EN 15153-1:2013/FprA1:2016
(Amendment)Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 1: Head, marker and tail lamps
Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 1: Head, marker and tail lamps
This European Standard defines the functional and technical requirements for head, marker and tail lamps for trains, including high speed and conventional rail, but excluding road, metro and self-contained systems.
This European Standard also defines the requirements for testing and conformity assessment.
Portable lamps are excluded from the scope of this European Standard.
Bahnanwendungen - Optische und akustische Warneinrichtungen für Schienenfahrzeuge - Teil 1: Fernlichter, Spitzensignale und Zugschlusssignale
Applications ferroviaires - Dispositifs externes d'avertissement optiques et acoustiques pour les trains - Partie 1: Signaux de face avant, signaux d'extrémité avant et signaux de face arrière
Železniške naprave - Zunanje vidne in zvočne opozorilne naprave za vlake - 1. del: Čelne, označevalne in sklepne luči - Dopolnilo A1
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Overview
EN 15153-1:2013/FprA1:2016 (CEN) specifies the functional and technical requirements for external visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 1: head, marker and tail lamps. It applies to both high‑speed and conventional rail rolling stock and covers design, performance, testing and conformity assessment of permanently installed lamps. The standard excludes road vehicles, metro and self‑contained systems, and portable lamps.
Key topics and requirements
This standard addresses the essential features needed to ensure safe, interoperable train lighting. Key technical topics include:
- Scope and applicability - covers head, marker and tail lamps for locomotives and passenger rolling stock; excludes portable lamps and certain vehicle types.
- Positioning and dimensions - requirements for lamp location and physical dimensions to ensure visibility and fitment on rolling stock.
- Colour and luminous performance - specifications for lamp colour and luminous intensity, including provisions for controlling glare and limits for specified angles relative to the optical axis.
- Alignment and adjustment - requirements for correct alignment of lamps in installed condition and procedures for adjustment.
- Control and operation - lamp control interfaces, operational checks and integration with cab systems (normative reference updated to prEN 16186‑2 for display/control integration).
- Testing and conformity assessment - laboratory and in‑service test methods, and interoperability constituent testing matrix (Table A.1) showing which features require sample vs subsystem testing.
- Interoperability & safety compliance - how clauses map to EU TSI requirements and Directive 2008/57/EC (Annex ZA) to support presumption of conformity.
Practical applications and users
EN 15153-1 is used by:
- Rolling stock manufacturers and component suppliers when designing and specifying head/marker/tail lamps.
- Systems integrators and vehicle designers to ensure lamp positioning, control and visibility meet interoperability requirements.
- Test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies for type testing and validation against the standard.
- Infrastructure managers, operators and maintainers for procurement, acceptance testing and operational checks during maintenance or retrofits.
- Regulators and certification authorities to reference in vehicle authorisation and EU TSI conformity assessments.
Related standards and regulatory links
- EN 15153-1:2013 with Draft Amendment FprA1:2016 (this document)
- Normative reference update to prEN 16186‑2 (Driver’s cab - integration of displays, controls and indicators)
- References to EU legal frameworks: Directive 2008/57/EC and Commission Regulation No 1302/2014 (TSI Rolling Stock)
Keywords: EN 15153-1, railway lighting standard, head lamps, marker lamps, tail lamps, train external warning devices, luminous intensity, lamp alignment, conformity assessment, railway interoperability.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 15153-1:2013/FprA1:2016 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 1: Head, marker and tail lamps". This standard covers: This European Standard defines the functional and technical requirements for head, marker and tail lamps for trains, including high speed and conventional rail, but excluding road, metro and self-contained systems. This European Standard also defines the requirements for testing and conformity assessment. Portable lamps are excluded from the scope of this European Standard.
This European Standard defines the functional and technical requirements for head, marker and tail lamps for trains, including high speed and conventional rail, but excluding road, metro and self-contained systems. This European Standard also defines the requirements for testing and conformity assessment. Portable lamps are excluded from the scope of this European Standard.
EN 15153-1:2013/FprA1:2016 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 45.060.10 - Tractive stock. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 15153-1:2013/FprA1:2016 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016, EN 15153-1:2013. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 15153-1:2013/FprA1:2016 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2008/57/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/483. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 1:
Head, marker and tail lamps
Bahnanwendungen - Optische und akustische Warneinrichtungen für Schienenfahrzeuge
- Teil 1: Fernlichter, Spitzensignale und Zugschlusssignale
Applications ferroviaires - Dispositifs externes d'avertissement optiques et acoustiques
pour les trains - Partie 1: Signaux de face avant, signaux d'extrémité avant et signaux de
face arrière
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15153-1:2013/FprA1:2016
ICS:
03.220.30 Železniški transport Transport by rail
93.100 Gradnja železnic Construction of railways
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
FINAL DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 15153-1:2013
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
March 2016
ICS 45.060.10
English Version
Railway applications - External visible and audible
warning devices for trains - Part 1: Head, marker and tail
lamps
Applications ferroviaires - Dispositifs externes Bahnanwendungen - Optische und akustische
d'avertissement optiques et acoustiques pour les trains Warneinrichtungen für Schienenfahrzeuge - Teil 1:
- Partie 1: Signaux de face avant, signaux d'extrémité Fernlichter, Spitzensignale und Zugschlusssignale
avant et signaux de face arrière
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical
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This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 15153-1:2013. If this draft becomes an
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This document (EN 15153-1:2013/FprA1:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee
CEN/TC 256 “Railway applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
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Directive 2008/57/EC.
For relationship with EU Directive 2008/57/EC, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of
this document.
1 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references
Replace "prEN 16186-1, Railway applications — Driver's cab — Part 1: Visibility, layout, access" with
"prEN 16186-2, Railway applications — Driver's cab — Part 2: Integration of displays, controls and
indicators".
2 Modification to 5.3.4, Luminous intensity of head lamps
In the last but one paragraph, replace "5.3.2" with "5.3.5"
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