“European Standards provide
                   the backbone of railway design,
                  manufacturing and maintenance
                  and provide a systematic process and
                  solution that enable operators and              “Railways are a great mean of travel for 
                 manufacturers to work together for a                                                . All these 
                                                                  short trips as well as for long ones. The                                Standards    Rail
                 common economic benefit. Standards                reason for that is trains are safe, comfortable, 
                help make a better                                 fast and environmentally friendly
                                   , safer railway”                 characteristics of the railway system are                                                                                             @
               Clif                                                 supported by European Standards developed 
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               Railways applications                                 by CEN and CENELEC.                                                                         Network and 
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                                                                     best solutions in accordance with these                                                        Exchange
                                                                      standards. This does not limit  innovation and 
                                                                      allows to continuously improve the system 
                                                                       without losing compatibility between single 
                                                                       components (e. g. a wheel), the subsystems 
                                                                                                       fer to the most 
                                                                        (e. g. a train) and the overall railway                                           EN 16005
                         “The requirements of European                  system. The operators can then choose the                                      Power operated 
                         Standards can address many system               solution they would like to of                                                 pedestrian 
                         compatibility issues. When these                important stakeholder - their passengers”.                                     doorsets   
                         requirements involve complete traf                           , Chair of the Sector Forum Rail 
                        management systems (like ER                       Jan ANDERS
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                                                      TMS) the 
                        same train can be designed to travel 
                        safely across dif
                                        ferent countries in                                                                                                                                                       EN 15531
                        accordance with dif                                                                                                                                                                      Real-time 
                                            ferent national 
                       rules without further customisations”.                                                                                                                                                  information
                       Pietro 
                              MARMO
                                      , Chair of CLC/TC 9X                                                                                                                                                                                     EN 1545
                       Electrical and electronic applications                                                                                                                                                                              Identification 
                       for railways                                                                                                                                                  EN ISO 24014-1                                        card systems
                                                                                                                                                                                      Interoperable                                                     
                                                                                                                                              CEN/TS 16794                           fare management 
                                                                                    Have a nice trip                                            Contactless                               system
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        EN 12896
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    transport - 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Public 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Reference
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                data model
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                                                                                       EN 50199                                                                             CEN/TR 17420
                                  EN 15194                                                                                                                            Overhead                                                                            Design for trams 
                                 Electrically                                                               CLC/TR 50511                                           contact lines                                                                           with respect to 
                                                                                                               External   
                                  power                                                                        signalling                                                                                                                                 pedestrian safety
                             assisted cycles                                                                     for lines                                                                                                                                                                         CEN/TS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    16794
                                                                  EN ISO 18243
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                                                               for electrically                                                                                                                                                                                                                     readers
                                                            propelled mopeds 
                                                           and motorcycles                   IEC/TS 62196-4
                                                                                                Conductive 
                                                                                                charging of 
                                                                                              electric vehicles
                                                                                                                                                                                               EN 50206-1
                                                                                                                                                                                               Pantographs
                                                                                                                                                   EN 15273-1
      EN 15153-2                              EN 12663-2                                                                                             Gauges
           arning 
        W                                     Structural                                                                            EN 16860
           horns                         requirements of                                                                        Requirements 
                                         vehicle bodies                                                                         for securing                                                                                                    EN 45545
                                                                                                                                 payload                                                                                                          Fire  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              EN 62580        protection 
                                                                             EN 12561                                                                                                                                       On-board 
                                                                            ank wagons
                                                                           T                                                                                                                                              multimedia
                                                                                                          EN 14067-3
                                                                                                          Aerodynamics                                                        EN 61375-3-4
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                                                                                                                                                                           communication 
                                                                                                                                                                                  rain 
                                                                                                                                                                             network
                                                                                                  EN 16186-2
                                                                                                Driver’
                                                                                               displays
                                                                                                     s cab                                                                                                           EN 12299                     EN 16586
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Ride                                  
                                                                                                                                                               EN 16186-4                                                                        Accessibility 
                                                                     EN 16507                                                                                 Driver’                                                 comfort for                  of PRM
              EN 15153-1                                                Diesel                                                                                       s cab                                              passengers
              Head, marker                EN 13262                     refuelling                                                                               access
              and tail lamps                Wheels                      equipment
                for heavy rail
                                                       EN 16704      
                                                    Safety protection                                EN 13450  
                                                       on the track                                 Aggregates 
                                                        during work                                 for railway  
                                                                                                       ballast
                                                                                                                               EN 13230
                                                                                                                               Concrete 
                                                                               EN 13674                                      sleepers and 
                                                                                   Rail                                        bearers 
                                                                                                                                                                                       EN 15179
                                                                                                                                                      EN 15227                            Brake 
                                                                                                                                                   Crashworthiness                         system
                                                                                                                                                     requirements                                                                                            CEN/TS 16614
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