FprEN 16116-2

Railway applications - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff - Part 2: Freight wagons

This document specifies the minimum requirements for ergonomic and structural integrity of steps and handrails used together to give staff access to freight wagons. It does not cover ladders, top platforms and top gangways.
It defines in particular the required spaces necessary for shunter handrails, for shunter’s stand, for steps and handrails.
This document also defines their dimensions, positions, limits for durability and functionality.
It also defines the general requirements for the access to tail lights for freight wagons.

Bahnanwendungen - Konstruktionsanforderungen an Tritte, Handgriffe und entsprechende Zugänge für das Personal - Teil 2: Güterwagen

Dieses Dokument legt die Mindestanforderungen für Ergonomie und Strukturfestigkeit von Tritten und Handgriffen fest, die gemeinsam verwendet werden, um dem Zugpersonal Zugang zu Güterwagen zu ermöglichen. Leitern, obenliegende Arbeitsbühnen und Laufstege liegen nicht im Anwendungsbereich dieser Norm.
Sie legt insbesondere die Freiräume fest, die für den Gebrauch von Schraubenkupplungen mit Seitenpuffern, für Rangierergriffe, für den Rangiererstand, für Tritte und für Handgriffe erforderlich sind.
Dieses Dokument legt ebenfalls deren Abmessungen, Positionen sowie die Grenzen für die Haltbarkeit und Funktionalität fest.
Sie legt auch die allgemeinen Anforderungen für den Zugang zu Schlusssignalen für Güterwagen fest.

Applications ferroviaires - Exigences pour la construction des marchepieds, mains courantes et accès destinés au personnel - Partie 2 : Wagons

Le présent document spécifie les exigences minimales d’intégrité ergonomique et structurelle des marchepieds et des mains courantes utilisés ensemble pour permettre l’accès du personnel aux wagons. Elle ne couvre pas les échelles, les quais supérieurs et les passerelles supérieures.
Elle définit notamment les espaces nécessaires à prévoir pour manœuvrer les attelages à vis entre tampons latéraux, pour les marchepieds et pour les mains courantes.
Le présent document définit également leurs dimensions, leurs positions et les limites associées à leur résistance et leur fonctionnement.
Elle définit aussi les exigences générales relatives à l’accès aux signaux arrière de train pour les wagons.

Železniške naprave - Izvedbene zahteve za stopnice, ograje in dostop za osebje - 2. del: Tovorni vagoni

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-september-2019
Železniške naprave - Izvedbene zahteve za stopnice, ograje in dostop za osebje -
2. del: Tovorni vagoni

Railway applications - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access

for staff - Part 2: Freight wagons

Bahnanwendungen - Konstruktionsanforderungen an Tritte, Handgriffe und zugehörige

Zugänge für das Personal - Teil 2: Güterwagen

Applications ferroviaires - Exigences pour la construciton des marchepieds, mains

courantes et accès destinés au personnel - Partie 2 : Wagons
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16116-2
ICS:
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 16116-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2019
ICS 45.060.20 Will supersede EN 16116-2:2013
English Version
Railway applications - Design requirements for steps,
handrails and associated access for staff - Part 2: Freight
wagons

Applications ferroviaires - Exigences pour la Bahnanwendungen - Konstruktionsanforderungen an

construciton des marchepieds, mains courantes et Tritte, Handgriffe und zugehörige Zugänge für das

accès destinés au personnel - Partie 2 : Wagons Personal - Teil 2: Güterwagen

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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Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

United Kingdom.

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 .................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................. 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................. 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................. 5

4 Steps and handrails ...................................................................................................................................... 6

4.1 General requirements ................................................................................................................................. 6

4.2 Steps ................................................................................................................................................................... 6

4.2.1 General .............................................................................................................................................................. 6

4.2.2 Shunter's step ................................................................................................................................................. 7

4.2.3 Other steps ................................................................................................................................................... 10

4.3 Handrails ....................................................................................................................................................... 10

4.3.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................... 10

4.3.2 Shunter handrail ........................................................................................................................................ 10

4.3.3 Other handrails ........................................................................................................................................... 11

5 Shunter's stand ........................................................................................................................................... 12

5.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................... 12

5.2 Shunter's stand at wagons with end wall boards ........................................................................... 13

5.3 Shunter's stand with tilting handrail .................................................................................................. 14

5.4 Shunter's stand for special case flat wagons with fixed handrails ........................................... 16

6 Reserved spaces ......................................................................................................................................... 16

6.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................... 16

6.2 Space for shunting staff operation ....................................................................................................... 16

6.3 Clearances for tail light ............................................................................................................................ 18

Annex A (informative) Gangways and other access solutions .................................................................. 20

A.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................... 20

A.2 Steps for gangways and platforms ....................................................................................................... 20

A.3 Steps for access to the wagon floor ...................................................................................................... 22

A.4 Steps at wagon end .................................................................................................................................... 22

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

Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC aimed to be covered ............................................ 25

Bibliography............................................................................................................................................................... 27

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European foreword

This document (prEN 16116-2:2019) 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 16116-2:2013.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the

European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC.

For relationship with EU Directive 2008/57/EC, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of

this document.

This document is part of the series EN 16116, Railway applications – Design requirements for steps,

handrails and associated access for staff, which consists of the following parts:

— Part 1: Passenger vehicles, luggage vans and locomotives;
— Part 2: Freight wagons.
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Introduction

To achieve an undisturbed, reliable and safe operation of freight trains it is essential to define common

requirements for safe access and egress for rolling stock of interoperable trains with respect to

e.g. structural requirements, operating characteristics, way of operation, maintenance as well as their

handling.

Coupling of freight wagons by means of screw couplings is usually done by personnel.

It is essential that the design of freight wagons can be suitable to meet these functions without exposing

staff to undue risk.

Freight wagons require sufficient space for their coupling and uncoupling by staff without any rigid

features impeding accessibility to the screw coupler. Also there is a need for provision of suitable

footsteps and handrails for personnel, to allow temporary travel outside the vehicle during shunting as

well as to access the vehicle.

If wagons according to TSI-FW are equipped with steps and handholds, these needs apply to all designs

of vehicle.

To achieve an undisturbed, reliable and safe operation it is therefore essential to harmonize the

functional requirements and characteristic dimensions and assess and permanently ensure their

suitability for interoperable traffic.
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1 Scope

This document specifies the minimum requirements for ergonomic and structural integrity of steps and

handrails used together to give staff access to freight wagons. It does not cover ladders, top platforms

and top gangways.

It defines in particular the required spaces necessary for shunter handrails, for shunter’s stand, for steps

and handrails.

This document also defines their dimensions, positions, limits for durability and functionality.

It also defines the general requirements for the access to tail lights for freight wagons.

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 10025-2, Hot rolled products of structural steels – Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-alloy

structural steels
EN 12561-7, Railway applications – Tank wagons – Part 7: Platforms and ladders
EN 15273-2, Railway applications – Gauges – Part 2: Rolling stock gauge
EN 16839, Railway applications – Rolling stock – Head stock layout
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
clearance

defined free space which is needed to ensure space for the correct functioning of, and safety when

handling, devices
3.2
step
footstep with defined properties solely for staff use
3.3
shunter
shunting staff who couples and uncouples vehicles or directs movements
3.4
shunter’s step
specific step used for the shunter's stand
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3.5
handrail
handrail with defined properties solely for staff use
3.6
shunter handrail
specific handrail fitted at headstock under each buffer
3.7
shunter’s stand

shunter’s step in combination with handrail for the specific use of shunting staff to allow travel outside

the wagon during shunting
3.8
reserved spaces

defined free space which is needed to ensure safe working conditions for the shunting staff during

coupling and uncoupling of screw couplings
4 Steps and handrails
4.1 General requirements

If not otherwise defined in this standard, steps and handrails used by staff shall be secured as follows:

— with bolts of adequate length and self-locking nuts, or
— with bolts of adequate length and cottered hexagon castlenuts, or
— with high-strength lock ring-bolts.

The mechanical strength of the material used for all kind of handrails and steps, where the properties

according to 4.2.2 are not required, shall be as a minimum that of EN 10025-2, grade S235JR.

4.2 Steps
4.2.1 General
Steps shall be made with non-slip surface.
This should be a metal grating, see Figure 1, Pos. One or Pos. 2.
For all other solutions the following characteristics shall be fulfilled:
— Resistance to friction:

The average value of the friction coefficient measured in three directions (lengthwise, breadthwise

and diagonally) shall reach the following minimum values:
a) in dry condition = 0,65;
b) in wet condition (water) = 0,65;
c) in oiled condition = 0,30;
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Friction coefficient values shall be ascertained by means of a 100 mm × 100 mm movable plate, on

which a rubber pad with 80 shore hardness shall be glued; this plate shall be loaded with a weight

of 75 kg. For the measurements carried out with water and oil, the grating shall be fully immersed.

— Mechanical strength:

Metal gratings shall withstand, without residual deformation, a horizontal compression force of at

least 4 kN, exerted parallel and at right angles to the edge of the step board, and of at least 8 kN

exerted diagonally in relation to the edge of the step board. Elastic deformations shall not exceed

10 mm.
— Grating structure;

To ensure that the gratings are sufficiently well-adapted to winter conditions, a ratio of at least 50 %

of “void” area to total area shall be observed. Only apertures with a minimum area of 400 mm shall

be taken into account to determine this ratio.

NOTE The “void” area is the free space afforded by the grating apertures in the vertical direction.

4.2.2 Shunter's step

The material for the steps support shall be S355J2C + N in accordance with EN 10025-2.

Cold forming for steps support is not allowed.

The shunter's step is shown in Figure 1. The grating according to Figure 1 is mandatory.

For specific operation the size of the step of the shunter’s stand can be reduced to 270 mm x 225 mm.

The surface protection (e.g. hot-galvanized) should provide an adequate service life.

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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 grating from welded metal (Figure 2 a))
2 grating from expanded metal (Figure 2 b))
3 buffer fixing plane
Figure 1 — Shunter's step
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Dimensions in millimetres
a) Example for grating from welded metal
b) Example for grating from expanded metal
Figure 2 — Examples for grating
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4.2.3 Other steps
The other steps may be welded into place in accordance with the EN 15085 series.
The minimum dimensions (length × width) of the surface shall be:
— crossing steps and steps for checking the load 175 mm × 175 mm;

When stirrup shaped steps are used for crossing steps at the wagon side they shall be

425 mm × 50 mm;
— steps for platform or gangway 430 mm × 160 mm;
— steps for staff access to the wagon floor from both sides 500 mm × 110 mm;
When stirrup shaped steps are used they shall be 500 mm × 50 mm;

— stirrup shaped steps and steps with a width < 160 mm, the friction resistance has to be in

accordance with 4.2.1 and the clearance behind the steps including the width of the step shall be in

accordance with EN 12561-7.

The minimum distance in vertical direction at steps for platforms and gangways (example in B.1) shall

be:
— If there are more tha
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