BS EN 15273-1:2013+A1:2016

What is BS EN 15273-1 - Common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock for gauges about?  

BS EN 15273 is a European standard that discusses gauges for railway applications. BS EN 15273-1 provides the common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock of gauges in railways to enhance the performance of gauges. 

BS EN 15273-1 applies to authorities involved in railway operation and may also be applied for light vehicles (e.g. trams, metros, etc. running on two rails) and their associated infrastructure, but not for systems such as rail-guided buses. 

BS EN 15273-1 is the first part of a multi-part series that allows rolling stock and infrastructures to be dimensioned and their compliance to be checked relative to applicable gauging rules. 

For rolling stock and infrastructure, BS EN 15273 applies to new designs, modifications, and checking of vehicles and infrastructures already in use. 

BS EN 15273 covers: 

• The general principles 
• The various elements and phenomena affecting the determination of gauges 
• The various calculation methods applicable to the elements shared by the infrastructure and by the rolling stock 
• The sharing rules for elements considered in calculations specific to the infrastructure and the rolling stock 
• A catalog of European gauges 

Note: BS EN 15273 does not cover: 

• Conditions to be met to ensure the safety of passengers on platforms and of persons required to walk along the tracks 
• Conditions to be met by the fixed equipment maintenance machines in the active position 
• The space to be cleared for the running track of rubber-tyred metros and other vehicles 
• Rules applicable to extraordinary transportation, however, some formulae may be used 
• Rules applicable to the design of the overhead contact line system 
• Rules applicable to the design of the current collection system on a third rail 
• Simulation methods for the running of vehicles, however, it does not confirm the validity of existing simulations 
• Verification rules of wagon loadings 
• Coding methods for combined transportation 
• infrastructure gauges for very small curve radii (e.g., R < 150 m for gauge G1) 

Who is BS EN 15273-1 - Common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock for gauges for? 

BS EN 15273-1 on the common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock for gauges is relevant to: 

•  Gauges and related components manufacturers and installers 
• Authorities involved in railway operation and light vehicles  
• Test centers 

Why should you use BS EN 15273-1 - Common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock for gauges? 

Gauge is a set of rules including a reference profile and its associated calculation rules allowing definition of the outer dimensions of the rolling stock and the space to be cleared by the infrastructure. 

BS EN 15273-1 provides a clear and maintained space to allow the running of rolling stock, and the rules for calculation and verification intended for sizing the rolling stock to run on one or several infrastructures without interference risk. 

BS EN 15273-1 assists you with specific considerations for the determination of parameters, gauges, gauging methods, uniform structure gauge, static gauge, kinematic gauge, dynamic gauge, elements involved in the determination of a gauge, and pantograph gauge for gauges for railway applications. 

With compliance and obedience of BS EN 15273-1, you can enhance the infrastructure of rolling stock for gauges and can provide proper reference profiles and their associated rules for gauges.  In addition, ensure the smooth functioning of gauges.