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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 13848-5:2008 Railway applications — Track — Track geometry quality — Part 5: Geometric quality levels — -<_@ wae. — NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED EY COMRIGHT LW ———— —_—_—[—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—————— British standards BS EN 13848-5:2008 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 13848-5:2008, The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee RABJ2, Railway track components, A list of organizations represented on this committee ean be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application, Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer Immunity from legal obligations. ‘ThisBstah Stanised ee | Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication ‘ublshed under the muthesty Tike Standards aig and | ———— Seances Date (Comments fon 30. Spi 2008, © BSI 2008 ISBN 978 0 58055461 2 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 13848-5 NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM March 2008 Is 93.100 English Version Railway applications - Track - Track geometry quality - Part 5 Geometric quality levels ‘Applications ferovisires- Voie - Quslté géomérique dela Behnanwendungen - Oberbau - Qualitt der Gletsgeometie oie Partie 5: Niveaux de la qualte geometnque dela “Tel 5: Geometrische Qualtatsstufen ‘This European Standard wes approved by CEN on 7 February 2008, (CEN members ate bound to comply withthe CENICENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions forgiving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any aitertion. Up-to-date Iss and biblographicel references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Cerire o to any CEN member ‘This Eurepean Standard exists in thre official versions (Endlich, French, German). Aversion in any other language made by tenelation under the responsibity of a CEN member into ts ovm language and nottied’o the CEN Management Cenire nas the same status as the offical versions ‘CEN members are the national standards bodies of Aust Belolum, Bulgatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Icetand, Ietand, aly, Latvia, Lituanta, Luxembourg, Mata, Nethetiands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Span, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom, aa! EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHES KOMITEE FUR NORMUNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels © 2008 CEN Alrights of explotation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 13848-5:2008: E worldwide for CEN national Members. BS EN 13848-5:2008 EN 13848-5:2008 (E) Contents Page Foreword, Scope 2 Normative references. 3 Terms and definitions 4 Symbols and abbreviations... 5 Background 6 7 8 8 Overview. Assessment of track geometric quality. Immediate action timits.. 1 Introductory remarks... 8.2 Track gauge. 8.3 Longitudinal level ..nn 84 Gross level. 85 Alignment. 86 Twist. 9 Alert and Intervention limit.. Annex A (informative) Relati A1— Track-vehicle system A2__ Influence of track geometry parameters on vehicle behaviour and safety... A3 Other criteria . Annex B (informative) Alert and intervention limits .. Bal Introduction wns B.2 Alert limit and interventi Track gauge. Longitudinal level Cross level.. Alignment ... Twist.. Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of EU Directive 96/48/EC of 23% July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system amended by the EU Directive 2004/50/EC of 23" April 2004... Bibliography. importance of the various parameters. poDoD BR ORs BS EN 13848-5:2008 EN 13848-5:2008 (E) Foreword This document (EN 13848-5:2008) has been prepared by Technical Commitlee 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 September 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2008. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 96/48/EC of 23" July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system amended by the EU Directive 2004/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29” April 2004. For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. This European Standard is one of the series EN 13848 Railway applications — Track — Track geometry quality as listed below: — Part 1: Characterisation of track geometry — Part 2: Measuring systems — Track recording vehicles — Part 3: Measuring systems — Track construction and maintenance machines — Part 4: Measuring systems — Manual and light weight devices — Part 5: Geometric quality levels According to the CEN/CENELEC intemal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, loeland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Matta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, ‘Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. To be published. BS EN 13848-5:2008 EN 13848-5:2008 (E) 4 Scope This European Standard defines the minimum requirements for the quality levels of track geometry, and specifies the safely related limits for each parameter as defined in EN 13848-1 This standard covers the following topics: — description of quailty levels; — relative importance of parameters; — immediate action limit; — considerations on other quality levels. This European Standard applies to high-speed and conventional plain line of 1 435 mm and wider gauge rallways provided that the vehicles operated on those lines comply with EN 14363 and other vehicle safety standards, For lines covered by the high speed infrastructure TSI, the requirements stated in the HS INS TSI prevail. Any track geometry parameter not covered by the HS INS TSI needs to be compliant with this European Standard, 2 Normative references Not applicable. 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 34 nominal track gauge reference value for track gauge used by individual networks 32 design track gauge design value of track gauge for a given track section, which might be different from the nominal track gauge 33 QN1 level refer to EN 14363 34 QN2 level refer to EN 14363, 35 QN3 level refer to EN 14363, BS EN 13848-5:2008 EN 13848-5:2008 (E) 4 Symbols and abbreviations For the purposes of this document, the following symbols and abbreviations apply. Table 1 — Symbols and abbreviations ame Designation Unit Ab Alert limit ‘mm or mnie iL Intervention limit mm or mmim LiL Immediate action limit mm or mmim Dt Wavelength range D1: 8m 10 000 m (reminder) ‘Speed Minimum value of mean gauge (mm) over 100 min service, on (ink) straight track and in curves of radius & > 10 000 m v<160 1.430 160< 1's 200 1.430 200< 1's 230 1432 2305 $250 1433 280< V <280 1434 280< 7 <300 1434 > 300 1434 8.3 Longitudinal level Table 5 — Longitudinal level - 141 - Isolated defects - Mean to peak value Mean to peak value (inmm) Speed Wavelength range (in km/h) pt D2 v 200 kmih; 2) Limit twist = ((20/0) + 1,5) for (r—100)2

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