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BS EN 15153-2:2013

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Railway applications. External visible and audible warning devices for trains Warning horns

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

22-01-2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-02-2013

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
5 Requirements
6 Test requirements
Annex A (informative) - Summary of testing
        requirements
Annex B (informative) - Test of the horn under
        snow conditions
Annex C (informative) - Lateral sound pressure
        tests
Annex D (informative) - A-deviation
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the Essential
         Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC
Bibliography

Describes warning horn requirements which deliver the required audibility of approaching trains, including high speed and conventional rail and excluding road, metro and self-contained systems.

Committee
RAE/4/-/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 05/30130378 DC. (07/2007) Supersedes 10/30205116 DC. (02/2013)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

This European standard defines warning horn requirements which deliver the required audibility of approaching trains, including high speed and conventional rail and excluding road, metro and self-contained systems. For this purpose, the following requirements are included:

  • functional and technical requirements of the warning horn as a component,

  • functional and technical requirements of the integration of warning horns into the vehicle, and

  • test requirements.

Operational requirements for warning horns have been excluded.

NOTE The requirements for the control of warning horns can be found in prEN 16186-1.

IEC 61672-2:2013+AMD1:2017 CSV Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 2: Pattern evaluation tests
PREN 16186-1 : DRAFT 2010 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - DRIVER'S CAB - PART 1: VISIBILITY, LAYOUT, ACCESS
EN 61672-2:2013/A1:2017 ELECTROACOUSTICS - SOUND LEVEL METERS - PART 2: PATTERN EVALUATION TESTS (IEC 61672-2:2013/A1:2017)
IEC 60942:2003 Electroacoustics - Sound calibrators
EN ISO 3095:2013 Acoustics - Railway applications - Measurement of noise emitted by railbound vehicles (ISO 3095:2013)
EN 61672-1:2013 Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 1: Specifications
ISO 3095:2013 Acoustics Railway applications Measurement of noise emitted by railbound vehicles
DIN 5566-2:2006-09 RAILWAY VEHICLES - DRIVER CABS - PART 2: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDARDS GAUGE RAILWAY VEHICLES
EN 60942:2003 Electroacoustics - Sound calibrators

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