EN 15273-1:2025
(Main)Railway applications - Gauges - Part 1: General - Common rules for rolling stock and infrastructure
Railway applications - Gauges - Part 1: General - Common rules for rolling stock and infrastructure
This document contains:
- the definitions and symbols for all EN 15273 documents;
- the general explanation of various elements and phenomena affecting heavy rail gauging;
- the general explanation of various calculation methods and processes applicable to the heavy rail gauging that allow the dimensioning of the rolling stock and the infrastructure.
This document is applicable to heavy rail vehicles and networks using various track gauges. Other vehicles and networks are outside the scope of this document, but the rules may be applied to them with some adjustments and agreement of the share of responsibility between rolling stock and infrastructure.
This document is not applicable to the gauges “S” and “T” for track gauge 1 520 mm.
Bahnanwendungen - Begrenzungslinien - Teil 1: Allgemeines - Gemeinsame Vorschriften für Fahrzeuge und Infrastruktur
Applications ferroviaires - Gabarits - Partie 1 : Explications de base et règles communes pour matériel roulant et infrastructure
Le présent document contient :
- les définitions et les symboles de tous les documents EN 15273 ;
- une explication générale des différents éléments et phénomènes ayant un impact sur la détermination du gabarit pour les véhicules ferroviaires lourds ;
- une explication générale des différentes conventions de calcul et des processus applicables à la détermination du gabarit pour les véhicules ferroviaires lourds, permettant le dimensionnement du matériel roulant et de l'infrastructure.
Le présent document s'applique aux véhicules ferroviaires lourds et aux réseaux employant divers écartements de voie. Les autres types de véhicules et de réseaux ne relèvent pas du domaine d'application du présent document, mais les règles de ce dernier peuvent s'y appliquer, en apportant quelques ajustements et en définissant le partage des responsabilités entre les organismes chargés du matériel roulant et de l'infrastructure.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux gabarits S et T pour l'écartement de voie 1 520 mm.
Železniške naprave - Profili - 1. del: Splošno - Skupna pravila, ki se nanašajo na železniška vozila in infrastrukturo
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15273-1:2013+A1:2017
SIST EN 15273-1:2013+A1:2017/AC:2017
Železniške naprave - Profili - 1. del: Splošno - Skupna pravila, ki se nanašajo na
železniška vozila in infrastrukturo
Railway applications - Gauges - Part 1: General - Common rules for rolling stock and
infrastructure
Bahnanwendungen - Begrenzungslinien - Teil 1: Allgemeines - Gemeinsame
Vorschriften für Fahrzeuge und Infrastruktur
Applications ferroviaires - Gabarits - Partie 1 : Explications de base et règles communes
pour matériel roulant et infrastructure
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15273-1:2025
ICS:
45.060.01 Železniška vozila na splošno Railway rolling stock in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 15273-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 45.020; 45.060.01 Supersedes EN 15273-1:2013+A1:2016
English Version
Railway applications - Gauges - Part 1: General - Common
rules for rolling stock and infrastructure
Applications ferroviaires - Gabarits - Partie 1 : Bahnanwendungen - Begrenzungslinien - Teil 1:
Explications de base et règles communes pour matériel Allgemeines - Gemeinsame Vorschriften für Fahrzeuge
roulant et infrastructure und Infrastruktur
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 June 2025.
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
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Contents Page
European foreword . 5
Introduction . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Symbols and abbreviations .18
4.1 Common symbols .18
4.2 Specific symbols for absolute and comparative gauging processes .28
5 Approaches to gauging .31
5.1 Railway gauging processes .31
5.2 How to use EN 15273 series .32
5.3 Choosing a defined gauge or a gauging process .33
5.3.1 Interoperability between Railway Undertaking and Infrastructure Manager .33
5.3.2 Defined gauging methods .34
5.3.3 Absolute gauging process .36
5.3.4 Comparative gauging process .37
6 Elements involved in a gauging process .37
6.1 General diagram in the lateral direction .37
6.2 General diagram in the vertical direction .38
7 Gauges and gauging process .39
7.1 Defined gauges by calculation .39
7.1.1 Basic elements of the defined gauges .39
7.1.2 Reference profile and associated rules .41
7.2 Absolute and comparative gauging process .42
7.2.1 General .42
7.2.2 Absolute gauging process .43
7.2.3 Comparative gauging process .46
Annex A (normative) Specific considerations for the classic calculations of defined gauges
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A.1 In the lateral direction .48
A.1.1 Geometric overthrow due to the bogie .48
A.1.2 Geometric overthrow due to the carbody .48
A.1.3 Clearance between the wheelsets and the carbody .49
A.1.4 Clearance between the wheelsets and the track .49
A.1.5 Roll .50
A.1.6 Lateral displacement of the track .57
A.2 In the vertical direction .57
Annex B (normative) Defined kinematic gauges .59
B.1 General .59
B.2 In the lateral direction .60
B.2.1 Inside the kinematic reference profile .60
B.2.2 Outside the kinematic reference profile .62
B.3 In the vertical direction .64
B.3.1 Inside the kinematic reference profile . 64
B.3.2 Outside the kinematic reference profile . 65
B.4 Pantograph gauge . 65
B.4.1 General principle . 65
B.4.2 In the lateral direction . 66
B.4.3 In the vertical direction . 69
B.5 Lower parts . 71
B.6 Wheel and rail area . 73
B.6.1 General . 73
B.6.2 Zone swept by the wheel . 73
B.6.3 Position of the check-rails . 75
B.7 Contact ramps . 75
B.7.1 General . 75
B.7.2 For the infrastructure . 76
B.7.3 For the rolling stock . 76
B.8 Stopping devices . 77
B.9 Marshalling hump . 78
B.9.1 General convention . 78
B.9.2 Track brakes installed close to the marshalling humps. 78
B.10 Access to ferries . 81
B.10.1 General Principle . 81
B.10.2 Passing over link spans onto ferries . 81
Annex C (normative) Defined static gauges . 82
C.1 General . 82
C.2 In the lateral direction . 82
C.2.1 Inside the static reference profile . 82
C.2.2 Outside the static reference profile . 83
C.3 In the vertical direction . 83
C.3.1 Inside the static reference profile . 83
C.3.2 Outside the static reference profile . 83
Annex D (normative) Defined dynamic gauges. 85
D.1 General . 85
D.2 In the lateral direction . 86
D.2.1 Inside the dynamic reference profile . 86
D.2.2 Outside the dynamic reference profile . 87
D.3 In the vertical direction . 88
D.3.1 Inside the dynamic reference profile . 88
D.3.2 Outside the dynamic reference profile . 89
D.4 Pantograph ar
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