prEN 16286-1

Railway applications - Gangway systems between vehicles - Part 1: Main applications

This European Standard defines the technical and safety requirements applicable to gangway systems used in all railway vehicles such as tram, tram trains, coaches, metro, suburban, main line and high speed trains that carry passengers. A gangway system gives comfortable passage from one vehicle to the other and consists of a flexible component which allows relative movement between vehicles.
It also defines:
- the requirements for the safety for passengers and/or staff in the gangway while the train is running;
- the assessment methods as well as pass/fail criteria for gangways installed on vehicles.

Bahnanwendungen - Übergangssysteme zwischen Fahrzeugen - Teil 1: Hauptanwendungen

Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes d'intercirculation entre véhicules - Partie 1: Applications générales

Železnice - Prehodni sistemi med vozili - 1. del: Glavne vrste uporabe

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 23-Sep-2024
• ICS: 45.060.20 - Trailing stock
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 256/WG 41 - Passenger Gangways
• Current Stage: 4060 - Closure of enquiry - Enquiry
• Start Date: 27-Apr-2023
• Due Date: 28-Jul-2022
• Completion Date: 27-Apr-2023
• Directive: 2016/797/EU - Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)
• Mandate: M/483 - Mandate for programming and standardisation addressed to the European standardisation bodies under directive 2008/57/EC in the field of the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union
• Mandate: M/591 - Standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardisation and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation as regards railway products in support of Directive (EU) 2016/797
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 16286-1:2023 - Railway applications - Gangway systems between vehicles - Part 1: Main applications

Relations

• Revises: EN 16286-1:2013 - Railway applications - Gangway systems between vehicles - Part 1: Main applications
• Effective Date: 15-Jul-2020

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 16286-1:2023
01-april-2023
Železnice - Prehodni sistemi med vozili - 1. del: Glavne vrste uporabe

Railway applications - Gangway systems between vehicles - Part 1: Main applications

Bahnanwendungen - Übergangssysteme zwischen Fahrzeugen - Teil 1:
Hauptanwendungen

Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes d'intercirculation entre véhicules - Partie 1:

Applications générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16286-1
ICS:
45.060.01 Železniška vozila na splošno Railway rolling stock in
general
oSIST prEN 16286-1:2023 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 16286-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2023
ICS 45.060.20 Will supersede EN 16286-1:2013
English Version
Railway applications - Gangway systems between vehicles
- Part 1: Main applications

Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes d'intercirculation Bahnanwendungen - Übergangssysteme zwischen

entre véhicules - Partie 1: Applications générales Fahrzeugen - Teil 1: Hauptanwendungen

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 256.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

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language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

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Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page

European foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 6

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 7

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 7

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 8

3.1 nominal geometric dimensions ................................................................................................................. 8

3.2 relative movements of the vehicles ........................................................................................................ 10

3.3 vehicle connection types ............................................................................................................................ 13

3.4 types of gangway systems .......................................................................................................................... 15

4 Abbreviated terms ........................................................................................................................................ 16

5 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 16

5.1 Description of the system .......................................................................................................................... 16

5.2 Environmental resistance .......................................................................................................................... 16

6 Vehicle body coordinate system .............................................................................................................. 16

7 Technical requirements ............................................................................................................................. 17

7.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 17

7.2 Weight ............................................................................................................................................................... 17

7.3 Geometry .......................................................................................................................................................... 17

7.3.1 Outer gangway dimensions ....................................................................................................................... 17

7.3.2 Clearway ........................................................................................................................................................... 17

7.3.3 Clearway for wheelchairs .......................................................................................................................... 18

7.3.4 Length................................................................................................................................................................ 20

7.3.5 Steps and ramps ............................................................................................................................................ 20

7.4 Relative movements .................................................................................................................................... 21

7.5 Load requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 22

7.5.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 22

7.5.2 Vertical load applied to floor system ..................................................................................................... 22

7.5.3 Dynamic loads on gangway system and fixation ............................................................................... 23

7.5.4 Horizontal load .............................................................................................................................................. 23

7.5.5 Aerodynamic loads ....................................................................................................................................... 23

7.5.6 Pressure tightness ........................................................................................................................................ 23

7.6 Water tightness.............................................................................................................................................. 23

7.7 Crash behaviour ............................................................................................................................................ 24

7.8 Earthing ............................................................................................................................................................ 24

7.9 Vandalism ........................................................................................................................................................ 24

7.10 Fire resistance ................................................................................................................................................ 24

7.11 Acoustic requirements ................................................................................................................................ 24

7.12 Thermal insulation ....................................................................................................................................... 24

7.13 Lifetime ............................................................................................................................................................. 24

7.14 Handrails.......................................................................................................................................................... 24

7.15 Other requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 25

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8 Interfaces with the vehicle ........................................................................................................................ 25

8.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 25

8.2 Mechanical interfaces ................................................................................................................................. 25

8.3 Adjoining components ................................................................................................................................ 27

8.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 27

8.3.2 Vehicle connections ..................................................................................................................................... 27

8.3.3 Gangway doors and separating elements ............................................................................................ 28

8.3.4 Tail and head lights ...................................................................................................................................... 28

9 Testing .............................................................................................................................................................. 28

9.1 Weight measurement .................................................................................................................................. 28

9.2 Movement test ............................................................................................................................................... 28

9.3 Wheelchair and service trolley test ....................................................................................................... 34

9.4 Pressure tightness test ............................................................................................................................... 34

9.5 Water tightness test ..................................................................................................................................... 35

9.6 Acoustic measurements ............................................................................................................................. 36

9.7 Endurance test ............................................................................................................................................... 36

10 Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................... 36

10.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 36

10.2 Installation ...................................................................................................................................................... 36

10.3 Operational handling .................................................................................................................................. 36

10.4 Cleaning of a gangway ................................................................................................................................. 36

10.5 Removal of graffiti ........................................................................................................................................ 37

10.6 Repair instructions ...................................................................................................................................... 37

Annex A (informative) Rubber tube gangways ............................................................................................... 38

A.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 38

A.2 Construction requirements ...................................................................................................................... 38

Annex B (informative) Interconnecting gangways for coaches travelling at speeds of up to

200 km/h on high-speed lines with tunnel sections ........................................................................ 42

Annex C (informative) Endurance test parameters and test criteria ..................................................... 43

C.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 43

C.2 Pass/fail criteria ........................................................................................................................................... 44

C.2.1 Bellows ............................................................................................................................................................. 44

C.2.2 Mechanical components (e.g. end frames, centre frames, floor system, side and

ceiling panels) ................................................................................................................................................ 45

Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered ................................................ 46

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 48

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European foreword

This document (prEN 16286-1:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway

applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 16286-1:2013.

prEN 16286-1:2023 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to

EN 16286-1:2013:
— Scope has been modified and adopted to current wording of EN 17343;
— Normative references have been updated;
— Terms and definitions have been revised;
— 7.3.1 “Outer gangway dimensions” has been revised;
— 7.3.2 “Clearway” has been revised;
— 7.3.3 “Clearway for wheelchairs” has been revised;
— 7.3.5 “Steps and ramps” has been revised;
— 7.4 “Relative movements” has been revised;
— 7.5.2 “Vertical load applied to floor system” has been revised;
— 7.5.5 “Aerodynamic loads” has been revised;
— New subclause 7.14 “Handrails” has been added;
— 9.2 “Movement test” has been revised;
— 9.3 “Wheelchair and service trolley test” has been revised;
— 9.5 “Water tightness” has been revised;
— New subclause 9.7 “Endurance test” has been added;
— New subclause 10.6 “Repair instructions” has been added;
— Annex A has been and changed to “informative”;

— New informative Annex C “Endurance test parameters and test criteria” has been added;

— Update of Annex ZA.

This series of European Standards EN 16286, Railway applications — Gangway systems between vehicles,

consists of the following parts:
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— Part 1: Main applications
— Part 2: Acoustic measurements

This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European

Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of

EU Directive(s)/Regulation(s).

For relationship with EU Directive(s)/Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part

of this document.
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Introduction

The railway system requires technical rules for train concepts with flexible connections which allow

passage from one vehicle to the next vehicle (or between vehicle modules). This document describes

main requirements for the design and validation of gangway systems.

The requirements set out in this document are based on long-term existing practices and procedures

developed and currently in use by railway undertakings and industry. The application of these systems

has changed over the years.

For many years the majority of gangway systems consisted of rubber tubes pressed together when

coaches were coupled. This solution was standardized in UIC leaflet 561:1991 with the aim to

reconfigure train sets. Main requirements of this leaflet have been incorporated in this document as

Annex A.

UIC Leaflet 561:1991 was the only reference document available, but did not cover project specific

solutions, which have been developed for each train set; for example, for multiple units, metros or

tramways. The aim of EN 16286-1 is to close this gap and to cover the complete range of gangway

systems.
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1 Scope

This document defines the technical and safety requirements applicable to gangway systems used in

heavy rail and urban rail vehicles that are designed to allow passengers or staff to move between

adjacent vehicles.
It also defines

— the requirements for the safety for passengers and/or staff in the gangway while the train is

running,

— the assessment methods as well as pass/fail criteria for gangways installed on vehicles.

NOTE Some requirements in this document may not be applicable for gangways designed for use by staff

only.

This document is not intended to define requirements for articulation systems which can be an integral

part of gangway systems.

This document is not applicable for rubber tube gangways and interconnecting gangways for coaches

travelling at speeds of up to 200 km/h on high-speed lines with tunnel sections. Information about

these types of gangway systems are given in Annex A and Annex B.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 12663-1:2010+A1:2014, Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies -

Part 1: Locomotives and passenger rolling stock (and alternative method for freight wagons)

EN 14067-5:2021, Railway applications — Aerodynamics — Part 5: Requirements and test procedures for

aerodynamics in tunnels
EN 15663:2017+A1:2018, Railway applications - Vehicle reference masses

prEN 16286-2:2022, Railway applications — Gangway systems between vehicles — Part 2: Acoustic

measurements

prEN 16585-3:2022, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components on board

rolling stock — Part 3: Clearways and internal doors
EN 45545 (all parts), Railway applications — Fire protection on railway vehicles

EN 50125-1:2014, Railway applications - Environmental conditions for equipment - Part 1: Rolling stock

and on-board equipment

EN ISO 6946:2017, Building components and building elements - Thermal resistance and thermal

transmittance - Calculation methods (ISO 6946:2017, Corrected version 2021-12)
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1 nominal geometric dimensions

NOTE Nominal dimensions are defined on straight level track, vehicle suspension in nominal condition, and

mass of the vehicle in the “as built” condition (dead mass), as defined in EN 15663.

3.1.1
length

distance between the vehicle-connection surfaces of a gangway with the coupler or articulation at the

nominal position
3.1.2
width
distance between lateral inner face of the passage
Note 1 to entry: The width is often measured at shoulder height.
Note 2 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.1.3
horizontal clearway
unobstructed distance between lateral inner faces of the gangway at floor level
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.

Note 2 to entry: The horizontal clearway may be reduced above the floor level provided it maintains the

minimum dimensions in 7.3.2.
3.1.4
vertical clearway

unobstructed distance between gangway floor level to the top of the passage (panel, ceiling, etc.)

Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.1.5
outer gangway width
overall outer width of the gangway
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.1.6
outer gangway height
overall outer height of the gangway
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
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3.1.7
gangway floor height
distance between floor level of the gangway and top of the rail
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.1.8
reference point
intersection of floor level with vehicle centre plane at the vehicle end
Key
1 horizontal clearway 6 outer gangway height
2 width 7 gangway floor height
3 vertical clearway 8 top of the rail
4 skirts, inner panel, etc. 9 centre plane
5 outer gangway width 10 reference point
Figure 1 — Design example
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3.2 relative movements of the vehicles

NOTE Real relative movements of the vehicles typically consist of any combination of the movements defined

in 3.2.1 up to and including 3.2.7.
3.2.1
longitudinal displacement
deflection of the length of the gangway in longitudinal direction on track

Note 1 to entry: Longitudinal displacement is the increase or decrease of the nominal length, see Figure 2.

Note 2 to entry: Longitudinal displacement is generated, for example, by buff and draw of the connected coupling

system.
Key
1 nominal length
2 compressed length xb
3 extended length xd
Figure 2 — Longitudinal displacement
3.2.2
vertical displacement

vertical distance between reference point of vehicle 1 and reference point of vehicle 2

Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.
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Key
1 vehicle 1
2 vehicle 2
3 reference points
z vertical displacement
Figure 3 — Vertical displacement
3.2.3
lateral displacement

lateral distance between reference point of vehicle 1 and reference point of vehicle 2

Note 1 to entry: See Figure 4.
Key
1 vehicle 1
2 vehicle 2
3 reference points
y lateral displacement
Figure 4 — Lateral displacement
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3.2.4
yaw angle
angle between the vehicle ends measured around z-axis
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 5
Key
1 vehicle 1
2 vehicle 2
α yaw angle
Figure 5 — Yaw angle
3.2.5
pitch angle
negative or positive angle between vehicle ends, measured around the y-axis
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 6.
a) negative angle (concave) b) positive angle (convex)
Key
1 vehicle 1
2 vehicle 2
αy pitch angle
Figure 6 — Pitch angle
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3.2.6
roll angle

rotation around the longitudinal x-axis (roll centre) that defines the angle between vehicle centre

plane 1 and vehicle centre plane 2
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 7.
3.2.7
roll centre height
vertical distance from top of rail to the roll centre
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 7.
Key
h roll centre height
α roll angle
Figure 7 — Roll angle
3.3 vehicle connection types
3.3.1
vehicle connection by coupling system

vehicle connection where the relative movements of vehicles are influenced by more than one pivot

point
3.3.2
vehicle connection by articulation

vehicle connection where the relative movements of vehicles are influenced by one pivot point

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3.4
gangway system

flexible assembly between adjacent rail vehicles or vehicle segments designed to allow transit from one

rail vehicle to another
Note 1 to entry: Such gangway systems are often simply called gangway.

Note 2 to entry: In this document the term “vehicle” is used for “rail vehicle” and “rail vehicle segment” as defined

in EN 17343.

[SOURCE: EN 17343:2020, 3.1.7.2, modified – Note 1 to entry and Note 2 to entry added.]

3.4.1
typical parts of a gangway system
3.4.1.1
bellows

articulating environmental envelope surrounding the passageway which comprises the bellows fabric

and bellows frames

Note 1 to entry: This can also describe the flexible elements of a rubber tube gangway.

3.4.1.1.1
bellows fabric

flexible material which enables the movements of the bellows and which provides protection against

external environmental conditions

Note 1 to entry: Typically made by a laminate which comprises fabric and elastomer layers.

3.4.1.1.2
bellows frame

intermediate mechanical structure which provides stability in shape and which is connected to the

bellows fabric
Note 1 to entry: This is also called clamp, crimp or hoop.
3.4.1.1.3
skirts

projections from the inner sidewall above floor level preventing formation of gapping hazards

3.4.1.2
end frame
mechanical structure which connects the bellows to the carbody structure

Note 1 to entry: This is also called screw-on frame, mounting frame, couple frame.

Note 2 to entry: The end frame can consist of two individual frames in case of latching requirement.

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3.4.1.3
centre frame

intermediate mechanical structure which provides stability in shape and which is connected to the

bellows typically providing a higher stiffness and a larger cross-section than a bellows frame

Note 1 to entry: A centre frame is typically located in central position of the bellows (in the direction of the x-axis)

and can be supported, e.g. by the coupler.

Note 2 to entry: The centre frame can consist of two individual frames in case of latching requirement.

3.4.1.4
floor system

floor structure capable of carrying passengers and staff and accommodating relative movements

between vehicles

Note 1 to entry: This is also called tread plate, bridge plate, rubber bridge system, turntable or chain bridge.

3.4.1.5
side panel
vertical cover of the inner sidewall
3.4.1.6
ceiling panel
horizontal cover of the inner prone surface
3.4 types of gangway systems
3.5.1
intermediate gangway system
gangway system, which is located between vehicles of a dedicated train set
3.5.2
front end gangway system

gangway system, which is located on a vehicle end with driver's cab of a dedicated train set

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4 Abbreviated terms
For the purposes of this document, the following abbreviated terms apply.
DP depot position = movement position under depot condition
HVAC heating, ventilation and air conditioning

MSP maximum service position = movement position under maximum operational service

condition (100 % of movement values in accordance with Table 1 and in accordance with

Table 2 (I))
M-I vehicle category “high speed and long distance units” in accordance with
EN 15663:2017+A1:2018
M-II vehicle category “passenger vehicl
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