Railway applications - Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for freight traffic in multiple traction operation

The purpose of this Technical Report is to serve as a guideline for the application of radio remote control system of traction vehicles for multitraction operation. The European Standard EN 50239 is applicable for the radio remote control system of traction vehicles for freight traffic. This standard sets out 14 application examples. It does not include an example of multitraction operation; it only includes an example whereby a traction vehicle is controlled by an appropriate driving trailer in a train consist (example 13 of EN 50239). This Technical Report is based on EN 50239 and provides an indication of the additional requirements relevant for the multitraction application.

Bahnanwendungen — Funkfernsteuerung von Triebfahrzeugen für Güterbahnen im Multitraktionsbetrieb

Applications ferroviaires - Système de radiocommande à distance des locomotives et locotracteurs affectés au trafic Fret en exploitation en traction multiple

Železniške naprave – Sistem za daljinsko upravljanje vlečnih vozil v tovornem prometu pri vožnji v spregi

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
10-Sep-2007
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
04-Sep-2007
Due Date
09-Nov-2007
Completion Date
11-Sep-2007

Relations

Effective Date
01-Jan-2008

Overview

CLC/TR 50452:2007 is a CENELEC technical report providing guidance for the application of radio remote control systems for traction vehicles used in freight multitraction operation. Based on EN 50239, this report identifies the additional requirements and operational considerations that arise when two or more traction vehicles are controlled together (one Leading Traction Vehicle - LTV - and one or more Guided Traction Vehicles - GTVs).

This guidance complements the 14 application examples in EN 50239 (notably example 13) by focusing on the specific radio-link, safety and operational interactions required for multitraction configurations.

Key Topics

  • Multitraction roles and allocation

    • Definition of LTV and GTV and the requirement that any traction vehicle may act as LTV or GTV.
    • Clear identification and addressing of each traction vehicle in the consist to prevent cross-control between trains.
  • Radio-link considerations

    • Use of radio links when physical cable connections are not feasible (e.g., wagons between traction units).
    • Unique addressing, address stock management and limits on the number of traction vehicles per radio system.
    • Response times, availability of channels (exclusive vs non-exclusive), and mitigation of radio interruption and interference.
    • Possible use of repeaters or multiple receivers on trains and reference to closed (EN 50159-1) or open (EN 50159-2) transmission systems.
  • Safety and risk analysis

    • Extension of EN 50239 safety-relevant functions for multitraction, including coordination of power/throttle and brake control.
    • Risk reduction measures and automatic responses required when coordination fails or radio interruption occurs.
    • Monitoring measures to detect unintended train separation, especially when a segmented Brake Pipe (BP) is used.
  • Braking and dynamics

    • Consideration of longitudinal dynamic effects and braking behaviour for long/heavy consists; impact of segmented vs unsegmented BP on safety levels.

Applications

This Technical Report is primarily aimed at rail system engineers, operators and safety assessors who implement or operate radio remote control systems for freight trains in multiple traction. Typical applications include:

  • Remote control of distributed locomotives where wagons prevent wired links.
  • Yard and shunting operations involving multiple traction vehicles.
  • Long freight trains formed by coupling independent units that must act as a single controlled consist.

Benefits include improved operational flexibility, clearer safety requirements for radio operation in multitraction and guidance on mitigating radio-related failure modes.

Related Standards

  • EN 50239 - Radio remote control systems for traction vehicles (basis for this TR).
  • EN 50159-1 / EN 50159-2 - Transmission system safety (closed/open systems) referenced for radio transmission design.

For implementation, follow national regulations and local infrastructure constraints (signal spacing, siding lengths, tunnels) as highlighted in CLC/TR 50452:2007. Annex A of the report gives five typical multitraction application examples to support risk analysis and design decisions.

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SIST-TP CLC/TR 50452:2007 is a technical report published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Railway applications - Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for freight traffic in multiple traction operation". This standard covers: The purpose of this Technical Report is to serve as a guideline for the application of radio remote control system of traction vehicles for multitraction operation. The European Standard EN 50239 is applicable for the radio remote control system of traction vehicles for freight traffic. This standard sets out 14 application examples. It does not include an example of multitraction operation; it only includes an example whereby a traction vehicle is controlled by an appropriate driving trailer in a train consist (example 13 of EN 50239). This Technical Report is based on EN 50239 and provides an indication of the additional requirements relevant for the multitraction application.

The purpose of this Technical Report is to serve as a guideline for the application of radio remote control system of traction vehicles for multitraction operation. The European Standard EN 50239 is applicable for the radio remote control system of traction vehicles for freight traffic. This standard sets out 14 application examples. It does not include an example of multitraction operation; it only includes an example whereby a traction vehicle is controlled by an appropriate driving trailer in a train consist (example 13 of EN 50239). This Technical Report is based on EN 50239 and provides an indication of the additional requirements relevant for the multitraction application.

SIST-TP CLC/TR 50452:2007 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.200 - Telecontrol. Telemetering; 45.060.10 - Tractive stock. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

SIST-TP CLC/TR 50452:2007 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST R009-005:2002. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

SIST-TP CLC/TR 50452:2007 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2010-01-4558. 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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Railway applications - Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for freight traffic in
multiple traction operation
Bahnanwendungen — Funkfernsteuerung von Triebfahrzeugen für Güterbahnen im
Multitraktionsbetrieb
Applications ferroviaires - Systeme de radiocommande a distance des locomotives et
locotracteurs affectés au trafic Fret en exploitation en traction multiple
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CLC/TR 50452:2007
ICS:
33.200 Daljinsko krmiljenje, daljinske Telecontrol. Telemetering
meritve (telemetrija)
45.060.10 9OHþQDYR]LOD Tractive stock
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL REPORT
CLC/TR 50452
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
May 2007
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
ICS 33.200;45.020 Supersedes R009-005:2001

English version
Railway applications –
Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for freight traffic
in multiple traction operation

Applications ferroviaires – Bahnanwendungen –
Système de radiocommande à distance Funkfernsteuerung von Triebfahrzeugen
des locomotives et locotracteurs affectés für Güterbahnen im Multitraktionsbetrieb
au trafic Fret en exploitation en traction
multiple
This Technical Report was approved by CENELEC on 2006-02-18.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
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Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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© 2007 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. CLC/TR 50452:2007 E
Foreword
This Technical Report was prepared by SC 9XA, Communication, signalling and processing systems, of
Technical Committee CENELEC TC 9X, Electrical and electronic applications for railways.
The text of the draft was circulated for vote in accordance with the Internal Regulations, Part 2,
Subclause 11.4.3.3 and was approved by CENELEC as CLC/TR 50452 on 2006-02-18.
This Technical Report supersedes R009-005:2001.
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- 3 - CLC/TR 50452:2007
Contents
Introduction.4
1 General .4
2 Typical examples in multiple traction applications .5
3 Information for risk analysis .6
4 Track infrastructure .6
Annex A - Typical multitraction application examples.7

Introduction
The purpose of this Technical Report is to serve as a guideline for the application of radio remote
control system of traction vehicles for multitraction operation.
The European Standard EN 50239 is applicable for the radio remote control system of traction
vehicles for freight traffic. This standard sets out 14 application examples. It does not include an
example of multitraction operation; it only includes an example whereby a traction vehicle is controlled
by an appropriate driving trailer in a train consist (example 13 of EN 50239).
This Technical Report is based on EN 50239 and provides an indication of the additional requirements
relevant for the multitraction application.
1 General
Multitraction is used whenever
– the tractive effort of the traction vehicle is not sufficient for the particular operational application,
– different independent trains are linked together to form a longer train consist.
In a train consist with more than one traction vehicle, one of the traction vehicles is always the Leading
Traction Vehicle (LTV). The other traction vehicles contained in the overall train consist are controlled
and monitored by the LTV. This arrangement means that communication between the different traction
vehicles is necessary.
Communication can be achieved by means of a cable link or a radio link. A radio link is for example
necessary whenever there are wagons between the traction vehicles and whenever these wagons do
not have any communication cables with appropriate infrastructure.
Commands are generally sent by the operating personnel only to the LTV.
If there are wagons between the traction vehicles, the effect of longitudinal dynamic effort and braking
behaviour must be taken into consideration during r
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