EN 15273-2:2013/FprA1
(Amendment)Railway applications - Gauges - Part 2: Rolling stock gauge
Railway applications - Gauges - Part 2: Rolling stock gauge
This document is applicable to the authorities involved in all types of railway operation.
This European Standard is applicable to new vehicle designs, to modifications and to the checking of the gauge for vehicles already in use.
The application of the rules of this European Standard makes it possible to determine the maximum dimensions of vehicles related to the structures.
This European Standard contains:
- the associated rules for all the gauges for rolling stock;
- the requirements for composing the technical gauge report to submit to the Acceptance Authority in order to confirm vehicle conformity to this standard;
- the requirements for maintaining the vehicle characteristics influencing gauging throughout its operational life.
Bahnanwendungen - Begrenzungslinien - Teil 2: Fahrzeugbegrenzungslinien
Applications ferroviaires - Gabarits - Partie 2 : Gabarit du matériel roulant
Železniške naprave - Profili - 2. del: Nakladalni profil (profil vozila) - Dopolnilo A1
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Overview
EN 15273-2:2013/FprA1 - "Railway applications - Gauges - Part 2: Rolling stock gauge" (CEN) defines the rules to determine the maximum dimensions of railway vehicles relative to infrastructure. The standard applies to new vehicle designs, modifications and to verification of vehicles already in service. It enables authorities and industry stakeholders to assess vehicle clearance, prepare conformity evidence and maintain gauging-related characteristics throughout a vehicle’s operational life.
Key topics and requirements
- Rolling stock gauge definitions - rules and profiles used to derive static and kinematic gauges for lateral, upper and lower parts of vehicles. (Includes updates to kinematic reference profiles and GED10 gauge definitions in the A1 draft.)
- Maximum permissible dimensions - method to determine vehicle envelope limits so vehicles can safely pass structures and adjacent lines.
- Kinematic behaviour and suspension - treatment of suspension displacements and extensions, including rules for quasi-static components and special cases (e.g., large upper horizontal parts). The amendment clarifies how suspension roll/tilt angles are accounted for.
- Pantographs and roof-mounted live parts - reference profiles for pantographs and insulating distances (see EN 15273-1:2013 Table G.2) and rules ensuring non-insulated roof equipment falls within the kinematic gauge less electrical insulation distance.
- Technical gauge report - requirements for composing the technical gauge report to submit to the Acceptance Authority demonstrating vehicle conformity with the standard.
- Operational life maintenance - requirements to maintain vehicle characteristics that influence gauging (e.g., clearances, suspension settings) throughout service.
- Regulatory alignment - informative Annex ZA maps this standard to the essential requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC and to relevant TSIs (rolling stock, freight wagons, energy subsystems).
Practical applications and users
- Rolling stock manufacturers - design vehicles to conform to European gauges and generate technical gauge reports for certification.
- Railway operators and fleet managers - check vehicle clearance before network operations, manage modifications, and ensure ongoing compliance during maintenance.
- Infrastructure managers - assess structure gauge compatibility, plan clearance works and accept new vehicles onto lines.
- Notified/Acceptance Authorities and certifiers - review technical gauge reports and verify conformity to national implementation of EN 15273-2.
- Signalling and electrical engineers - coordinate pantograph and roof equipment clearances with electrical insulation requirements.
Related standards and regulatory context
- EN 15273-1:2013 (for insulating distances, Table G.2)
- The A1 draft removes the normative reference to EN 50119 and updates multiple subclauses and figures (kinematic profiles, GED10).
- Linked to EU Directive 2008/57/EC and relevant TSIs (e.g., Commission Regulations for locomotives, passenger stock and freight wagons).
Keywords: EN 15273-2:2013/FprA1, rolling stock gauge, railway gauges, vehicle gauging, technical gauge report, pantograph clearance, kinematic gauge, GED10.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2016
Železniške naprave - Profili - 2. del: Nakladalni profil (profil vozila) - Dopolnilo A1
Railway applications - Gauges - Part 2: Rolling stock gauge
Bahnanwendungen - Begrenzungslinien - Teil 2: Fahrzeugbegrenzungslinien
Applications ferroviaires - Gabarits - Partie 2 : Gabarit du matériel roulant
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15273-2:2013/FprA1
ICS:
45.060.01 Železniška vozila na splošno Railway rolling stock in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
FINAL DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 15273-2:2013
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
March 2016
ICS 45.020; 45.060.01
English Version
Railway applications - Gauges - Part 2: Rolling stock gauge
Applications ferroviaires - Gabarits - Partie 2 : Gabarit Bahnanwendungen - Begrenzungslinien - Teil 2:
du matériel roulant Fahrzeugbegrenzungslinien
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical
Committee CEN/TC 256.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 15273-2:2013. If this draft becomes an
amendment, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for
inclusion of this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2016 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 15273-2:2013/FprA1:2016 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European Foreword . 3
1 Change to Clause 2, Normative references . 4
2 Change to Subclause A.3.3.2, Kinematic reference profile of GI2 . 4
3 Change to Subclause A.3.4.1.3, Suspension displacement . 4
4 Change to Subclause A.3.4.2.2, Suspension extension . 4
5 Change to Subclause A.3.12.1, Reference profile for pantographs and non-insulated
live parts on vehicle roof . 4
6 Change to Subclause A.3.12.7, Other non-insulated roof-mounted parts . 5
independent of the position
7 Change to Subclause B.3.3.1.1, Vehicles with clearance w
radius or linearly-variable as a function of the curve. 5
8 Change to Subclause D.2.4.2, Bogie vehicles . 5
9 Change to Clause F.5, Increase in the minimum height of the lower part of the rolling
stock able to pass over marshalling humps and rail brakes . 5
10 Change to Clause F.6, Increase in the minimum height of the lower part of the rolling
stock unable to pass over marshalling humps and rail brakes . 5
11 Change to Subclause H.2.1, Rules for the lower parts . 5
12 Change to Subclause H.4.1.1.1, Sections located between the bogie centres . 6
13 Changes to Subclause I.6.3, Requirement for adjusting the tilting system for vehicles
fitted with active systems . 6
14 Change to Subclause N.2.3, Suspension displacements . 6
15 Change to Subclause N.3.8.2, Calculation of cant excess and deficiency . 6
16 Change to Subclause P.2.1.5.1, Static reference profile for the lateral parts and upper
parts . 7
17 Change to Subclause P.2.1.5.2, Static reference profile for the lower parts . 7
18 Change to Subclause P.2.1.6, Static gauge GED10 . 8
19 Change to Subclause P.3.1.6.1, Kinematic reference profile for the lateral parts and
upper parts . 8
20 Change to Subclause P.3.1.6.2, Kinematic reference profiles for the lower parts . 9
21 Change to Subclause P.3.1.7, Kinematic gauge GED10 . 9
22 Changes to (informative) Annex ZA, Relationship between this European Standard
and the essential requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC . 10
European Foreword
This document (EN 15273-2:2013/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 subject to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/CE.
For the relationship with EU Directive 2008/57/EC, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part
of this document.
1 Change to Clause 2, Normative references
Delete reference to Standard EN 50119.
2 Change to Subclause A.3.3.2, Kinematic reference profile of GI2
Replace the existing Figure A.6 with the following:
“
”.
3 Change to Subclause A.3.4.1.3, Suspension displacement
In the list, add the following sentence to the end of point a):
“It is also acceptable to carry out the calculations under a total deflection.”.
4 Change to Subclause A.3.4.2.2, Suspension extension
Replace clause:
“The vertical component of quasi-static displacements is ignored.”.
with:
“The vertical component of quasi-static displacements is ignored, except for gauges with an upper
horizontal part that has a semi-width greater than 1 m.”.
5 Change to Subclause A.3.12.1, Reference profile for pantographs and non-
insulated live parts on vehicle roof
Under Figure A.14, replace the clause:
“INSULATING DISTANCE: EN 50119 covers insulating distance values.”
with:
“Insulating distance: see EN 15273-1:2013, Table G.2.”.
6 Change to Subclause A.3.12.7, Other non-insulated roof-mounted parts
Replace the contents of the subclause with the following:
“Non-insulated roof-mounted parts likely to be made live shall be installed so as to fall within the
kinematic gauge less the electrical insulation distance (see A.3.12.1 and Figure A.14).”.
7 Change to Subclause B.3.3.1.1, Vehicles with clearance independent of the
w
position radius or linearly-variable as a function of the curve
Replace the existing Formula (B.7) with the following:
1 p
“ x a⋅n − n+−100+ w − w ”
i ii i(150) i(250)
750 4
8 Change to Subclause D.2.4.2, Bogie vehicles
Replace the sentence above Formula (D.37) with the following:
“Operation along a straight track predominates.”.
9 Change to Clause F.5, Increase in the minimum height of the lower part of the
rolling stock able to pass over marshalling humps and rail brakes
Replace “E ” and “E ” with “E ” and “E ”.
as au ai aa
10 Change to Clause F.6, Increase in the minimum height of the lower part of the
rolling stock unable to pass over marshalling humps and rail brakes
Replace “E’ ” with “E’ ”.
as ai
11 Change to Subclause H.2.1, Rules for the lower parts
Replace the fourth clause:
“Vertical displacements to be considered for the lower parts follow the rules for gauge G1.”.
with:
“Vertical displacements to be considered for Zone B are equal to those obtained for Zone A, and those
for Zone C are equal to those obtained for Zone D.”.
=
12 Change to Subclause H.4.1.1.1, Sections located between the bogie centres
Replace the sentence above Formula (H.3) with the following:
“Operation along a curved track predominates.”
13 Changes to Subclause I.6.3, Requirement for adjusting the tilting system for
vehicles fitted with active systems
In the list, in entry a), replace “I’p, I’c and E’” with “I’p and I’c”.
Replace the existing F
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 15273-2:2013/FprA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Railway applications - Gauges - Part 2: Rolling stock gauge". This standard covers: This document is applicable to the authorities involved in all types of railway operation. This European Standard is applicable to new vehicle designs, to modifications and to the checking of the gauge for vehicles already in use. The application of the rules of this European Standard makes it possible to determine the maximum dimensions of vehicles related to the structures. This European Standard contains: - the associated rules for all the gauges for rolling stock; - the requirements for composing the technical gauge report to submit to the Acceptance Authority in order to confirm vehicle conformity to this standard; - the requirements for maintaining the vehicle characteristics influencing gauging throughout its operational life.
This document is applicable to the authorities involved in all types of railway operation. This European Standard is applicable to new vehicle designs, to modifications and to the checking of the gauge for vehicles already in use. The application of the rules of this European Standard makes it possible to determine the maximum dimensions of vehicles related to the structures. This European Standard contains: - the associated rules for all the gauges for rolling stock; - the requirements for composing the technical gauge report to submit to the Acceptance Authority in order to confirm vehicle conformity to this standard; - the requirements for maintaining the vehicle characteristics influencing gauging throughout its operational life.
EN 15273-2:2013/FprA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 45.020 - Railway engineering in general; 45.060.01 - Railway rolling stock in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 15273-2:2013/FprA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 15273-2:2013+A1:2016, EN 15273-2:2013. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 15273-2:2013/FprA1 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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