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Railway applications - Infrastructure - Demountable machines, trailers and associated equipment - Part 2: General safety requirements

Railway applications - Infrastructure - Demountable machines, trailers and associated equipment - Part 2: General safety requirements

This document specifies the general safety requirements for demountable machines and trailers, including road-rail trailers - henceforward referred to as ‘machines, for use when travelling and working on railway track.
NOTE   Trailers, including road-rail trailers, are considered as machines because they are moved along the track by powered machines.
This document specifies the requirements to deal with the common hazards presented by their use on the railway during transport, assembly and installation, commissioning, travelling and working on track, use including setting, programming, and process changeover, operation, cleaning, fault finding, maintenance and de-commissioning of the machines and associated equipment when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable.
These machines will not run on railway lines open to normal traffic.
NOTE   Other rail mounted railway maintenance and infrastructure inspection machines are dealt with in other European standards, see Technical Report CEN/TR 17498:2020.
This document is also applicable to machines and associated equipment that in working mode are partly supported on the ballast or the formation.
The requirements in this document are based on the assumption that the machines are used, operated and maintained by skilled person(s).
This document does not apply to the following:
-   requirements for quality of the work or performance of the machine;
-   use of separate equipment temporarily mounted on machines;
-   machines that utilize external power supplies such as the overhead contact line system for traction purposes or as a power source;
-   hazards due to air pressure caused by the passing of high-speed trains at more than 200 km/h;
-   operation subject to special rules, e.g. potentially explosive atmospheres;
-   hazards due to natural causes, e.g. earthquake, lightning, flooding;
-   working methods;
-   operation in severe working conditions requiring special measures, e.g. corrosive environments, contaminating environments, strong magnetic fields;
-   hazards occurring when used to handle suspended loads which may swing freely.

Bahnanwendungen - Infrastruktur - Ausgleisbare Maschinen, Anhänger und zugehörige Ausstattung -Teil 2: Allgemeine Sicherheitsanforderungen

Dieses Dokument legt die allgemeinen Sicherheitsanforderungen für ausgleisbare Maschinen und Anhänger, einschließlich Zweiwege-Anhänger, die nachfolgend als "Maschinen" bezeichnet werden, für die Anwendung bei Versetzfahrten und Arbeiten auf Gleisen fest.
ANMERKUNG   Anhänger, einschließlich Zweiwege-Anhänger, werden als Maschinen angesehen, da sie von angetriebenen Maschinen auf dem Gleis bewegt werden.
Dieses Dokument beschreibt die Anforderungen, wie mit den üblichen Gefahren durch ihre Verwendung auf Bahngleisen während des Transports, der Montage und Installation, der Inbetriebnahme, der Versetzfahrt und Arbeiten im/am Gleis, der Nutzung einschließlich der Einstellung, Programmierung und Verfahrensumstellung, des Betriebs, der Reinigung, der Fehlersuche, der Wartung und der Außerbetriebnahme der Maschinen und der zugehörigen Ausrüstung bei bestimmungsgemäßer Verwendung und unter vernünftigerweise vorhersehbaren Fehlanwendung umzugehen ist.
Diese Maschinen werden nicht auf Eisenbahnstrecken betrieben, die für den normalen Verkehr freigegeben sind.
ANMERKUNG   Andere schienengebundene Eisenbahninstandhaltungsmaschinen und Maschinen zur Inspektion der Infrastruktur werden in anderen Europäischen Normen behandelt, siehe CEN/TR 17498:2020.
Dieses Dokument gilt auch für Maschinen und zugehörige Ausrüstungen, die sich in Arbeitsmodus teilweise auf dem Schotter oder dem Untergrund (Planum) abstützen.
Die Anforderungen in diesem Dokument basieren auf der Annahme, dass die Maschinen von geschultem Personal benutzt, bedient und gewartet werden.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für:
-   Anforderungen an die Arbeitsqualität oder die Leistung der Maschine;
-   Verwendung von separater Ausrüstung, die vorübergehend an Maschinen montiert ist;
-   Maschinen, die eine externe Energieversorgung wie die Oberleitungsanlage für Antriebszwecke oder als Energiequelle verwenden;
-   Gefahren verursacht durch Luftdruckstöße von vorbeifahrenden Hochgeschwindigkeitszügen mit mehr als 200 km/h;
-   Einsätze, die besonderen Regeln unterliegen, z. B. explosionsgefährdete Umgebungen;
-   Gefahren aufgrund natürlicher Ursachen, z. B. Erdbeben, Blitzschlag, Überschwemmung;
-   Arbeitsverfahren;
-   Betrieb unter schwierigen Arbeitsbedingungen, die besondere Maßnahmen erfordern, z. B. korrosive Umgebung, kontaminierte Umgebungen, starke Magnetfelder;
-   Gefahren durch freischwebende Lasten, die schwingen können.

Applications ferroviaires - Infrastructure - Machines déraillables, remorques et éléments associés - Partie 2 : Prescriptions générales pour la sécurité

Le présent document spécifie les prescriptions générales de sécurité applicables aux machines déraillables et aux remorques, notamment les remorques rail-route - désignées ci-après les « machines », durant le déplacement et le travail sur voie ferrée.
NOTE   Les remorques, y compris les remorques rail-route, sont considérées comme des machines, car elles sont déplacées le long de la voie par des machines motorisées.
Le présent document spécifie les prescriptions pour traiter les phénomènes dangereux courants induits par l'utilisation de ces machines sur l'infrastructure ferroviaire durant le transport, l'assemblage et l'installation, la réception, la circulation et le travail sur voie, l'utilisation (y compris montage, programmation et changement des procédés), l'exploitation, le nettoyage, la localisation des défauts, la maintenance et la radiation des machines et des équipements associés lorsqu'ils sont utilisés dans les conditions prévues et dans les mauvaises conditions d'emploi qui peuvent être raisonnablement anticipées.
Ces machines ne circuleront pas sur les lignes ferroviaires ouvertes au trafic normal.
NOTE   Les autres machines d'inspection de l'infrastructure et de maintenance ferroviaire montées sur rail sont traitées dans d'autres Normes européennes, voir Rapport technique CEN/TR 17498:2020.
Le présent document s'applique aussi aux machines et aux équipements associés qui, en mode travail, prennent partiellement appui sur le ballast ou sur la plate-forme.
Les prescriptions du présent document reposent sur l'hypothèse que les machines sont utilisées, exploitées et entretenues par des personnes qualifiées.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas :
-   aux prescriptions relatives à la qualité du travail ou aux performances de la machine ;
-   à l'utilisation d'équipements distincts montés pour une durée temporaire sur des machines ;
-   aux machines utilisant une alimentation électrique externe telle que le système caténaire pour la traction ou comme source d'alimentation ;
-   aux phénomènes dangereux dus à la pression de l'air causée par le passage des trains à grande vitesse à plus de 200 km/h ;
-   à la mise en œuvre de la machine dans des conditions faisant l'objet de règles spéciales, par exemple atmosphère potentiellement explosive ;
-   aux phénomènes dangereux dus à des causes naturelles, par exemple tremblement de terre, foudre, inondation ;
-   aux méthodes de travail ;
-   à l'exploitation dans des conditions de travail sévères exigeant des mesures particulières, par exemple environnements corrosifs ou contaminants, champs magnétiques de forte intensité ;
-   aux phénomènes dangereux dus aux mouvements de charges librement suspendues susceptibles de se balancer.

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General Information

Status
Not Published
Publication Date
02-Apr-2025
ICS
45.060.20 - Trailing stock
45.120 - Equipment for railway/cableway construction and maintenance
Technical Committee
CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
Drafting Committee
CEN/TC 256/SC 1/WG 5 - Track construction and maintenance machines
Current Stage
4599 - Dispatch of FV draft to CMC - Finalization for Vote
Start Date
13-Sep-2024
Completion Date
13-Sep-2024
Directive
2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
93/38/EEC - Procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors
98/37/EC - Machinery
Mandate
M/024 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC/ETSI for programming and standardization in the field of railway equipment
M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
Ref Project
oSIST prEN 15955-2:2009 - Railway applications - Track - Demountable machines and associated equipment - Part 2: General safety requirements

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Revises
EN 15954-2:2013 - Railway applications - Track - Trailers and associated equipment - Part 2: General safety requirements
Effective Date
16-Jun-2021
Revises
EN 15955-2:2013 - Railway applications - Track - Demountable machines and associated equipment - Part 2: General safety requirements
Effective Date
16-Jun-2021

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Railway applications - Track - Demountable machines and associated equipment - Part
2: General safety requirements
Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Ausgleisbare Maschinen und zugehörige Ausstattung -
Teil 2: Allgemeine Sicherheitsanforderungen
Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Machines déraillables et éléments associés - Partie 2:
Prescriptions générales de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15955-2
ICS:
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
45.120 2SUHPD]DJUDGQMRLQ Equipment for
Y]GUåHYDQMHåHOH]QLFR] railway/cableway
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maintenance
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prEN 15955-2
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June 2009
ICS
English Version
Railway applications - Track - Demountable machines and
associated equipment - Part 2: General safety requirements
Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Machines déraillables et Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Ausgleisbare Maschinen
éléments associés - Partie 2: Prescriptions générales de und zugehörige Ausstattung - Teil 2: Allgemeine
sécurité Sicherheitsanforderungen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 256.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.
This draft European Standard 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 Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland 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.
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© 2009 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 15955-2:2009: E
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prEN 15955-2:2009 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword .5
Introduction .6
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references .8
3 Terms and definitions . 12
4 List of significant hazards . 12
5 General safety requirements and/or measures . 13
5.1 General . 13
5.2 Access and egress to and from working places . 13
5.2.1 Cabs . 13
5.2.2 Working places, places for control and maintenance outside of cabs . 14
5.2.3 Walkways on the machine . 14
5.3 Ergonomics . 14
5.4 Requirements for cabs . 15
5.4.1 General . 15
5.4.2 Minimum dimensions in cabs . 15
5.4.3 Cab floors . 15
5.4.4 Emergency exit . 15
5.4.5 Climatic conditions in cab . 15
5.4.6 Protection from dust . 15
5.4.7 Visibility from driving position . 16
5.4.8 Windows . 18
5.4.9 Storage for instruction handbook . 19
5.5 Seats . 19
5.5.1 Seats for the operator(s) . 19
5.5.2 Additional seats . 19
5.6 Standing places . 19
5.7 Edges and corners. 19
5.8 Pipes and hoses. 20
5.9 Communications between work positions . 20
5.10 Prevention of derailment . 20
5.10.1 General . 20
5.10.2 Lifeguards . 20
5.11 Stability and measures preventing overturning . 20
5.11.1 Proof of stability against overturning, machine stationary . 20
5.11.2 Prevention of derailment during running and when moving along the track in working
configuration . 23
5.11.3 Rated capacity indicator (RCI) . 24
5.12 Emergency stopping devices . 25
5.12.1 Emergency stopping devices for movement of the machine and working equipment . 25
5.12.2 Action of emergency stopping devices . 25
5.13 Moving parts and materials . 25
5.14 Operator’s controls and indicators . 26
5.14.1 General requirement . 26
5.14.2 Starting system . 28
5.14.3 Inadvertent activation . 28
5.14.4 Pedals . 28
5.14.5 Protection against uncontrolled motion in working configuration . 28
5.14.6 Control panels and indicators . 29
prEN 15955-2:2009 (E)
5.14.7 Remote controls . 29
5.15 Thermal hazards . 29
5.16 Electrical system . 30
5.16.1 Electrical equipment . 30
5.16.2 Disconnection devices . 30
5.16.3 Working environment . 30
5.16.4 Conductors, cables and wiring practices . 30
5.16.5 Batteries . 31
5.16.6 Catenaries . 31
5.16.7 Equi-potential bonding . 33
5.16.8 Antennae . 33
5.17 Machine safety requirements related to electromagnetic compatibility . 33
5.18 Emission of gas and particles . 34
5.19 Pressurised systems . 34
5.20 Fuel tanks and hydraulic tanks . 34
5.21 Noise . 34
5.22 Vibration . 35
5.22.1 General . 35
5.22.2 Whole body vibration . 35
5.22.3 Hand arm vibration . 35
5.23 Protection from the risks of fire . 35
5.23.1 General risk assessment . 35
5.23.2 Fire fighting equipment . 35
5.23.3 Material requirements . 35
5.23.4 Fire extinguishing system . 36
5.24 Braking systems . 36
5.24.1 General . 36
5.24.2 Holding on gradients .
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This European Standard specifies the technical requirements to minimise the specific railway hazards of trailers and associated equipment, which can arise during the commissioning, the operation and the maintenance of trailers when carried out in accordance with the specification given by the manufacturer or his authorised representative. This European Standard applies to trailers that are not intended to interact with operating signalling and control systems. Other machines are dealt with in other European Standards; see Annex E.
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oSIST prEN 15955-2:2022

This document specifies the general safety requirements for demountable machines and trailers, including road-rail trailers - henceforward referred to as ‘machines, for use when travelling and working on railway track.
NOTE   Trailers, including road-rail trailers, are considered as machines because they are moved along the track by powered machines.
This document specifies the requirements to deal with the common hazards presented by their use on the railway during transport, assembly and installation, commissioning, travelling and working on track, use including setting, programming, and process changeover, operation, cleaning, fault finding, maintenance and de-commissioning of the machines and associated equipment when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable.
These machines will not run on railway lines open to normal traffic.
NOTE   Other rail mounted railway maintenance and infrastructure inspection machines are dealt with in other European standards, see Technical Report CEN/TR 17498:2020.
This document is also applicable to machines and associated equipment that in working mode are partly supported on the ballast or the formation.
The requirements in this document are based on the assumption that the machines are used, operated and maintained by skilled person(s).
This document does not apply to the following:
-   requirements for quality of the work or performance of the machine;
-   use of separate equipment temporarily mounted on machines;
-   machines that utilize external power supplies such as the overhead contact line system for traction purposes or as a power source;
-   hazards due to air pressure caused by the passing of high-speed trains at more than 200 km/h;
-   operation subject to special rules, e.g. potentially explosive atmospheres;
-   hazards due to natural causes, e.g. earthquake, lightning, flooding;
-   working methods;
-   operation in severe working conditions requiring special measures, e.g. corrosive environments, contaminating environments, strong magnetic fields;
-   hazards occurring when used to handle suspended loads which may swing freely.

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FprEN 15955(Main)
Railway applications - Infrastructure - Demountable machines, trailers and associated equipment - General safety and technical requirements for travelling and working
oSIST prEN 15955:2020

This European Standard specifies the requirements for demountable machines and trailers, including road-rail trailers – henceforward referred to as ‘machines’.
This European Standard specifies the requirements to deal with the common hazards during transport, assembly and installation, commissioning, travelling and working on track, use including setting, programming, and process changeover, operation, cleaning, fault finding, maintenance and de-commissioning of the machines and associated equipment when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable; see Clause [tba].
This European standard deals with the requirements for the machine to be declared conformant by the manufacturer to the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC), see Annex ZA, together with additional specific technical railway requirements.
These machines are not designed nor intended to operate signalling and control systems and are only designed and intended to work and travel under special operating conditions specifically designated by the infrastructure manager. These machines are not classified as ‘vehicles’ as defined in the Interoperability Directive 2008/57/EC and are not permitted to run on the railway lines open to normal traffic. Other machines are dealt with in other European Standards; see Annex [tba].
Additional requirements can apply for travelling and working on infrastructures with narrow gauge or broad gauge lines, lines of urban rail, railways utilising other than adhesion between the rail and rail wheels and underground infrastructures.
This European Standard is also applicable to machines and associated equipment that in working mode are partly supported on the ballast or the formation.
The common hazards dealt with include the general hazards presented by the machines, as well as the hazards presented by the following specific machine functions:
- excavation;
- ballast tamping, ballast cleaning, ballast regulating, ballast consolidating;
- track renewal;
- rail maintenance;
- craning;
- catenary renewal / maintenance;
- maintenance of the components of the infrastructure;
- inspection and measurement of the components of the infrastructure;
- tunnel inspection / ventilation;
- shunting;
- emergency rescue and recovery;
This European Standard does not apply to the following:
- requirements for quality of the work or performance of the machine;
- specific requirements established by the railway infrastructure operator for the use of machines, which will be the subject of negotiation;
- separate equipment temporarily mounted on machines.
- machines that utilise the catenary for traction purposes;
- hazards due to air pressure caused by the passing of high-speed trains at more than 200 km/h
This European Standard does not establish additional requirements for the following:
- operation subject to special rules, e.g. potentially explosive atmospheres;
- hazards due to natural causes, e.g. earthquake, lightning, flooding;
- working methods;
- operation in severe working conditions requiring special measures, e.g. work in tunnels or in cuttings, extreme environmental conditions (below – 20 °C or above + 40 °C), corrosive environments, contaminating environments, strong magnetic fields;
- hazards due to errors in software;
- hazards occurring when used to handle suspended loads which may swing freely.
The maximum speed allowed for these machines is likely to be limited by the infrastructure manager; compliance with the clauses of this standard does not confer permission for machines to travel at this speed.
It is assumed that a finished standard automotive chassis used as a host for a demountable machine will offer an acceptable safety level for its designed functions before conversion. This specific aspect is not dealt with in this European Standard.

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prEN 15955-1(Main)
Railway applications - Track - Demountable machines and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for running and working
oSIST prEN 15955-1:2022

This European Standard deals with the technical requirements to minimize the specific railway hazards of self propelled demountable machines - henceforward referred to as machines - and associated equipment, which can arise during the commissioning, the operation and the maintenance of these machines when carried out in accordance with the specification given by the manufacturer or his authorised representative. This European Standard applies to machines that are not intended to operate signalling and control systems. Other similar machines are dealt with in other European Standards, see Annex F.
NOTE   Machines not intended for operating signalling and control systems are only permitted to run under special conditions and within areas specifically designated by the infrastructure manager.
Part 1 of this standard deals with the requirements for approval of machines by an authorised body; part 2 deals with the requirements for the machine to be declared conformant by the manufacturer, except in the case of machines classified in Machinery Directive, Annex 4 which requires conformity check in conjunction with a notified body.
Additional requirements can apply for running on infrastructures with narrow gauge or broad gauge lines, lines of tramways, railways utilizing other than adhesion between the rail and rail wheels and underground infrastructures.
This European Standard is also applicable for machines and associated equipment that in working configuration are partly supported on the ballast or the formation.
This European Standard does not apply to the following:
-   requirements for quality of the work or performance of the machine;
-   specific requirements established by the railway infrastructure operator for the use of machines, which will be the subject of negotiation between the manufacturer and the purchaser;
-   separate machines temporarily mounted on demountable machines and associated equipment.

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prEN 15954-2(Main)
Railway applications - Track - Trailers and associated equipment - Part 2: General safety requirements
oSIST prEN 15954-2:2009

This European Standard deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events, common to trailers, as defined in the scope of prEN xxxyy-1:2009, intended for construction, maintenance and/or inspection of the railway infrastructure, emergency rescue and recovery, when they are used as intended by the manufacturer, see clause 4. The manufacturer shall give warning of the risks concerning the conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable.
This European Standard deals with the common hazards during transport, assembly and installation, commissioning, running on track, use (including setting, programming, and process changeover), operation, cleaning, fault finding, maintenance and de-commissioning of the trailers.
NOTE   Specific measures for exceptional circumstances are not dealt with in this European Standard. They can be subject of negotiation between manufacturer and the operator.
The common hazards dealt with include the general hazards presented by the trailers, and also the hazards presented by the following specific trailer functions:
-   track renewal;
-   rail maintenance;
-   craning;
-   catenary renewal / maintenance;
-   maintenance of the components of the infrastructure;
-   inspection and measurement of the components of the infrastructure;
-   tunnel inspection / ventilation;
   emergency rescue and recovery
during commissioning, use, maintenance and servicing.
This European Standard applies to trailers that are not intended to operate signalling and control systems. Other similar machines are dealt with in other European Standards, see Annex D.
It is assumed that a finished standard automotive chassis used as a host for a road-rail trailer will offer an acceptable safety level for its designed functions before conversion. This specific aspect is not dealt with in this European Standard.

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prEN 15954-1(Main)
Railway applications - Track - Trailers and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for running and working
oSIST prEN 15954-1:2009

This European Standard deals with the technical requirements to minimize the specific railway hazards of trailers and associated equipment, which can arise during the commissioning, the operation and the maintenance of trailers when carried out in accordance with the specification given by the manufacturer or his authorized representative. This European Standards applies to trailers that are not intended to operate signalling and control systems. Other similar machines are dealt with in other European Standards,
see Annex G.
Note   Machines not intended for operating signalling and control systems are only permitted to run under special conditions and within areas specifically designated by the infrastructure manager.
Part 1 of this European Standard deals with requirements for approval of the trailer by an authorized body, part 2 deals with requirements for the trailer to be declared conformant by the manufacturer, except in the case of trailers classified in Annex 4 of the Machinery Directive which require conformity check in conjunction with a notified body.
Additional requirements can apply for running on infrastructures with narrow gauge or broad gauge lines, lines of tramways, railways utilizing other than adhesion between the rail and rail wheels, and underground infrastructures.
This European Standard is also applicable for trailers and associated equipment that in working configuration are partly supported on the ballast or the formation.
Where two or more trailers are used together to transport loads in a fixed formation, e.g. where a metal container is fixed to two small trailers, the whole system shall be treated as a trailer and comply with the requirements of this European Standard.

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prEN 15955-1(Main)
Railway applications - Track - Demountable machines and associated equipment - Part 1: Technical requirements for running and working
oSIST prEN 15955-1:2009

This European Standard deals with the technical requirements to minimize the specific railway hazards of self propelled demountable machines - henceforward referred to as machines - and associated equipment, which can arise during the commissioning, the operation and the maintenance of these machines when carried out in accordance with the specification given by the manufacturer or his authorised representative. This European Standard applies to machines that are not intended to operate signalling and control systems. Other similar machines are dealt with in other European Standards, see Annex F.
NOTE   Machines not intended for operating signalling and control systems are only permitted to run under special conditions and within areas specifically designated by the infrastructure manager.
Part 1 of this standard deals with the requirements for approval of machines by an authorised body; part 2 deals with the requirements for the machine to be declared conformant by the manufacturer, except in the case of machines classified in Machinery Directive, Annex 4 which requires conformity check in conjunction with a notified body.
Additional requirements can apply for running on infrastructures with narrow gauge or broad gauge lines, lines of tramways, railways utilizing other than adhesion between the rail and rail wheels and underground infrastructures.
This European Standard is also applicable for machines and associated equipment that in working configuration are partly supported on the ballast or the formation.
This European Standard does not apply to the following:
-   requirements for quality of the work or performance of the machine;
-   specific requirements established by the railway infrastructure operator for the use of machines, which will be the subject of negotiation between the manufacturer and the purchaser;
-   separate machines temporarily mounted on demountable machines and associated equipment.

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