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BS EN 16116-2:2024

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Freight wagonsRailway applications. Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

13-06-2024

€243.07
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Committee
RAE/3/-/9
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

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. It 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. It also specifies the general requirements for the access to tail lights.

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