UNE-EN 17343:2024

This document provides terms and definitions for rail networks and rail vehicles guided bytrack and wheels, both made of steel and/or other materials.This includes heavy rail and urban rail systems.This document is applicable as a reference for future European Standards and the revision ofexisting standards and represents a set of general technical terms and definitions.This document does not apply to specific applications such as:- track construction and maintenance machines not travelling on rails;- road-rail machines when not travelling on rails;- magnetic levitation transport networks and vehicles;- guided busways and guided busses;- non-public rail networks and vehicles, e.g. mine rail systems;- rail networks and vehicles exclusively for leisure, historical and tourist purposes, e.g. mountain-, field-, park-, cable rail systems, funiculars and theme park rides;- trolley busses.Not in the scope are terms and definitions related to:- control command and signalling,- operation,- geographical aspects.