National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 23019:2026. It is identical to ISO 23019:2022. It supersedes BS ISO 23019:2022, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee RAE/1, Railway Applications.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

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This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 August 2022.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 August 2026.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

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European foreword

The text of ISO 23019:2022 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 269 "Railway applications” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 23019:2026 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway applications” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2027, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2027.

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According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 23019:2022 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 23019:2026 without any modification.

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 269, Railway applications, Subcommittee SC 3, Operations and services.

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Introduction

The construction of new railway lines is carried out all over the world. For the operation of new railway lines, advanced cultivation/education of a driver’s skill is necessary. Even for existing railway lines, cultivation/education of a new driver’s skill and his/her sustained re-skilling are also necessary. Intrinsically, cultivation/education of vehicle crew/staff (e.g. the driver, conductor) is important to ensure safety and stability of rail transport. This is because it can bring about accident prevention and reduce the effects of abnormal working conditions (e.g. an unexpected accident, breakdown of a train and its components). Since the driving simulator can easily reproduce these abnormal working conditions, it can lead to the improvement of driving techniques and effective crew/staff training. Therefore, the introduction of the driving simulator device becomes indispensable in the field of driver training, which has very high needs and demands.

For that reason, this document has been developed to:

define the common terminologies;
support the creation of specifications for international procurement (e.g. to avoid the possibility of applying too many specifications that can lead to a remarkable rise in price depending on the purpose of use of the simulator);
define what is necessary for the performance of the driving simulator depending on the training purposes to ensure that appropriate and most efficient driver training is carried out.

This document covers these needs and, as a result, contributes to the further development of the railway industry.

This document will help customers by giving them a clear vision of the minimum functions and performances required for a simulator. Thus, it can help them to define their real needs.

1 Scope

This document specifies requirements for railway driving simulators for drivers' training. It defines the minimum functions and performances for a driver training simulator.

This document is applicable to all guided transport systems, including for mainlines, metros, tramways and light rails, as part of public/private transport systems. These vehicles are intended for the operation of intercity, urban and suburban passenger or freight services with self-propelled systems and operated on either segregated or not segregated paths.

Annexes A to D provide additional information.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

3.1 General

3.2 Actors

3.3 Training functions and training states

3.4 Simulated items

3.5 Visual characteristics and functions

3.6 Simulator items

4 Conceptual considerations for simulator

4.1 General

4.2 Purpose of simulator

4.3 Classification of simulators

4.4 Simulator operating modes

4.5 Simulated guided transport system and environment

5 Required functions and performance for training mode

5.1 General

5.2 Simulated guided transport system and environment

5.3 Perception

5.4 Control and monitor including training scenario

6 Required functions and performance for supporting mode

6.1 General

6.2 Training administration (training scenario editor, line editor, others)

6.3 Maintenance administration

7 Required functions and performance for computer system and auxiliary simulator equipment

7.1 General

7.2 Computer system

7.3 Interfaces

7.4 Auxiliary simulator equipment

8 Requirements for simulator installation

8.1 General

8.2 Minimum requirements

8.3 Best practice options

9 Maintainability

9.1 General

9.2 Minimum requirements

9.3 Best practice options

10 Data and documents for simulation

10.1 General

10.2 Minimum requirements

10.3 Best practice options