EN 17069-1:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2019
Železniške naprave - Sistemi in postopki za spremembo tirne širine - 1. del:
Sistemi za samodejno spreminjanje širine
Railway applications - Systems and procedures for change of track gauge - Part 1:
Automatic Variable Gauge Systems
Bahnanwendungen - Systeme und Verfahren zur Umspurung - Automatische
Umspursysteme
Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes et procédures de changement d'écartement de voie
- Systèmes à écartement variable automatique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17069-1:2019
ICS:
45.040 Materiali in deli za železniško Materials and components
tehniko for railway engineering
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17069-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 45.040
English Version
Railway applications - Systems and procedures for change
of track gauge - Part 1: Automatic Variable Gauge Systems
Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes et procédures de Bahnanwendungen - Systeme und Verfahren zur
changement d'écartements de voie - Partie 1 : Umspurung - Teil 1: Automatische Umspursysteme
Systèmes à écartement variable automatique
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 December 2018.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Symbols . 9
5 General requirements . 9
5.1 Running gear dimensions . 9
5.2 Functional requirement. 13
6 Automatic Variable Gauge Systems . 13
6.1 General . 13
6.2 Functional requirements. 13
6.2.1 Running gear . 13
6.2.2 Axle . 14
6.2.3 Wheel . 14
6.2.4 Axle boxes / Bearings . 15
6.2.5 Locking mechanism . 15
6.2.6 Running gear frame . 15
6.2.7 Braking equipment . 16
6.3 Validation and acceptance of the design . 16
6.3.1 General . 16
6.3.2 The validation plan . 17
6.3.3 Technical approval finalisation . 20
6.3.4 Technical file . 21
6.4 Facilities . 22
6.4.1 General conditions . 22
6.4.2 Operation of the gauge changeover facility . 22
6.4.3 Maintenance of gauge changeover facilities . 22
6.4.4 Track layout . 22
6.4.5 Assessment of gauge changeover facilities . 23
6.4.6 Start of operation . 27
Annex A (normative) Interface with trackside Hot Axlebox Detectors (HABD) for nominal
track gauges other than 1 435 mm . 28
Annex B (informative) Recommendations for track layout . 29
B.1 Typical longitudinal profile of track in the surroundings of a gauge changeover
facility . 29
B.2 Shunting track sections . 29
Annex C (informative) Ancillary equipment on gauge changeover facilities and interfaces
with other subsystems . 30
C.1 Infrastructure elements. 30
C.1.1 Pit of the gauge changeover platform . 30
C.1.2 Cover building . 30
C.1.3 Deicing system . 30
C.1.4 Slab track . 30
C.2 Interfaces with energy subsystem . 30
C.3 Interfaces with control-command and signalling subsystem . 31
C.4 Other ancillary equipment . 31
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC aimed to be covered. 32
Bibliography . 37

European foreword
This document (EN 17069-1:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway
applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text
or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2019, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by October 2019.
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 has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
Directive 2008/57/EC.
For relationship with Directive 2008/57/EC, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this document: 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, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
For historical reasons, several track gauges are used on the rail networks in Europe. In order to cross the
borders among these, passengers and goods need to be transferred.
In order to increase comfort of passengers by avoiding transhipments, and to reduce both the risk of
damaging goods and the involved cost of transferring them, several systems and procedures for change
of track gauge have been developed. Nowadays, there are three main possibilities to attain connection
among rail networks with different track gauges:
— automatic variable-gauge systems;
— interchange of complete bogies;
— interchange of complete wheelsets.
The interfaces and the approval methods for such systems were defined in several UIC-leaflets and
national regulations. This document is intended to set all related requirements together in a single
document for automatic variable-gauge systems.
1 Scope
This document defines the interfaces and gives guidance for the design of systems and procedures for
change of track gauge. It defines also their assessment for technical approval, for the automatic variable-
gauge systems.
The document is focused on the change of track gauge among the following nominal track gauges:
1 435 mm, 1 520 mm, 1 524 mm, 1 600 mm and 1 668 mm.
This document is not limited to the aforementioned nominal track gauges but the interfaces to change
to/from other nominal track gauges can be different. The established assessment procedures can be used
as well.
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 12080, Railway applications – Axleboxes - Rolling bearings
EN 12081, Railway applications – Axleboxes – Lubricating greases
EN 12082, Railway applications – Axleboxes – Performance testing
EN 13103-1, Railway applications – Wheelsets and bogies – Part 1: Design method for axles with external
journals
EN 13260, Railway applications – Wheelsets and bogies – Wheelsets – Product requirements
EN 13261, Railway applications – Wheelsets and bogies – Axles – Product requirements
EN 13262, Railway applications – Wheelsets and bogies – Wheels – Pr
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