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  • RSSB GM/RT2100 : ISSUE 5

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    REQUIREMENTS FOR RAIL VEHICLE STRUCTURES

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    Superseded date:  17-11-2022

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    Published date:  18-09-2013

    Publisher:  Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited

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    Part 1 - Purpose and Introduction
    Part 2 - Structural Requirements for Rail Vehicles
    Part 3 - Structural Requirements for Rail Vehicle Bodies
    Part 4 - Structural Elements for Bogies and Suspension
    Part 5 - Secondary Structural Elements
    Part 6 - Rail Vehicle Elements Interfacing with Passengers and Traincrew
    Part 7 - Aerodynamic Rail Vehicle Loads
    Part 8 - Mechanical Coupling of Rail Vehicles
    Part 9 - Lifting, Jacking, Recovery and Emergency Movement of Rail Vehicles
    Part 10 - Application of this document
    Appendices
    Appendix A - Derivation of Load Cases from Test or Service Data
    Appendix B - Bodyside Windows - Small Missile Test Procedure
    Appendix C - Bodyside Windows - Passenger Containment Test Procedures
    Appendix D - Bodyside Windows - Pressure Pulse Test Procedure
    Appendix E - Dynamic Test Procedures for Passenger Seats or Tables
    Appendix F - Test Procedure for Cab Seat Zone
    Appendix G - Preparation and Setting Up Procedures for Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs)
    Appendix H - Injury Criteria and Survival Space
    Appendix J - Symbols for Lifting/Jacking Points
    Definitions
    References

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes requirements for the design and integrity of rail vehicles structures for both primary and secondary structures, including interior crashworthiness.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    RSSB GM/RT2161 : ISSUE 1 AMD 1 2013 REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING CABS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    RSSB GM/RT2130 : ISSUE 4 AMD 1 2016 VEHICLE FIRE, SAFETY AND EVACUATION
    RSSB GM/GN2615 : ISSUE 2 GUIDANCE ON THE LOCOMOTIVES AND PASSENGER ROLLING STOCK TSI

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

    BS 7608:1993 Code of practice for fatigue design and assessment of steel structures
    BS EN 13749:2011 Railway applications. Wheelsets and bogies. Method of specifying the structural requirements of bogie frames
    BS EN 15227 : 2008 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - CRASHWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE BODIES
    BS 8118-1:1991 STRUCTURAL USE OF ALUMINUM - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN
    BS EN 15020 : 2006 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - RESCUE COUPLER - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, SPECIFIC INTERFACE GEOMETRY AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 15152:2007 Railway applications. Front windscreens for train cabs
    2008/57/EC : 2008 AMD 5 2014 DIRECTIVE 2008/1957/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 17 JUNE 2008 ON THE INTEROPERABILITY OF THE RAIL SYSTEM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY (RECAST) (TEXT WITH EEA RELEVANCE)
    BS EN 1993-1-9:2005 Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures Fatigue
    BS EN 15551:2017 Railway applications. Railway rolling stock. Buffers
    BS EN 12663-1 : 2010 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS OF RAILWAY VEHICLE BODIES - PART 1: LOCOMOTIVES AND PASSENGER ROLLING STOCK (AND ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR FREIGHT WAGONS)
    BS EN 12600:2002 Glass in building. Pendulum test. Impact test method and classification for flat glass
    SAE J 211-1 : 2014 INSTRUMENTATION FOR IMPACT TEST - PART 1 - ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION
    BS EN 12663-2:2010 Railway applications. Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies Freight wagons
    DD ENV 1999-2:2000 Eurocode 9. Design of aluminium structures Structures susceptible to fatigue
    BS EN 15663:2009 Railway applications. Definition of vehicle reference masses
    CFR 49(PTS572-999) : OCT 2017 TRANSPORTATION
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