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  • BS EN 50119 : 2009

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  27-04-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2009

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms
    4 Fundamental design data
    5 System requirements
    6 Structures
    7 Component requirements
    8 Testing
    9 Minimum documentation
    Annex A (informative) - Current carrying capacity
            of conductors
    Annex B (informative) - Structural details
    Annex C (informative) - Information on geotechnical
            soil investigation and soil characteristics
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Pertains to electric traction overhead contact line systems in heavy railways, light railways, trolley busses and industrial railways of public and private operators.

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    Committee GEL/9/3
    Development Note Supersedes 96/207562 DC. (09/2005) Supersedes 06/30142327 DC. (01/2010) 2009 Edition Re-Issued in May 2013 & incorporates AMD 1 2013. (06/2013) Supersedes 12/30235264 DC. (12/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    UIC 606-1 : 1987 AMD 1 CONSEQUENCES OF THE APPLICATION OF THE KINEMATIC GAUGES DEFINED BY UIC LEAFLETS IN THE 505 SERIES ON THE DESIGN OF THE CONTACT LINES
    EN 50367 : 2012 AMD 1 2016 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - CURRENT COLLECTION SYSTEMS - TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PANTOGRAPH AND OVERHEAD LINE (TO ACHIEVE FREE ACCESS)
    EN 50189:2000 Conductors for overhead lines - Zinc coated steel wires
    EN 12465 : 2001 WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES - DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS
    ISO 898-2:2012 Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel — Part 2: Nuts with specified property classes — Coarse thread and fine pitch thread
    IEC 61325:1995 Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage above 1000 V - Ceramic or glass insulator units for d.c. systems - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    EN 50206-1:2010 Railway applications - Rolling stock - Pantographs: Characteristics and tests - Part 1: Pantographs for main line vehicles
    ISO 22476-2:2005 Geotechnical investigation and testing Field testing Part 2: Dynamic probing
    EN 485-1:2016 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheet, strip and plate - Part 1: Technical conditions for inspection and delivery
    EN 755-1:2016 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles - Part 1: Technical conditions for inspection and delivery
    EN 12843 : 2004 PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS - MASTS AND POLES
    EN ISO 22476-2:2005/A1:2011 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - FIELD TESTING - PART 2: DYNAMIC PROBING (ISO 22476-2:2005)
    IEC 60826:2017 Design criteria of overhead transmission lines
    EN 50152-2:2012 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT SWITCHGEAR - PART 2: DISCONNECTORS, EARTHING SWITCHES AND SWITCHES WITH NOMINAL VOLTAGE ABOVE 1 KV
    EN 50326 : 2002 Conductors for overhead lines - Characteristics of greases
    UIC 606-2 : 4ED 1986 INSTALLATION OF 25 KV AND 50 OR 60 HZ OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    IEC 60050-811:1991 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 811: Electric traction
    EN 1991-2:2003/AC:2010 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 2: TRAFFIC LOADS ON BRIDGES
    IEC 60305:1995 Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage above 1000 V - Ceramic or glass insulator units for a.c. systems - Characteristics of insulator units of the cap and pin type
    EN 50318:2002 Railway applications - Current collection systems - Validation of simulation of the dynamic interaction between pantograph and overhead contact line
    EN 50151 : 2003 COR 2010 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSITE INSULATORS
    CLC/TS 50502:2008 Railway applications - Rolling stock - Electric equipment in trolley buses - Safety requirements and connection systems
    EN 1536:2010+A1:2015 Execution of special geotechnical work - Bored piles
    EN 10164:2004 Steel products with improved deformation properties perpendicular to the surface of the product - Technical delivery conditions
    ISO 14688-1:2002 Geotechnical investigation and testing Identification and classification of soil Part 1: Identification and description
    EN ISO 1461:2009 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles - Specifications and test methods (ISO 1461:2009)
    EN 62271-102:2002/AC:2014 HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 102: ALTERNATING CURRENT DISCONNECTORS AND EARTHING SWITCHES (IEC 62271-102:2001/A2:2013)
    UIC 608 : 3ED 2003 CONDITIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH FOR THE PANTOGRAPHS OF TRACTIVE UNITS USED IN INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
    UIC 505-5 : 3ED 2010 HISTORY, JUSTIFICATION AND COMMENTARIES ON THE ELABORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF UIC LEAFLETS OF THE SERIES 505 AND 506 ON GAUGES
    UIC 505-1 : 10ED 2006 RAILWAY TRANSPORT STOCK - ROLLING STOCK CONSTRUCTION GAUGE
    IEC 61109:2008 Insulators for overhead lines - Composite suspension and tension insulators for a.c. systems with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    IEC 60660:1999 Insulators - Tests on indoor post insulators of organic material for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1 000 V up to but not including 300 kV
    EN 60433:1998 Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage above 1 kV - Ceramic insulators for a.c. systems - Characteristics of insulator units of the long rod type
    EN 60660:1999 Insulators - Tests on indoor post insulators of organic material for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1 kV up to but not including 300 kV
    ISO 1461:2009 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles — Specifications and test methods
    EN 50206-2:2010 Railway applications - Rolling stock - Pantographs: Characteristics and tests - Part 2: Pantographs for metros and light rail vehicles
    EN 50183:2000 Conductors for overhead lines - Aluminium-magnesium-silicon alloy wires
    EN 60305:1996 Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage above 1 kV - Ceramic or glass insulator units for a.c. systems - Characteristics of insulator units of the cap and pin type
    EN 20898-2 : 1993 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FASTENERS - PART 2: NUTS WITH SPECIFIED PROOF LOAD VALUES - COARSE THREAD (ISO 898-2:1992)
    EN 61325 : 1995 Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage above 1 kV - Ceramic or glass insulator units for d.c. systems - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    HD 588.1 : S1 AMD 1 HIGH VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS
    EN 60947-1:2007/A2:2014 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 1: GENERAL RULES (IEC 60947-1:2007/A2:2014)
    EN 50317:2012/AC:2012 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - CURRENT COLLECTION SYSTEMS - REQUIREMENTS FOR AND VALIDATION OF MEASUREMENTS OF THE DYNAMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN PANTOGRAPH AND OVERHEAD CONTACT LINE
    IEC 61952:2008 Insulators for overhead lines - Composite line post insulators for A.C. systems with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    ISO 22475-1:2006 Geotechnical investigation and testing Sampling methods and groundwater measurements Part 1: Technical principles for execution
    EN 60889:1997 Hard-drawn aluminium wire for overhead line conductors
    ISO 14689-1:2003 Geotechnical investigation and testing Identification and classification of rock Part 1: Identification and description
    EN 12510:2001/AC:2002 WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES - STRENGTH GRADING CRITERIA
    EN 12479 : 2001 WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES - SIZES - METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND PERMISSIBLE DEVIATIONS
    IEC 60889:1987 Hard-drawn aluminium wire for overhead line conductors
    EN 50125-2:2002/corrigendum:2010 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR EQUIPMENT - PART 2: FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    ISO 22476-3:2005 Geotechnical investigation and testing — Field testing — Part 3: Standard penetration test
    HD 578 : 200S1 CHARACTERISTICS OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR POST INSULATORS FOR SYSTEMS WITH NOMINAL VOLTAGES GREATER THAN 1000 V
    ISO 14688-2:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing Identification and classification of soil Part 2: Principles for a classification
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    IEC TS 61245:2015 Artificial pollution tests on high-voltage ceramic and glass insulators to be used on d.c. systems
    IEC 60273:1990 Characteristic of indoor and outdoor post insulators for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1000 V
    EN 60437:1997 Radio interference test on high-voltage insulators
    IEC 60947-1:2007+AMD1:2010+AMD2:2014 CSV Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules
    EN 50345:2009 Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electric traction - Insulating synthetic rope assemblies for support of overhead contact lines
    EN ISO 14689-1 : 2003 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ROCK - PART 1: IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION
    EN 50341-1:2012 Overhead electrical lines exceeding AC 1 kV - Part 1: General requirements - Common specifications
    EN 1997-2:2007/AC:2010 EUROCODE 7 - GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: GROUND INVESTIGATION AND TESTING
    ENV 1991-2-4 : 1995 EUROCODE 1: BASIS OF DESIGN AND ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - WIND ACTIONS (TOGETHER WITH UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL APPLICATION DOCUMENT)
    EN 60265-1:1998 High-voltage switches - Part 1: Switches for rated voltages above 1 kV and less than 52 kV
    IEC 60652:2002 Loading tests on overhead line structures
    UIC 791 : 2ED 1990 QUALITY ASSURANCE OF OVERHEAD LINE EQUIPMENT
    EN 50163 : 2004 COR 2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SUPPLY VOLTAGES OF TRACTION SYSTEMS
    HD 193 : 200S2 VOLTAGE BANDS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF BUILDINGS
    EN 50121-2:2017 Railway applications - Electromagnetic compatibility - Part 2: Emission of the whole railway system to the outside world
    EN 50182:2001/AC:2013 CONDUCTORS FOR OVERHEAD LINES - ROUND WIRE CONCENTRIC LAY STRANDED CONDUCTORS
    EN 12509 : 2001 TIMBER POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, BENDING STRENGTH, DENSITY AND MOISTURE CONTENT
    EN ISO 898-1:2013 Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel - Part 1: Bolts, screws and studs with specified property classes - Coarse thread and fine pitch thread (ISO 898-1:2013)
    UIC 794 : 1ED 1996 PANTOGRAPH-OVERHEAD LINE INTERACTION ON THE EUROPEAN HIGH-SPEED NETWORK
    EN 206-1:2000/A2:2005 CONCRETE - PART 1: SPECIFICATION, PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTION AND CONFORMITY
    EN 60652:2004 Loading tests on overhead line structures
    EN ISO 22476-3:2005/A1:2011 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - FIELD TESTING - PART 3: STANDARD PENETRATION TEST (ISO 22476-3:2005)
    EN 60168:1994/A2:2000 TESTS ON INDOOR AND OUTDOOR POST INSULATORS OF CERAMIC MATERIAL OR GLASS FOR SYSTEMS WITH NOMINAL VOLTAGES GREATER THAN 1KV
    EN 1997-1:2004/A1:2013 EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 1: GENERAL RULES
    IEC 61232:1993 Aluminium-clad steel wires for electrical purposes
    IEC 60433:1998 Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage above 1 000 V - Ceramic insulators for a.c. systems - Characteristics of insulator units of the long rod type
    EN 50149:2012 Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electric traction - Copper and copper alloy grooved contact wires
    EN 61109:2008 Insulators for overhead lines - Composite suspension and tension insulators for a.c. systems with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015)
    IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
    UIC 505-4 : 4ED 2007 EFFECTS OF THE APPLICATION OF THE KINEMATIC GAUGES DEFINED IN THE 505 SERIES OF LEAFLETS ON THE POSITIONING OF STRUCTURES IN RELATION TO THE TRACKS AND OF THE TRACKS IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER
    EN ISO 22475-1:2006 Geotechnical investigation and testing - Sampling methods and groundwater measurements - Part 1: Technical principles for execution (ISO 22475-1:2006)
    EN 1990:2002/A1:2005/AC:2010 EUROCODE - BASIS OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN
    EN 1537:2013 Execution of special geotechnical works - Ground anchors
    EN 1991-1-4:2005/A1:2010 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-4: GENERAL ACTIONS - WIND ACTIONS
    UIC 600 : 4ED 2003 ELECTRIC TRACTION WITH AERIAL CONTACT LINE
    EN 12511 : 2001 WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES - DETERMINATION OF CHARACTERISTIC VALUES
    EN 61232:1995/A11:2000 ALUMINIUM CLAD STEEL WIRES FOR ELECTRICAL PURPOSES
    EN 61773:1996 Overhead lines - Testing of foundations for structures
    EN 61952:2008 Insulators for overhead lines - Composite line post insulators for A.C. systems with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    EN 12699:2015 Execution of special geotechnical works - Displacement piles
    EN 755-2:2016 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles - Part 2: Mechanical properties
    IEC 62271-102:2001+AMD1:2011+AMD2:2013 CSV High-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 102: Alternatingcurrent disconnectors and earthing switches
    EN 1993-1-1:2005/A1:2014 EUROCODE 3: DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    IEC 60168:1994+AMD1:1997+AMD2:2000 CSV Tests on indoor and outdoor post insulators of ceramic material or glass for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1000 V
    ISO 898-1:2013 Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel — Part 1: Bolts, screws and studs with specified property classes — Coarse thread and fine pitch thread
    EN 61284:1997 Overhead lines - Requirements and tests for fittings
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