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RSSB GE/GN8573 : ISSUE 4

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

GUIDANCE ON GAUGING AND PLATFORM STEPPING DISTANCES

Published date

17-09-2013

Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Guidance on the Gauging Principles Used in Railway Group Standards
Part 3 - Guidance on Gauging Processes
Part 4 - Clearance
Part 5 - Positioning of New and Altered Infrastructure Adjacent to the Tracks
Part 6 - Structure Gauges
Part 7 - Pantograph Gauging
Part 8 - Guidance on Platform Stepping Distances
Part 9 - Standard Vehicle Gauges
Part 10 - Guidance on Considerations for Development of New Vehicle Gauges
Part 11 - Vehicle Gauging Data associated with GE/RT8073
Part 12 - Method to Determine the Effects of Cross-Wind Loading when Determining Swept Envelopes
Part 13 - Miscellaneous Technical Issues
Appendices
Appendix A - W6a Freight Lower Gauge
Appendix B - Lower Sector Vehicle Gauge
Appendix C - Freight Upper Gauges
Appendix D - Passenger Gauge 1 (20 m) PG1 and Passenger Gauge 2 (23 m) PG2
Appendix E - Locomotive Gauge – Vehicle Gauge for Locomotives
Appendix F - C3 and C4 Designation
Appendix G - Class 373/X (Eurostar) Gauge
Appendix H - Freight Load Unit Heights and Profile Codes
Definitions
References

Gives information and additional advisory material in support of the application of the various RGS covering gauging. Also gives background material on the original derivation of the vehicle gauges in common use.

DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited
Status
Current

BS EN 15273-2 : 2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - GAUGES - PART 2: ROLLING STOCK GAUGE
RSSB GE/RT8273 : ISSUE 1 ASSESSMENT OF COMPATIBILITY OF ROLLING STOCK AND INFRASTRUCTURE - GAUGING AND STEPPING DISTANCES
RSSB GI/RT7073 : ISSUE 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND FOR DEFINING AND MAINTAINING CLEARANCES
RSSB GM/RT2173 : ISSUE 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SIZE OF VEHICLES AND POSITION OF EQUIPMENT
BS EN 50367 : 2012 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - CURRENT COLLECTION SYSTEMS - TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PANTOGRAPH AND OVERHEAD LINE (TO ACHIEVE FREE ACCESS)
BS EN 50124-1:2017 Railway applications. Insulation coordination Basic requirements. Clearances and creepage distances for all electrical and electronic equipment
BS EN 1991-1-4 : 2005 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-4: GENERAL ACTIONS - WIND ACTIONS

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