EN 16116-2:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Železniške naprave - Izvedbene zahteve za stopnice, ograje in dostop za osebje -
2. del: Tovorni vagoni
Railway applications - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access
for staff - Part 2: Freight wagons
Bahnanwendungen - Konstruktionsanforderungen an Tritte, Handgriffe und
entsprechende Zugänge für das Personal - Teil 2: Güterwagen
Applications ferroviaires - Exigences pour la construction des marchepieds, poignées et
accès personnel - Partie 2 : Wagons
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16116-2:2024
ICS:
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16116-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 45.060.20 Supersedes EN 16116-2:2021
English Version
Railway applications - Design requirements for steps,
handrails and associated access for staff - Part 2: Freight
wagons
Applications ferroviaires - Exigences pour la Bahnanwendungen - Konstruktionsanforderungen an
construction des marchepieds, poignées et accès Tritte, Handgriffe und entsprechende Zugänge für das
personnel - Partie 2 : Wagons Personal - Teil 2: Güterwagen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 May 2024.

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Contents           Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Steps and handrails . 6
4.1 General requirements . 6
4.2 Steps . 6
4.2.1 General . 6
4.2.2 Shunter's step . 7
4.2.3 Other steps . 10
4.3 Handrails . 10
4.3.1 General . 10
4.3.2 Handrail below buffer . 10
4.3.3 Other handrails . 11
5 Shunter's stand . 12
5.1 General . 12
5.2 Shunter's stand at wagons with end wall boards . 13
5.3 Shunter's stand with tiltable handrail . 14
5.4 Shunter's stand for special case flat wagons with fixed handrails . 16
5.5 Steps for gangways and end platforms . 16
6 Reserved spaces . 16
6.1 General . 16
6.2 Space for shunting staff operation . 16
6.3 Clearances for tail light . 18
Annex A (informative) Gangways and other access solutions . 20
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered . 25
Bibliography. 26
European foreword
This document (EN 16116-2:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway
applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2024, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2024.
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 supersedes EN 16116-2:2021.
This document is part of the series EN 16116, Railway applications — Design requirements for steps,
handrails and associated access for staff, which consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: Passenger vehicles, vans and locomotives;
— Part 2: Freight wagons.
EN 16116-2:2021:
a) concretization of the scope (heavy rail);
b) revision of figures;
c) minor corrections to clarify the requirements.
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.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye
and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
Freight wagons are designed so that staff are not exposed to undue risk during coupling and access to
the vehicle or to special equipment.
This document gives requirements related to steps, handrails and shunter’s steps for freight wagons,
to allow temporary travel outside the vehicle during shunting as well as to access the vehicle.
1 Scope
This document is applicable to all types of heavy rail freight wagons.
This document specifies the minimum requirements for ergonomic and structural integrity of steps
and handrails used together to give staff access. It does not cover ladders, top platforms and top
gangways.
This document specifies in particular the required free spaces necessary for handrails below buffer,
for shunter’s stand, for steps and handrails.
This document also specifies their dimensions, positions, limits for durability and functionality.
This document also specifies the general requirements for the access to tail lights.
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 10025-2:2019, Hot rolled products of structural steels — Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for
non-alloy structural steels
EN 12561-7:2011, Railway applications — Tank wagons — Part 7: Platforms and ladders
EN 15085-3:2022+A1:2023,Railway applications — Welding of railway vehicles and components —
Part 3: Design requirements
EN 15273-2:2013+A1:2016, Railway applications — Gauges — Part 2: Rolling stock gauge
EN 17343:2023, Railway applications — General terms and definitions
3 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
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3.1
clearance
defined free space which is needed to ensure space for the correct functioning of, and safety when
handling, devices
3.2
step
footstep with defined properties solely for staff use
3.3
shunter
shunting staff who couples and uncouples vehicles or directs movements
3.4
shunter’s step
specific step used for the shunter's stand
3.5
handrail
handrail with defined properties solely for staff use
3.6
shunter’s stand
shunter’s step in combination with handrail for the specific use of shunting staff to allow travel outside
the wagon during shunting
3.7
reserved space
defined free space which is needed to ensure safe working conditions for the shunting staff
4 Steps and handrails
4.1 General requirements
If not otherwise defined in this standard, steps and handrails used by staff shall be secured as follows:
— with bolts and self-locking nuts, or
— with bolts and cottered hexagon castlenuts, or
— with high-strength lock ring-bolts.
The mechanical strength of the material used for all kind of handrails and steps, where the properties
according to 4.2.2 are not required, shall be as a minimum that of EN 10025-2:2019, grade S235JR.
4.2 Steps
4.2.1 General
Steps shall be made with non-slip surface.
If steps are welded into place, it shall be done in accordance with EN 15085-3:2022+A1:2023.
The clearance of steps shall be in accordance with EN 12561-7:2011.
This should be a metal grating, see Figure 1, Pos. 1 or Pos. 2.
For all other solutions, the following characteristics shall be fulfilled:
— Friction resistance:
The average value of the friction coefficient measured in three directions (lengthwise,
breadthwise and diagonally) shall reach the following minimum values:
a) in dry condition = 0,65;
b) in wet condition (water) = 0,65;
c) in oiled condition = 0,30.
Friction coefficient values shall be ascertained by means of a 100 mm × 100 mm movable plate, on
which a rubber pad with 80 shore hardness shall be glued; this plate shall be loaded with a weight
of 75 kg. For the measurements carried out with water and oil, the grating shall be fully immersed.
— Mechanical strength:
Metal gratings shall withstand, without residual deformation, a horizontal compression force of at
least 4 kN, exerted parallel and at right angles to the edge of the step board, and of at least 8 kN
exerted diagonally in relation to the edge of the step board. Elastic deformations shall not e
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