EN 15153-2:2013

Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 2: Warning horns

This European standard defines warning horn requirements which deliver the required audibility of approaching trains, including high speed and conventional rail and excluding road, metro and self-contained systems. For this purpose, the following requirements are included:
-   functional and technical requirements of the warning horn as a component,
-   functional and technical requirements of the integration of warning horns into the vehicle, and
-   test requirements.
Operational requirements for warning horns have been excluded and the requirements for the control of warning horns can be found in prEN 16186-1.

Bahnanwendungen - Optische und akustische Warneinrichtungen für Schienenfahrzeuge - Teil 2: Signalhörner

Diese Europäische Norm legt die Anforderungen an Signalhörner fest, mit denen die geforderte Hörbarkeit herannahender Schienenfahrzeuge, einschließlich Hochgeschwindigkeits- und konventioneller Eisenbahnsysteme erreicht wird, wobei Straßenbahn, U-Bahn und autarke, führerlose Systeme davon ausgenommen sind. Zu diesem Zweck sind folgende Anforderungen enthalten:
-   funktionelle und technische Anforderungen an das Signalhorn als Bauteil;
-   funktionelle und technische Anforderungen an den Einbau von Signalhörnern in das Fahrzeug; und
-   Prüfanforderungen.
Die betrieblichen Anforderungen an Signalhörner sind vom Anwendungsbereich ausgenommen.
ANMERKUNG   Die Anforderungen an die Steuerung von Signalhörnern können prEN 16186 1 entnommen werden.

Applications ferroviaires - Dispositifs externes d'avertissement optiques et acoustiques pour les trains - Partie 2: Avertisseurs sonores

La présente Norme Européenne spécifie les exigences applicables aux avertisseurs sonores qui assurent l’audibilité requise des trains à l’approche, y compris la grande vitesse et le rail conventionnel, et à l’exclusion de l’urbain, le métro et les systèmes quasi-autonomes. Dans ce but, les exigences suivantes sont incluses :
-   exigences fonctionnelles et techniques de l’avertisseur sonore en tant que composant,
-   exigences fonctionnelles et techniques d’intégration de l’avertisseur sonore dans le véhicule, et
-   exigences d’essai.
Les exigences opérationnelles pour les avertisseurs sonores ont été exclues
NOTE   Les exigences pour le contrôle des avertisseurs sonores se trouvent dans le prEN 16186-1.

Železniške naprave - Zunanje vidne in zvočne opozorilne naprave za vlake - 2. del: Opozorilne sirene

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 08-Jan-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 14-Jan-2020
• ICS: 45.060.10 - Tractive stock
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 256/WG 9 - Lighting
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Completion Date: 15-Jan-2020
• 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)
• Mandate: M/334 - Mandate for programming and standardisation addressed to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI in the field of the Interoperability of the trans-european conventional rail system
• 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
• Ref Project: SIST EN 15153-2:2014 - Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 2: Warning horns

Relations

• Replaces: EN 15153-2:2007 - Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for high speed trains - Part 2: Warning horns
• Effective Date: 16-Jan-2013
• Replaced By: EN 15153-2:2020 - Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices - Part 2: Warning horns for heavy rail
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Bahnanwendungen - Optische und akustische Warneinrichtungen für Schienenfahrzeuge - Teil 2: SignalhörnerApplications ferroviaires - Dispositifs d'avertissement optiques et acoustiques pour les trains - Partie 2: Avertisseurs sonoresRailway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 2: Warning horns93.100Gradnja železnicConstruction of railways03.220.30Železniški transportTransport by railICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15153-2:2013SIST EN 15153-2:2014en,fr,de01-marec-2014SIST EN 15153-2:2014SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 15153-2
January 2013 ICS 45.060.10 Supersedes EN 15153-2:2007English Version
Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 2: Warning horns
Applications ferroviaires - Dispositifs externes d'avertissement optiques et acoustiques pour les trains - Partie 2: Avertisseurs sonores
Bahnanwendungen - Optische und akustische Warneinrichtungen für Schienenfahrzeuge - Teil 2: Signalhörner This European Standard was approved by CEN on 10 November 2012.
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 concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
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Summary of testing requirements . 11Annex B (informative)
Test of the horn under snow conditions . 12B.1Test conditions . 12B.2Test procedure . 12B.3Acceptance criteria . 12Annex C (informative)
Lateral sound pressure tests . 13Annex D (informative)
A-deviation . 14Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC . 15Bibliography . 19 Figure 1 — Open site for warning horn measurements .8Table A.1 — Interoperability constituent and sub-system testing requirements . 11Figure C.1 – Lateral measurement positions . 13Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard, the Union Rail System, Subsystem Rolling Stock, TSI Locomotives and Passenger RST (Preliminary draft; Ref. IU-LOC_ PAS_TSI_draft; Version 0.5; Date 11/05/2012) and Directive 2008/57/EC . 16Table ZA.2 – Correspondence between this European Standard, the HS TSI Operations (published in the Official Journal L 84 on 26 March 2008) and the CR TSI Operations (published in the Official Journal L 144 on 31 May 2011) and Directive 2008/57/EC . 17Table ZA.3 — Correspondence between this European Standard, the Conventional Rail - Rolling Stock - Noise TSI (published in the Official Journal L 99 on 13 April 2011) and Directive 2008/57/EC . 18 SIST EN 15153-2:2014

 functional and technical requirements of the integration of warning horns into the vehicle, and  test requirements. Operational requirements for warning horns have been excluded. NOTE The requirements for the control of warning horns can be found in prEN 16186-1. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. prEN 16186-1, Railway applications — Driver’s Cab — Part 1: Visibility, layout, access EN 61672-1, Electroacoustics — Sound level meters — Part 1: Specifications (IEC 61672-1) EN 61672-2, Electroacoustics — Sound level meters— Part 2: Pattern evaluation tests (IEC 61672-2) EN 60942, Electroacoustics — Sound calibrators (IEC 60942) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 warning horn device or assembly capable of producing the specified audible warning tones 3.2 vehicle front leading edge of the train in its operational condition Note 1 to entry: This would be the extreme front edge of any of the following - couplers, buffers, structures and vehicle profile. 3.3 C-weighted sound pressure level LpCeq,T sound pressure level obtained using the frequency weighting C, given by the following formula: ()=∫TCTpCeqdtptpTL0202,1lg10 SIST EN 15153-2:2014

is the C-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure level, in dB; pC(t)
is the C-weighted instantaneous sound pressure, in Pa T
is the measurement time interval, in s; p0
is the reference sound pressure in Pa ; p0 = 2 × 10-5 Pa 3.4 contractors organisations responsible for:  the design, manufacture or supply of the warning horn, and
 the purchase, installation or use of the warning horn 4 Symbols and abbreviations For the purposes of this document, the following symbols and abbreviations apply. HS RST TSI Technical Specification for Interoperability relating to the rolling stock subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system CR RST TSI Technical Specification for Interoperability relating to the rolling stock subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system 5 Requirements 5.1 General Trains shall be fitted with one or more warning horns on the leading vehicle. All locomotives shall be fitted with warning horn(s) for each direction of travel.
Consideration shall be given to the location of the warning horns, taking into account the possible exposure of staff to excessive noise. NOTE The aim is to control the risk of accidental hearing damage when a horn is sounded at a time when a person is working close to the horn. In order to minimise environmental impact, warning horns should be orientated along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. It is permissible for trains to be fitted with additional audible warning devices. 5.2 Acoustic requirements 5.2.1 Frequency The notes of the audible warning horns are intended to be recognisable as being from a train and not be similar to warning devices used in road transport, factories or other common warning devices. The warning horn frequencies shall be selected from the following options: a) Two separately sounded warning horns. The fundamental frequencies of the warning horn notes shall be:
high note: 370 Hz ± 20 Hz SIST EN 15153-2:2014

low note: 311 Hz ± 20 Hz b) Two separately sounded warning horns. The fundamental frequencies of the warning horn notes shall be: high note: 660 Hz ± 30 Hz low note: 370 Hz ± 20 Hz It is permissible for these horns to be sounded simultaneously. c) Two warning horns sounded simultaneously. The fundamental frequencies of the notes shall be:
high note: 470 Hz ± 25 Hz
low note: 370 Hz ± 20 Hz d) Three warning horns sounded simultaneously. The fundamental frequencies of the notes shall be:
high note: 622 Hz ± 30 Hz
middle note: 470 Hz ± 25 Hz
low note: 370 Hz ± 20 Hz Where a second sound is required for cases c) and d), this shall be a separately sounded note of 370 Hz ± 20 Hz. In the case of trains intended for national use only, the deviation in Annex D is permissible. 5.2.2 Sound
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