EN 15877-1:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Železniške naprave - Oznake železniških vozil - 1. del: Tovorni vagoni
Railway applications - Markings of railway vehicles - Part 1: Freight wagons
Bahnanwendungen - Kennzeichnung von Schienenfahrzeugen - Teil 1: Güterwagen
Applications ferroviaires - Marquages pour véhicules ferroviaires - Partie 1: Wagons de
fret
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15877-1:2024
ICS:
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 15877-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 45.060.20 Supersedes EN 15877-1:2012+A1:2018
English Version
Railway applications - Markings of railway vehicles -
Part 1: Freight wagons
Applications ferroviaires - Inscriptions pour véhicules Bahnanwendungen - Kennzeichnungen von
ferroviaires - Partie 1: Wagons Schienenfahrzeugen - Teil 1: Güterwagen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 May 2024.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 7
4 Markings . 8
4.1 General principles . 8
4.2 Colour . 9
4.3 Positioning . 9
4.4 Details of freight wagon markings .14
4.4.1 General .14
4.4.2 European vehicle number (EVN) .14
4.4.3 Main markings.18
4.4.4 Payload markings .32
4.4.5 Brake markings .43
4.4.6 Restriction markings .64
4.4.7 Marking for electrical hazard .67
4.4.8 Traffic markings .72
4.4.9 Markings for combined traffic .83
4.4.10 Other markings . 101
4.4.11 Special painting . 112
4.4.12 Markings for tank wagons . 115
4.4.13 Markings for wheelsets . 130
Annex A (normative) Colours. 134
Bibliography . 135
European foreword
This document (EN 15877-1:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway
applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2025, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 15877-1:2012+A1:2018.
EN 15877-1:2012+A1:2018:
— normative references have been updated;
— document has been newly structured;
— markings have been revised;
— new markings have been added (Figure 1 c), Figure 3, Figure 25, Figure 29, Figure 37 b),
Figure 38 a), Figures 45 to 48, Figure 51, Figure 60, Figure 63, Figures 92 to 97, Figure 100 b),
Figure 101 b), Figure 103, Figures 114 to 116, Figures 118 to 121, Figure 127 b), Figure 131 c));
— unused markings have been deleted (former Figures 1, 4, 11, 13 to 15, 36, 49 a), 50, 51, 60, 61, 63,
65, 87 a), 89, 105).
The series EN 15877, Railway applications — Markings of railway vehicles consists of two parts:
— Part 1: Freight wagons
— Part 2: External markings on coaches, motive power units, locomotives and on track machines
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document describes standardized markings for use on heavy rail freight wagons. These markings
are used to provide various items of information relating to the characteristics and intended use of rail
vehicles in a clear and concise manner. Among those markings are safety signs used to alert equipment
operators to hazards that can be encountered in the use or maintenance of the rail vehicles.
In addition to the markings in this document, there might be other markings and text applied to a heavy
rail freight wagon, e.g. instructions and warnings concerning the use of equipment. Such additional
markings are not in contravention of this document provided they do not interfere with or affect the
markings in the document.
The document is applicable to all heavy rail freight wagons operating within the European Union, the
European Free Trade Association member states and states which are member of OTIF
(Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail) and it satisfies the legal
requirements within these institutions.
This document is consistent with:
— Directive (EU) 2016/797 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community;
— COTIF UTP GEN-A: General provisions – Essential requirements.
It is intended to be used by all parties concerned with the marking of rail vehicles.
1 Scope
This document specifies the markings on heavy rail freight wagons, or parts of heavy rail freight wagons,
relating to their technical, operational and maintenance characteristics. It specifies the characteristics of
these markings, the requirements pertaining to their presentation, their shape and position on a rail
vehicle and their meaning. Some markings are accompanied with (a) note(s), where appropriate.
Tank manufacturers’ design criteria, test and product specification plates have not been considered in
this document as they are specified in EN 12561-1:2011.
Where fully specified in RID [14] dangerous goods markings have not been considered in this document
(dimensions, colour, location and form). Where markings are not fully specified in RID they are included
in this document.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 12561-8:2011, Railway applications — Tank wagons — Part 8: Heating connections
EN 12663-2:2010+A1:2023, Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part
2: Freight wagons
EN 13775-1:2003, Railway applications - Measuring of new and modified freight wagons - Part 1:
Measuring principles
EN 15273-2:2013+A1:2016, Railway applications — Gauges — Part 2: Rolling stock gauge
EN 15528:2021, Railway applications - Line categories for managing the interface between load limits of
vehicles and infrastructure
EN 15625:2021, Railway applications - Braking - Automatic variable load sensing devices
EN 17343:2023, Railway applications - General terms and definitions
EN ISO 7010:2020, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs
(ISO 7010:2019, Corrected version 2020-06)
ISO 3864-4:2011, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Part 4: Colorimetric and
photometric properties of safety sign materials

The document is currently under revision. Stage at the time of publication: prEN 15273-2:2023.
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 17343:2023 and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1.1
buffer stroke
deflection of the buffer in the operating range of the elastic system
3.1.2
decal
picture or design printed on specially prepared plastic sheeting for the purpose of adherence to a freight
wagon
3.1.3
luminance contrast
C
quantity relating to the difference in luminance between two surfaces
Note 1 to entry: Widely accepted definitions include:
C = (L − L )/L with L > L (positive contrast),
1 2 1 1 2
C = (L1 − L2)/L1 with L1 < L2 (negative contrast),
C = (L − L )/(L + L ) with L > L ,
1 2 1 2 1 2
where C is the luminance contrast and L and L are the luminances of the two surfaces.
1 2
Note 2 to entry: Although luminance contrast is intended to correlate with brightness contrast, it is possible that it
does not do so directly because brightness contrast depends on other factors such as the angular separation, the
luminance gradient, and any size difference between the two surfaces
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-845:2020, 845-22-091]
3.1.4
marking
lettering or symbols applied to a freight wagon by means of decals, hand painting or by another agreed
method, with the purpose of providing informat
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