EN 15528:2015
Superseded
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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
01-03-2022
10-28-2015
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
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.
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Supersedes PREN 15528. (11/2015)
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Standard
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Comite Europeen de Normalisation
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Superseded
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| Standards | Relationship |
| UNI EN 15528:2015 | Identical |
| PN EN 15528 : 2015 | Identical |
| NF EN 15528 : 2015 | Identical |
| NS EN 15528 : 2008 | Identical |
| DIN EN 15528 E : 2016 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 15528:2015 | Identical |
| DIN EN 15528:2016-01 | Identical |
| NEN EN 15528 : 2015 | Identical |
| SN EN 15528 : 2016 | Identical |
| NBN EN 15528 : 2015 | Identical |
| BS EN 15528:2015 | Identical |
| UNI EN 15528 : 2012 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 15528:2016 | Identical |
| ONORM EN 15528 : 2015 | Identical |
| BS EN 15528:2021 | Identical |
| BS EN 16432-1:2017 | Railway applications. Ballastless track systems General requirements |
| BS EN 15954-1:2013 | Railway applications. Track. Trailers and associated equipment Technical requirements for running and working |
| UNI EN 16235 : 2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATION - TESTING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF RUNNING CHARACTERISTICS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES - FREIGHT WAGONS - CONDITIONS FOR DISPENSATION OF FREIGHT WAGONS WITH DEFINED CHARACTERISTICS FROM ON-TRACK TESTS ACCORDING TO EN 14363 |
| UNI 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 |
| 12/30244746 DC : 0 | BS EN 15955-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - DEMOUNTABLE MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| DIN EN 15954-1:2014-06 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - TRAILERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| 16/30208484 DC : 0 | BS EN 15654-2 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MEASUREMENT OF VERTICAL FORCES ON WHEELS AND WHEELSETS - PART 2: TEST IN WORKSHOP FOR NEW, MODIFIED AND MAINTAINED VEHICLES |
| UNE-EN 15877-2:2015 | Railway applications - Markings of railway vehicles - Part 2: External markings on coaches, motive power units, locomotives and on track machines |
| PREN 15654-1 : DRAFT 2015 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MEASUREMENT OF VERTICAL FORCES ON WHEELS AND WHEELSETS - PART 1: INTEROPERABLE ON-TRACK MEASUREMENT SITES FOR VEHICLES IN SERVICE |
| BS EN 15746-1 : 2010 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - ROAD-RAIL MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| I.S. EN 15877-2:2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MARKINGS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 2: EXTERNAL MARKINGS ON COACHES, MOTIVE POWER UNITS, LOCOMOTIVES AND ON TRACK MACHINES |
| I.S. 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 |
| 15/30279805 DC : 0 | BS EN 15746-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - ROAD RAIL MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVELLING AND WORKING |
| NF EN 15827 : 2011 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOGIES AND RUNNING GEARS |
| UNE-EN 15954-1:2014 | Railway applications - Track - Trailers and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for running and working |
| I.S. EN 15955-1:2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - DEMOUNTABLE MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| DIN EN 16235:2013-12 | Railway application - Testing for the acceptance of running characteristics of railway vehicles - Freight wagons - Conditions for dispensation of freight wagons with defined characteristics from on-track tests according to EN 14363; German version EN 16235:2013 |
| 17/30331222 DC : 0 | BS EN 16432-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - BALLASTLESS TRACK SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENT |
| PREN 14033-1 : DRAFT 2014 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - RAILBOUND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE MACHINES - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING |
| 12/30241400 DC : 0 | BS EN 15654-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MEASUREMENT OF WHEEL AND AXLE LOADS - PART 1: INTEROPERABLE 'IN-SERVICE' RAIL VEHICLES |
| 15/30326124 DC : 0 | BS EN 15654-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MEASUREMENT OF VERTICAL FORCES ON WHEELS AND WHEELSETS - PART 1: INTEROPERABLE ON-TRACK MEASUREMENT SITES FOR VEHICLES IN SERVICE |
| 15/30304272 DC : DRAFT DEC 2015 | BS EN 15746-3 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - ROAD-RAIL MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 3: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING |
| BS EN 15877-1 : 2012 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MARKING ON RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 1: FREIGHT WAGONS |
| I.S. EN 15954-1:2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - TRAILERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| EN 15746-1:2010+A1:2011 | Railway applications - Track - Road-rail machines and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for running and working |
| UNI EN 15746-1 : 2011 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - ROAD-RAIL MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| DIN EN 14033-1:2014-08 (Draft) | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - RAILBOUND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE MACHINES - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING |
| DIN EN 15687 E : 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 |
| DIN EN 15746-1:2016-02 (Draft) | Railway applications - Track - Road rail machines and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for travelling and working; German and English version prEN 15746-1:2015 |
| UNE-EN 15877-1:2013 | Railway applications - Marking on railway vehicles - Part 1: Freight wagons |
| DIN EN 16432-1:2015-04 (Draft) | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - BALLASTLESS TRACK SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
| NF EN 15746-1 : 2010 + A1 2011 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - ROAD-RAIL MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| BS EN 16235:2013 | Railway application. Testing for the acceptance of running characteristics of railway vehicles. Freight wagons. Conditions for dispensation of freight wagons with defined characteristics from on-track tests according to EN 14363 |
| DIN EN 16432-1 E : 2017 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - BALLASTLESS TRACK SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
| 15/30309997 DC : 0 | BS EN 15663 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - VEHICLE REFERENCE MASSES |
| PREN 17069-1 : DRAFT 2017 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES FOR CHANGE OF TRACK GAUGE - PART 1: AUTOMATIC VARIABLE GAUGE SYSTEMS |
| I.S. EN 16235:2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATION - TESTING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF RUNNING CHARACTERISTICS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES - FREIGHT WAGONS - CONDITIONS FOR DISPENSATION OF FREIGHT WAGONS WITH DEFINED CHARACTERISTICS FROM ON-TRACK TESTS ACCORDING TO EN 14363 |
| EN 15654-1:2018 | Railway applications - Measurement of vertical forces on wheels and wheelsets - Part 1: On-track measurement sites for vehicles in service |
| UNI EN 15955-1 : 2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - DEMOUNTABLE MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| UNI EN 15954-1 : 2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - TRAILERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| UNI EN 15827 : 2011 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOGIES AND RUNNING GEARS |
| DIN EN 15877-2:2014-04 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MARKINGS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 2: EXTERNAL MARKINGS ON COACHES, MOTIVE POWER UNITS, LOCOMOTIVES AND ON TRACK MACHINES |
| 12/30244740 DC : 0 | BS EN 15954-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - TRAILERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| 09/30206837 DC : DRAFT SEP 2009 | BS EN 15687 - 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 |
| BS EN 14033-1:2017 | Railway applications. Track. Railbound construction and maintenance machines Technical requirements for running |
| I.S. EN 15654-1:2018 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MEASUREMENT OF VERTICAL FORCES ON WHEELS AND WHEELSETS - PART 1: ON-TRACK MEASUREMENT SITES FOR VEHICLES IN SERVICE |
| I.S. EN 15746-1:2010 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - ROAD-RAIL MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| UNE-EN 15827:2011 | Railway applications - Requirements for bogies and running gears |
| UNE-EN 15955-1:2014 | Railway applications - Track - Demountable machines and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for running and working |
| DIN EN 15687:2010-11 | 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 |
| EN 15954-1 : 2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - TRAILERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| EN 16432-1:2017 | Railway applications - Ballastless track systems - Part 1: General requirements |
| EN 15827:2011 | Railway applications - Requirements for bogies and running gears |
| EN 14033-1:2017 | Railway applications - Track - Railbound construction and maintenance machines - Part 1: Technical requirements for running |
| EN 15877-2:2013 | Railway applications - Markings of railway vehicles - Part 2: External markings on coaches, motive power units, locomotives and on track machines |
| EN 15955-1 : 2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - DEMOUNTABLE MACHINES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING AND WORKING |
| EN 15877-1:2012 | Railway applications - Marking on railway vehicles - Part 1: Freight wagons |
| 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 |
| EN 16235:2013 | Railway application - Testing for the acceptance of running characteristics of railway vehicles - Freight wagons - Conditions for dispensation of freight wagons with defined characteristics from on-track tests according to EN 14363 |
| 14/30258493 DC : 0 | BS EN 14033-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - RAILBOUND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE MACHINES - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING |
| 17/30279844 DC : 0 | BS EN 17069-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES FOR CHANGE OF TRACK GAUGE - PART 1: AUTOMATIC VARIABLE GAUGE SYSTEMS |
| DIN EN 15827:2011-06 | Railway applications - Requirements for bogies and running gears |
| DIN EN 15955-1:2013-08 | Railway applications - Track - Demountable machines and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for running and working |
| BS EN 15827:2011 | Railway applications. Requirements for bogies and running gears |
| BS EN 15877-2:2013 | Railway applications. Markings of railway vehicles External markings on coaches, motive power units, locomotives and on track machines |
| BS EN 15955-1:2013 | Railway applications. Track. Demountable machines and associated equipment Technical requirements for running and working |
| BS 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 |
| NF 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 |
| UNI EN 15877-1 : 2012 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MARKING ON RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 1: FREIGHT WAGONS |
| I.S. EN 16432-1:2017 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - BALLASTLESS TRACK SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
| UNI EN 15877-2 : 2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MARKINGS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 2: EXTERNAL MARKINGS ON COACHES, MOTIVE POWER UNITS, LOCOMOTIVES AND ON TRACK MACHINES |
| DIN EN 15877-1:2012-12 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MARKING ON RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 1: FREIGHT WAGONS |
| I.S. EN 15877-1:2012 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - MARKING ON RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 1: FREIGHT WAGONS |
| I.S. EN 15827:2011 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOGIES AND RUNNING GEARS |
| I.S. EN 14033-1:2017 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - RAILBOUND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE MACHINES - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING |
| DIN EN 15746-1:2011-12 | Railway applications - Track - Road-rail machines and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for running and working (includes Amendment A1:2011) |
| DIN EN 16432-1:2017-09 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - BALLASTLESS TRACK SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
| DIN EN 14033-1:2017-10 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - RAILBOUND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE MACHINES - PART 1: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING |
| DIN EN 15877-1:2019-06 | Railway applications - Marking on railway vehicles - Part 1: Freight wagons (includes Amendment A1:2018) |
| UNE-EN 15746-1:2011 | Railway applications - Track - Road-rail machines and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for running and working |
| 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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