prEN 15877-2

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2025
Železniške naprave - Oznake na železniških vozilih - 2. del: Zunanje oznake na
potniških vagonih, motornih garniturah, lokomotivah in težki tirni mehanizaciji za
gradnjo in vzdrževanje
Railway applications - Markings of railway vehicles - Part 2: External markings on
coaches, motive power units, locomotives and railbound construction and maintenance
machines
Bahnanwendungen - Kennzeichnungen von Schienenfahrzeugen - Teil 2:
Außenanschriften an Reisezugwagen, Triebfahrzeugeinheiten, Lokomotiven und
schienengebundenen Bau- und Instandhaltungsmaschinen
Applications ferroviaires - Inscriptions pour véhicules ferroviaires - Partie 2: Inscriptions
extérieures sur voitures voyageurs, éléments automoteurs, locomotives et engins de
travaux
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15877-2
ICS:
01.075 Simboli za znake Character symbols
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
January 2025
ICS 45.060.20 Will supersede EN 15877-2:2013
English Version
Railway applications - Markings of railway vehicles - Part
2: External markings on coaches, motive power units,
locomotives and railbound construction and maintenance
machines
Applications ferroviaires - Inscriptions pour véhicules Bahnanwendungen - Kennzeichnungen von
ferroviaires - Partie 2: Inscriptions extérieures sur Schienenfahrzeugen - Teil 2: Außenanschriften an
voitures voyageurs, éléments automoteurs, Reisezugwagen, Triebfahrzeugeinheiten, Lokomotiven
locomotives et engins de travaux und schienengebundenen Bau- und
Instandhaltungsmaschinen
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-CENELEC
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United Kingdom.
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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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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 . 10
4.3 Positioning . 10
4.4 Details of rail vehicle markings . 19
4.4.1 General. 19
4.4.2 European vehicle number (EVN) . 19
4.4.3 Main markings . 21
4.4.4 Brake markings . 31
4.4.5 Restriction markings . 50
4.4.6 Electrical hazard markings . 52
4.4.7 Electrical equipment markings . 55
4.4.8 Traffic markings . 61
4.4.9 Other markings . 62
4.4.10 Special painting . 75
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered . 76
Bibliography . 78

European foreword
This document (prEN 15877-2:2025) 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 CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 15877-2:2013.
EN 15877-2:2013:
— normative references have been updated
— document has been newly structured and editorially revised;
— markings have been revised and coloured;
— new markings have been added; Figure 1, Figures 5 to 7, Figure 20, Figure 21, Figure 23 b),
Figure 26, Figure 28 c), Figure 28 d), Figure 29 b), Figure 30 b), Figure 41 b), Figure 42 b),
Figure 42 c), Figure 44, Figures 47 to 50, Figure 52 a), Figure 52 b), Figure 53, Figure 59 a),
Figure 59 b), Figure 60 c), Figure 65 b), Figures 66 to 67, Figure 68 b), Figure 69 c), Figure 74 to 79;
— new Table 2 and Table 3 have been added;
— unused markings have been deleted: former Figure 4, Figure 10, Figure 12, Figure 13, Figure 22 b),
Figure 34, Figure 35, Figure 36, Figure 39, Figure 42, Figure 62, Figure 65;
— Annex ZA has been updated;
— Bibliography has been updated.
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.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Introduction
This document describes standardized external markings for use on heavy rail coaches, motive power
units, locomotives and railbound construction and maintenance machines. 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 shown in this document, there might be other markings and text applied to
external markings used on rail vehicles, 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.
1 Scope
This document specifies the external markings on heavy rail vehicles including heavy rail railbound
construction and maintenance machines but except freight wagons relating to their technical and
operational characteristics.
This document 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 note(s) where appropriate.
Service markings relating to passenger information are not addressed by this document.
The document is applicable to all heavy rail coaches, motive power units, locomotives and railbound
construction and maintenance machines 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).
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 14198:2016+A2:2021, Railway applications - Braking - Requirements for the brake system of trains
hauled by locomotives
EN 15179:2007, Railway applications - Braking - Requirements for the brake system of coaches
EN 15663:2017+A1:2018, Railway applications — Vehicle reference masses
EN 15273-2:2013+A1:2016, Railway applications — Gauges — Part 2: Rolling Stock
EN 16834:2019, Railway applications - Braking - Brake performance
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 being amended. Current stage: EN 15663:2017+A1:2018/FprA2:2024.
The document is currently under revision. Current stage: 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
decal
picture or design printed on special material for the purpose of adherence to a rail vehicle
3.1.2
light reflectance value
LRV
total quantity of visible light that is reflected by a surface at all wavelengths and directions when
illuminated by a light source, or proportion of visible light reflected by a surface, weighted for the
sensitivity to light of the human eye
Note 1 to entry: This is equivalent to CIE Tristimulus Y10 when viewed under Illuminant D65 and when measured
with the appropriate specimen and measurement geometry. Further details of the CIE Tristimulus values are given
in CIE 15:2004 and further details of the measurement of reflection are given in CIE 130:1998.
3.1.3
contrast
K
perception of a difference visually between one surface or element of a rail vehicle and another by
reference to their light reflectance values (LRV)
Note 1 to entry: When applying colour to two adjacent surfaces, to provide sufficient contrast, the contrast between
the colours will be determined by the light reflectance value.
Note 2 to entry: For the purposes of this standard, “contrast” will be assessed by the diffused light reflectance value.
Note 3 to entry: Contrast by the diffused light reflectance value’ will mean contrast of surfaces described in the
following formula:
LL−
( )
0 h
K=
LL+
0h
where
K is the contrast;
is the diffused light reflectance value of the object;
L0
L is the diffused light reflectance value of the background or adjacent surface.
h
3.1.4
marking
lettering or symbols applied to a rail vehicle by means of decals, hand painting or by another agreed
method with the purpose of providing information concerning the rail vehicle retro-reflecting material
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