EN 16116-1:2022

Railway applications - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff - Part 1: Passenger vehicles, vans and locomotives

This document specifies the minimum ergonomic and structural integrity requirements for steps and handrails used by staff to access the following heavy rail vehicles:
—   passenger vehicles;
—   vans;
—   locomotives;
—   power units of rolling stock;
—   passenger-rated car carriers.
This document defines the required spaces necessary for shunter handrails and shunter’s stand and gives references for the required spaces necessary for handling of screw couplings with side buffers. For staff access, it defines footsteps, handrails and their dimensions and free spaces. To fulfil the requirements for loads which are applied by the staff, it defines dimensions and requirements for materials or design loads.
This document also defines the general requirements of steps and handrail for access to external equipment, for example windscreens, wipers or external lights.

Bahnanwendungen - Konstruktionsanforderungen an Tritte, Handgriffe und entsprechende Zugänge für das Personal - Teil 1: Personenfahrzeuge, Gepäckwagen und Lokomotiven

Dieses Dokument legt die Mindestanforderungen für Ergonomie und Strukturfestigkeit von Tritten und Handgriffen fest, die verwendet werden, um Personal Zugang zu den folgenden Vollbahnfahrzeugen zu ermöglichen:
   Personenfahrzeuge;
   Gepäckwagen;
   Lokomotiven;
   Antriebseinheiten von Schienenfahrzeugen;
   PKW-Transporter.
Dieses Dokument legt insbesondere den für Kupplergriffe und für den Rangiererstand erforderlichen Raum fest und nennt Verweisungen für den erforderlichen Raum zum Bedienen der Schraubenkupplungen mit Seitenpuffern. Für den Zugang des Personals definiert dieses Dokument Fußtritte, Handgriffe inklusive deren Abmessungen und Platzbedarf. Um die Anforderungen der vom Personal aufgebrachten Lasten zu erfüllen, legt dieses Dokument Abmessungen und Anforderungen an Werkstoffe oder Auslegungslasten fest.
Dieses Dokument definiert auch allgemeine Anforderungen von Tritten und Handgriffen für den Zugang zu außen liegenden Ausrüstungs¬teilen, z. B. Windschutzscheiben, Scheibenwischer oder Außenbeleuchtung.

Applications ferroviaires - Exigences pour la conception des marchepieds, poignées et accès destinés au personnel - Partie 1 : Véhicules voyageurs, fourgons et locomotives

Le présent document spécifie les exigences d'ergonomie et d'intégrité structurelle minimales relatives aux marchepieds et aux mains courantes utilisés par le personnel afin d'accéder aux véhicules ferroviaires suivants :
—   véhicules voyageurs ;
—   fourgons ;
—   locomotives ;
—   rames motorisées pour le matériel roulant ;
—   fourgons porte-auto.
Le présent document définit les espaces nécessaires à prévoir pour les mains courantes de manœuvre et les plateformes de manœuvre. Il fournit également des références concernant les espaces nécessaires à prévoir pour manœuvrer les attelages à vis entre tampons latéraux en toute sécurité. Il définit d'une part les dimensions et les dégagements des marchepieds et des mains courantes pour l'accès du personnel. Il définit d'autre part les dimensions et les exigences concernant les matériaux à utiliser et les charges de conception afin de respecter les exigences relatives aux sollicitations exercées par le personnel.
Il définit d'une part les dimensions et les dégagements des marchepieds et des mains courantes pour l'accès du personnel.

Železniške naprave - Izvedbene zahteve za stopnice, ograje in dostop za osebje - 1. del: Potniški vagoni, vagoni in lokomotive

Ta evropski standard določa minimalne ergonomske zahteve ter zahteve glede konstrukcijske celovitosti za stopnice in ograje, s pomočjo katerih vlakovno osebje dostopa do potniških vagonov, prtljažnih vagonov, lokomotiv in pogonskih enot tirnih vozil. Uporablja se tudi za vagone za prevoz avtomobilov na potniških vlakih.
Ta evropski standard določa potreben prostor za oprijemala in stojišče za ranžirne delavce ter navaja potreben prostor za upravljanje vijačnih spenjač s stranskimi odbojniki. V zvezi z dostopom za osebje določa stopnice, ograje in njihove mere ter prosta območja. Za izpolnjevanje zahtev glede obremenitev, ki jih povzroči osebje, določa mere in zahteve za materiale oziroma načrtovane obtežbe.
Določa tudi splošne zahteve za stopnice in ograje glede dostopa do zunanje opreme, npr. vetrobranskih stekel, brisalcev ali zunanjih luči.
Ta evropski standard ne obravnava tirnih strojev (mobilne opreme za gradnjo in vzdrževanje železniške infrastrukture) in tramvajev.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 26-Jul-2022
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Jan-2023
• ICS: 45.060.20 - Trailing stock
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 256/WG 2 - Structural requirements
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 27-Jul-2022
• Due Date: 29-Jun-2021
• Completion Date: 27-Jul-2022
• Directive: 2008/57/EC - Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast)
• 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: SIST EN 16116-1:2022 - Railway applications - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff - Part 1: Passenger vehicles, vans and locomotives

Relations

• Replaces: EN 16116-1:2013 - Railway applications - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff - Part 1: Passenger vehicles, luggage vans and locomotives
• Effective Date: 23-Aug-2017

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 16116-1:2014
Železniške naprave - Izvedbene zahteve za stopnice, ograje in dostop za osebje -
1. del: Potniški vagoni, vagoni in lokomotive
Railway applications - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access
for staff - Part 1: Passenger vehicles, vans and locomotives
Bahnanwendungen - Konstruktionsanforderungen an Tritte, Handgriffe und
entsprechende Zugänge für das Personal - Teil 1: Passagierfahrzeuge, Gepäckwagen
und Lokomotiven
Applications ferroviaires - Exigences pour la conception des marchepieds, mains
courantes et accès destinés au personnel - Partie 1 : Véhicules voyageurs, fourgons et
locomotives
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16116-1:2022
ICS:
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16116-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 45.060.20 Supersedes EN 16116-1:2013
English Version
Railway applications - Design requirements for steps,
handrails and associated access for staff - Part 1:
Passenger vehicles, vans and locomotives
Applications ferroviaires - Exigences pour la Bahnanwendungen - Konstruktionsanforderungen an
conception des marchepieds, mains courantes et accès Tritte, Handgriffe und entsprechende Zugänge für das
destinés au personnel - Partie 1 : Véhicules voyageurs, Personal - Teil 1: Passagierfahrzeuge, Gepäckwagen
fourgons et locomotives und Lokomotiven
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 June 2022.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General requirements for steps and handrails . 7
5 Requirements for handling screw couplings with side buffers . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Shunter’s stand . 9
5.3 Steps . 10
5.3.1 Shunter’s step . 10
5.3.2 Steps at corners of shunting powered units . 10
5.4 Handrails . 10
5.4.1 Shunter handrail . 10
5.4.2 Handrails corresponding to shunter’s stand . 11
5.4.3 Handrails for steps at corners of shunting powered units. 11
5.5 Transverse platform for shunting powered units . 11
6 Reserved spaces . 12
6.1 General . 12
6.2 Space for shunting staff operation . 12
6.2.1 Space for shunter during coupling . 12
6.2.2 Space for the shunter during temporary travel . 12
6.2.3 Clearance around draw hook . 13
7 External access to driving vehicles . 13
7.1 General . 13
7.2 Steps . 14
7.3 Handrails and door handles . 16
7.4 Additional requirements for passenger entrance doors used for access to driver’s
cab . 16
8 Access to other equipment . 17
8.1 General . 17
8.2 Steps . 17
8.3 Handrails . 17
Annex A (informative) Gratings . 18
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered . 20
Bibliography . 22

European foreword
This document (EN 16116-1:2022) has been prepared 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 January 2023, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 16116-1:2013.
This European standard 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, vans and locomotives;
— Part 2: Freight wagons.
The technical changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below:
a) New normative reference documents EN 16839:2017, EN 17343:2020 (Clause 2);
b) requirements for free space for shunter during coupling are substituted by reference to
EN 16839:2017 (6.2.1);
c) requirements for free space around the draw hook are substituted by reference to EN 16839:2017
(6.2.3);
d) alignment of terms and definitions to EN 17343:2020;
e) clarification of requirements for movable steps (7.1, 7.4);
f) Annex ZA updated.
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.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations 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, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
Passenger vehicles, vans and locomotives are designed so that staff are not exposed to undue risk during
coupling and access to the vehicle or to special equipment. It is therefore essential to define common
requirements for rolling stock.
1 Scope
This document specifies the minimum ergonomic and structural integrity requirements for steps and
handrails used by staff to access the following heavy rail vehicles:
— passenger vehicles;
— vans;
— locomotives;
— power units of rolling stock;
— passenger-rated car carriers.
This document defines the required spaces necessary for shunter handrails and shunter’s stand and gives
references for the required spaces necessary for handling of screw couplings with side buffers. For staff
access, it defines footsteps, handrails and their dimensions and free spaces. To fulfil the requirements for
loads which are applied by the staff, it defines dimensions and requirements for materials or design loads.
This document also defines the general requirements of steps and handrail for access to external
equipment, for example windscreens, wipers or external lights.
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 131-1:2015+A1:2019, Ladders - Part 1: Terms, types, functional sizes
EN 131-2:2010+A2:2017, Ladders - Part 2: Requirements, testing, marking
EN 10025-2:2019, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-
alloy structural steels
EN 14752:2019, Railway applications — Bodyside entrance systems
EN 15085-1:2007+A1:2013, Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 1:
General
EN 16116-2:2021, Railway applications — Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access
for staff — Part 2: Freight wagons
EN 16839:2017, Railway applications - Rolling stock - Head stock layout
EN 17343:2020, Railway applications - General terms and definitions
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 17343:2020 and the following
terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
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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 couple and uncouple vehicles and direct movements
3.4
shunter’s step
specific step used for the shunter’s stand
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 vehicle 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
3.9
safe working position
position for the shunter allowing sight for directing driving during shunting operations
Note 1 to entry: These positions can be:
— a shunter’s stand;
— a platform;
— a step with a corresponding handrail;
— the driver’s cab or
— vestibule of a passenger car with sight in the direction of travel.
4 General requirements for steps and handrails
Steps and handrails shall withstand the loads applied by staff.
For confidence in the safety of steps and handrails an appropriate stiffness should be provided. The
corresponding stiffness criteria (permissible elastic deformation under load) for steps and handrails are
optional and should be defined in the specification.
The following requirements shall be demonstrated by analyses or tests:
— steps used as a safe working position for the shunter shall be able to withstand separately acting
forces of 2,0 kN vertically and 1,5 kN laterally or longitudinally, applied by staff at any point without
causing permanent deformation to it or its fixings;
— other steps shall be capable of withstanding separately acting forces of 1,5 kN vertically and 1,5 kN
laterally or longitudinally, applied by staff at any point without causing permanent deformation to it
or its fixings;
— handrails shall be capable of withstanding a force applied by staff of 1,5 kN at any point in any
direction without causing permanent deformation to it or its fixings.
When demonstrated by tests it is recommended that the component is preloaded to stabilize any residual
stresses induced during manufacture and the maximum force is applied at least twice. The results of the
final tests shall not show permanent deformations.
Handrails shall not have any sharp edges; where handrails have a rectangular section the corners shall
be rounded. Unless otherwise specified in this standard, the cross sectional dimensions shall be:
— for round shape between 20 mm and 35 mm or
— for oval shape: minimum dimension of 12 mm thickness and 35 mm width and maximum dimension
of 40 mm.
Unless otherwise specified in this standard, the handrails should have a minimum clearance of 100 mm
that may be reduced to a minimum of 40 mm if necessary.
Steps and handrails used by staff shall be secured as follows:
— with positive locking or
— with bolts of adequate length and appropriate self-locking or
— with high-strength lock ring-bolts or
— welded into place in accordance with EN 15085-1:2007+A1:2013.
All steps shall be made with a non slip surface and shall not have sharp edges causing obstacles for the
shoes of the staff.
Steps or platforms used as a safe working position for the shunter, walkways and access steps to the
platform and drivers cab at shunting powered units which could be covered with ice because they are not
sheltered from weather conditions shall be made of metal gratings and fulfil the following criteria:
1) Resistance to friction: The average value of the coefficient of friction measured in 3 directions
(lengthwise, widthwise and diagonally) shall reach the following minimum values:
a) in dry and wet (water) condition: 0,65
b) in oiled condition: 0,30
Coefficient of friction 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.
2) 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 that can be
penetrated by a ball-shaped object with a diameter of 10 mm and have 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.
Figure A.1 and Figure A.2 in Annex A give examples which fulfil the above criteria.
Other steps which are not sheltered from weather conditions should be sufficiently well-adapted to
conditions in relation with their use.
All dimensions given in this standard with respect to top of rail shall be derived for vehicles in working
order standing on a horizontal track.
5 Requirements for handling screw couplings with side buffers
5.1 General
Vehicles which have to be coupled to trains of variable consist by screw couplings shall provide:
— safe working positions for the shunter at each vehicle end fitted with screw couplings;
— a shunter handrail under each buffer and
— reserved spaces for safe operation by the shunter.
A safe working position shall be accessible from both sides of the vehicle from 200 mm below top of rail.
If defined in the specification, a safe working position for the shunter may be omitted on the vehicle (e.g.
dining cars or sleeping cars with side end doors only on one vehicle end or according to national
regulations). In this case other operational solutions shall allow shunting of such vehicles and this shall
be defined in the specification.
On passenger coaches and vans fitted with
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