What is PD CEN/TR 16251 - Design guidance for rolling stock for railways about?
PD CEN/TR 16251 is a technical report on railway application’s environmental conditions that discusses design guidance for rolling stock to standardise its quality.
PD CEN/TR 16251 layouts guidance for designing rolling stock for its specified ranges of environmental conditions according to EN 50125-1. This guidance covers environmental conditions in Europe. The relevant clauses for the vehicle should be chosen and described in the vehicle specification. Depending on the ranges selected, design and/or testing provisions described in PD CEN/TR 16251:2016 should be taken into account.
The technical report under PD CEN/TR 16251:2016 is a collection of existing test descriptions and design guidance based on the long-lasting experience of operators, test centres and industry.
Who is PD CEN/TR 16251 - Design guidance for rolling stock for railways for?
PD CEN/TR 16251 on the design guidance for rolling stock for railways is useful for:
- Rolling stock manufacturers
- Test centres
- Regulatory authorities
Why should you use PD CEN/TR 16251 - Design guidance for rolling stock for railways?
Environmental conditions are related to climate and big animals. Separately and in combination environmental conditions can represent considerable challenges to the railway sector as availability, economy, reputation, and safety can be severely affected. Both severe summer and winter conditions occur, and more intense weather is predicted for the future.
PD CEN/TR 16251 guideline assists you with design guidance for vehicles that includes anti-icing, de-icing, humidity, evaluation criteria, thermal insulation, condensation, recommendations, and more for design guidance for rolling stock for railways.
PD CEN/TR 16251 also provides guidance on design guidance for sub systems on the snowplough, bogie, running gear, brake components integrated with a bogie, compressed air, suspension level control system, lights, doors, pantograph, automatic couplers, traction, toilet systems, water systems, external cabinets, boxes for equipment, cables, connectors, and more for design guidance for rolling stock for railways. This assists you by providing proper guidance on the design for rolling stock and encourages you to standardise the quality of rolling stock for railways.
