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BS EN 15528:2015

Superseded
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Railway applications. Line categories for managing the interface between load limits of vehicles and infrastructure
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-12-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-01-2016

European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms
4 Classification system
5 Classification of infrastructure
6 Categorization of railway vehicles
7 Compatibility of the interface between vehicle and
  infrastructure
Annex A (normative) - Reference wagons and load models
        representing the line categories
Annex B (informative) - Flow chart: Classification of
        infrastructure and categorization of vehicles
Annex C (informative) - MU-Groups and MU-Classes
Annex D (normative) - Mass definitions for line category
        and dynamic compatibility check for passenger
        carriages and multiple units
Annex E (informative) - Load models corresponding to MU-classes
Annex F (informative) - Speeds which do not require dynamic
        compatibility checks
Annex G (informative) - Methods used to determine the load
        carrying capacity of existing structures
Annex H (informative) - Line classification result
Annex I (informative) - Example of calculation methodology
Annex J (informative) - Maximum permissible axle
        load P - Wagons with two 2-axles bogies
Annex K (informative) - Maximum permissible axle
        load P - Wagons with two 3-axles bogies
Annex L (informative) - Line categories of 6-axle
        locomotives
Annex M (informative) - L4 locomotive classes
        (4-axle locomotives)
Annex N (informative) - L6 locomotive classes
        (6-axle locomotives)
Annex O (informative) - Example of correspondence
        between a national track classification
        system and line categories
Annex P (informative) - Parametric studies for dynamic
        analysis
Annex Q (informative) - Comparison of RA-classification
        with line categories
Annex R (informative) - Weight note for locomotives
Annex S (informative) - Examples of axle spacings for
        locomotives and for a standard passenger carriage
Annex T (informative) - Categorization of MU's
        by parameter check
Annex U (informative) - Guidence for categorizing
        light rail MU's into line category a10, a12 or a14
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         standard and the Essential Requirements of
         EU Directive 2008/57/EC of the European
         Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008
         on the interoperability of the rail system within the
         Community (Recast)
Bibliography

Defines the methods of classification of existing and new railway lines and the categorisation of vehicles.

This European Standard describes methods of classification of existing and new railway lines and the categorization of vehicles. The standard specifies the technical requirements for ensuring the compatibility of the interface between a vehicle and infrastructure with respect to the vertical load carrying capacity of a line. The standard is suitable for use on freight, passenger and mixed traffic lines with standard track gauge and wider than standard track gauge. It contains requirements relevant to: - classification of the vertical load carrying capacity of railway infrastructure; - design of railway vehicles; - determination of payload limits of freight wagons. A summary of the classification of infrastructure and the categorization of vehicles is given in Annex B. The assessment of the vertical load carrying capacity of civil engineering structures, track, sub-grade and earthworks by the use of the load models defined in Annex A permits the classification of infrastructure into line categories. This European Standard identifies on which lines vehicles are compatible to the infrastructure for regular traffic regarding vertical load effects. Line categories are provided for: - all traffic types; - heavy freight traffic; - locomotives; - multiple units; - lightweight passenger traffic. Mobile railway infrastructure construction and maintenance equipment (e.g. rail mounted plant, cranes) in working mode and portable trolleys as defined by EN 13977 are outside the scope of this European Standard. This European Standard does not cover the system used in Great Britain, where all lines and vehicles are classified in accordance with the RA (Route Availability) System. A guide to the equivalent categories in accordance with this European Standard is given in Annex Q. This European Standard does not cover requirements relating to the maximum total mass or maximum length of a train. The requirements of this European Standard do not replace any regulations related to running behaviour of vehicles described by the assessment quantities for running safety, track loading and ride characteristics (see EN 14363). This Standard does not impose any requirements to vehicles or infrastructure, but gives guidance to a simplified management of the interface between vehicles and infrastructure. Publication of line categories is outside the scope of this European Standard.

Committee
RAE/1/-/8
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 06/30151332 DC. (06/2008) Supersedes 13/30270305 DC. (01/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
114
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 15528:2015 Identical

RSSB GM/RT2400 : ISSUE 5 AMD 1 2014 ENGINEERING DESIGN OF ON-TRACK MACHINES IN RUNNING MODE
RSSB GE/RT8006 : ISSUE 2 AMD 2 2017 ASSESSMENT OF COMPATIBILITY OF RAIL VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND UNDERLINE BRIDGES

EN 13977:2011 Railway applications - Track - Safety requirements for portable machines and trolleys for construction and maintenance
EN 15687:2010 Railway applications - Testing for the acceptance of running characteristics of freight vehicles with static axle loads higher than 225 kN and up to 250 kN
UIC 702 : 3ED 2003 STATIC LOADING DIAGRAMS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE DESIGN OF RAIL CARRYING STRUCTURES ON LINES USED BY INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
EN 14363:2016 Railway applications - Testing and Simulation for the acceptance of running characteristics of railway vehicles - Running Behaviour and stationary tests
EN 1991-2:2003/AC:2010 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 2: TRAFFIC LOADS ON BRIDGES
UIC 502-1 : 4ED 2016 EXCEPTIONAL CONSIGNMENTS - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL CONSIGNMENTS
EN 15877-1:2012 Railway applications - Marking on railway vehicles - Part 1: Freight wagons
UIC 776-1 : 5ED 2006 LOADS TO BE CONSIDERED IN RAILWAY BRIDGE DESIGN
EN 15877-2:2013 Railway applications - Markings of railway vehicles - Part 2: External markings on coaches, motive power units, locomotives and on track machines
2008/57/EC : 2008 AMD 5 2014 DIRECTIVE 2008/1957/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 17 JUNE 2008 ON THE INTEROPERABILITY OF THE RAIL SYSTEM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY (RECAST) (TEXT WITH EEA RELEVANCE)
UIC 719 : 3ED 2008 EARTHWORKS AND TRACK BED CONSTRUCTION FOR RAILWAY LINES
EN 13803-1:2010 Railway applications - Track - Track alignment design parameters - Track gauges 1435 mm and wider - Part 1: Plain line
UIC 700 : 10ED 2004 CLASSIFICATION OF LINES - RESULTING LOAD LIMITS FOR WAGONS
EN 15663:2017 Railway applications - Vehicle reference masses
EN 1990:2002/A1:2005/AC:2010 EUROCODE - BASIS OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN

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