measurement on brake systems (disc and block brake)
Determination of real operating loads in the coupling system
Acceleration measurements on running gear and body

Measurement of displacement angles or geometric displacements
Strain measurements under real operating conditions
Long-term measurements using a datalogger (including GPS tracking)
Test runs with monitoring of collected data
Weighing of vehicles (in-house or mobile at the customer)

Freight wagons

DIN EN 12663-2 Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies

Static compression tests on car bodies up to 4,000 kN in special cases
Static pulling tests on car bodies up to 2,000 kN
Vertical load cases (payloads, lifting and rerailing tests)
Overload cases (maximum operating weight)
Load cases for the validation of associated equipment
Special loads according to customer request
Buffing impact tests (up to 12 km / h or 1,500 kN buffer force per buffer)
Realization of all load conditions also possible on site with the customer (mobile test frame in modular design)

UIC Code 577 Freight wagons - wagon stresses

Tests in line with the scope of our accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025
The standard contains additional information on test rig tests on car bodies of freight wagons

Bogie frame and running gear components

DIN EN 13749 Railway applications

Wheelsets and bogies, method of specifying the structural requirements of bogie frames

Static tests with all normative loads (normal operation and extraordinary loads)
Load cases on attachments or special customer-specific loads
Realization of load conditions based on service measurements
Fatigue tests for all bogie categories of DIN EN 13749

Continuation of fatique tests according to customer specifications or up to failure of the assembly
Additional fatique tests for add-on parts after completion of the main test
Preparation of test programs for the normative scope of the test
Preparation of measuring point plans based on calculation principles

UIC Code 510-3 Freight wagons

Strength testing of 2 and 3-axle bogies on test rig

Test scope according to our accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025
Standard contains supplementary information on test rig tests on freight wagons

UIC Code 515-4 Passenger rolling stock

Trailer bogies - Running gear - Bogie frame structural strength tests

Test scope according to our accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025
Standard contains additional information on test rig tests on passenger cars

UIC Code 615-4 Motive power units

Bogies and running gear - Bogie frame structural strength tests

Test scope according to our accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025
Standard contains supplementary information on test rig tests on motive power units

Car bodies

DIN EN 12663-1 Locomotives and passenger rolling stock

We are accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025

Static compression tests on car bodies up to 4,000 kN in special cases
Static pulling tests on car bodies up to 2,000 kN
Vertical load cases (payloads, lifting and rerailing tests)
Overload cases (maximum operating weight)
Load cases for the validation of associated equipment
Special loads according to customer request

Emulation of the secondary spring contact points (low-friction roller bearing)
Mass simulation of bogies and attachments below the car body by hydraulic loads
Vertical load simulation of superstructures and additions by differentiated test weights at discrete load application points
Realization of all load conditions also possible on site with the customer (mobile test frame in modular design)

Draw and buffing gears as well as other components

We are accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025

DIN EN 15551 Railway applications - Railway rolling stock - Buffers

Tests on buffers with 105 mm stroke (categories A, B and C)
Tests on buffers with 110 mm stroke and on long stroke buffers with 150 mm stroke
Determination of mechanical properties of buffers (forces F1 to F6)
Verification of requirements for spring units of buffers
Testing the static characteristics of buffers
Dynamic tests on buffers
Fatigue strenght tests of spring units under operating load
Fatigue strength test unit impact load for lifetime simulation

DIN EN 15566 Railway applications - Railway rolling stock - Draw gear and screw coupling

Pulling test on draw-hook and drawbar
Checking the requirements for screw couplings
Static test of the spring draw
Fatigue strength test of the spring unit
Flexibility tests on friction spring / annular spring
Lifetime tests on the components of standard draw devices (draw-hook, drawbar, joint pin, spring unit, support plate / support bearing)
Tensile tests on the respective components up to 2,000 kN

ERRI B 51 / RP 27 Draw and buffing gears

Design and testing of new drawgear for wagon

Test scope according to our accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025
Standard contains supplementary information on test rig tests on draw and buffing gears of freight wagons

ERRI B 51 / RP 28 Draw and buffing gears

Passenger coaches, Testing the service life of hydrodynamic and hydrostatic coach buffers

Tests in line with the scope of our accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025
Standard contains supplementary information on test rig tests on draw and buffing gears of passenger coaches

UIC Code 526-1 Freight wagons - Buffers with 105 mm stroke

Tests in line with the scope of our accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025
Standard contains additional information on test rig tests on buffers with 105 mm stroke of freight wagons

Contact us

Would you like to carry out tests on rail vehicles in an accredited testing center? Then contact us.

E-mail: infoiffecde
Phone: +49(0)341 48752 269