Railway applications - Fixed installations and rolling stock - Criteria to achieve technical compatibility between pantographs and overhead contact line

This document specifies requirements for the technical compatibility between pantographs and overhead contact lines, to achieve free access to the lines of the European railway network.
NOTE These requirements are defined for a limited number of pantograph types conforming to the requirements in 5.3, together with the geometry and characteristics of compatible overhead contact lines.
Scope to be amended according the technical comments inside the Formal vote procedure of FprEN 50367:2020

Bahnanwendungen - Zusammenwirken der Systeme -Technische Kriterien für das Zusammenwirken zwischen Stromabnehmer und Oberleitung für einen freien Zugang

Applications ferroviaires - Installations fixes de traction et matériel roulant - Critères techniques d'interaction entre le pantographe et la ligne aérienne de contact

Železniške naprave - Fiksni postroji in vozna sredstva - Kriteriji za doseganje tehnične združljivosti med odjemnikom toka in kontaktnim vodnikom - Dopolnilo A1

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Public Enquiry End Date
30-Oct-2021
Publication Date
10-Nov-2022
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
17-Oct-2022
Due Date
22-Dec-2022
Completion Date
11-Nov-2022

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 50367:2020/A1:2022
01-december-2022
Železniške naprave - Fiksni postroji in vozna sredstva - Kriteriji za doseganje
tehnične združljivosti med odjemnikom toka in kontaktnim vodnikom - Dopolnilo
A1
Railway applications - Fixed installations and rolling stock - Criteria to achieve technical
compatibility between pantographs and overhead contact line
Bahnanwendungen - Zusammenwirken der Systeme -Technische Kriterien für das
Zusammenwirken zwischen Stromabnehmer und Oberleitung für einen freien Zugang
Applications ferroviaires - Installations fixes de traction et matériel roulant - Critères
techniques d'interaction entre le pantographe et la ligne aérienne de contact
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50367:2020/A1:2022
ICS:
29.280 Električna vlečna oprema Electric traction equipment
SIST EN 50367:2020/A1:2022 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50367:2020/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2022
ICS 29.280
English Version
Railway applications - Fixed installations and rolling stock -
Criteria to achieve technical compatibility between pantographs
and overhead contact line
Applications ferroviaires - Installations fixes de traction et Bahnanwendungen - Ortsfeste Anlagen und Fahrzeuge -
matériel roulant - Critères techniques d'interaction entre le Kriterien zur Erreichung der technischen Kompatibilität
pantographe et la ligne aérienne de contact zwischen Dachstromabnehmern und Oberleitung
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 50367:2020; it was approved by CENELEC on 2022-08-15. CENELEC members
are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment 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 CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.



European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references . 5
2 Modifications to Clause 3, Terms and definitions . 5
3 Modification to 5.1, General . 5
4 Modification to 5.2.2, Infrastructure gauge for free passage of pantograph . 5
5 Modification to 5.2.3, Contact wire height . 5
6 Modification to 5.2.5.1, General . 5
7 Modification to 5.2.7, Neutral sections . 5
8 Modification to 6.3, Contact strips . 5
9 Modifications to 7.2, Static contact forces and current capacity . 6
10 Modifications to 7.3, Dynamic behaviour and quality of current collection . 6
11 Modification to 8.1, Requirement for pantograph . 6
12 Modification to 8.2.2, Design of overhead contact lines . 7
13 Modifications to 8.2.3, Formation of train with multiple pantographs - Arrangement of
pantographs . 7
14 Modifications to 9.1, General . 7
15 Modification to 9.2.1.1, Simulation . 7
16 Modifications to 9.2.1.2, Measurement . 7
17 Modifications to 9.2.2, Integration of an assessed OCL into a network . 8
18 Modification to A.1.1, Principle of neutral section . 8
19 Modification to A.1.3, Short neutral section . 8
20 Modifications to A.1.5, Arrangement of pantographs on trains . 8
21 Modification to A.2.1, Pantograph head with length of 1 600 mm . 8
22 Modifications to A.3.1 . 8
23 Modification to A.3.3.1 . 9
24 Modifications to B.2, National characteristics . 9
25 Modification to D.2.2, Calculation of tolerances of track at the lower verification point . 9
26 Modification to D.2.3, Calculation of tolerances of track at the upper verification point . 9
27 Modification to D.3.1, Calculation of lateral movement of contact wire caused by forces
from non-horizontal sections of pantograph head . 9
28 Modification to D.3.2, Calculation of tolerances of overhead contact line .10
29 Modification to D.4.1, Calculation of lateral movement of contact wire caused by forces
from non-horizontal sections of pantograph head .10
30 Modification to D.4.2, Calculation of tolerances of overhead contact line .10
31 Modification to D.5, Illustration lateral deviation .10

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32 Modification to Annex ZA, Relationship between this European standard and the essential
requirements of EU Directive 2016/797/EU [2016 OJ L138] aimed to be covered . 10
33 Modification to Bibliography . 12

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EN 50367:2020/A1:2022
European foreword
This document (EN 50367:2020/A1:2022) was prepared by SC 9XC, "Electric supply and earthing systems for
public transport equipment and ancillary apparatus (fixed installations)", of CLC/TC 9X, "Electrical and electronic
applications for railways".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2022-08-15
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2025-08-15
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC 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 ZZ, which is an integral part of this
document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A complete
listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
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1 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references
Delete “IEC 60050-811:2017, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 811: Electric traction”.
2 Modifications to Clause 3, Terms and definitions
Replace the introductory text with the following:
“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:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/”
Replace the definition of 3.11 maximum design contact wire height with the following:
"theoretical contact wire height taking account of tolerances, movements, etc., designed to ensure the maximum
contact wire height is not exceeded
[SOURCE: EN 50119:2020, 3.1.5.8]"
3 Modification to 5.1, General
Exchange the first and second paragraph.
In the third paragraph change “applies” to “apply”.
4 Modification to 5.2.2, Infrastructure gauge for free passage of pantograph
In the fourth paragraph, second sentence (last sentence before Note 2), replace the word “can” with the word
“may”.
5 Modification to 5.2.3, Contact wire height
In Table 1, Contact wire height and gradient for AC and DC systems, in the last row, last column, replace “No
gradient” with “in accordance with EN 50119:2020, Table 12”.
6 Modification to 5.2.5.1, General
Replace the second sentence after Table 2 “The wind speeds and pantograph head lengths used to calculate
the limit of lateral deviation, needs to be defined.” with “The wind speeds and pantograph head lengths used to
calculate the limit of lateral deviation shall be defined.”
7 Modification to 5.2.7, Neutral sections
Replace the text of the last bullet with “adequate means shall be provided to allow a train that is stopped within
the neutral section to be restarted, except for short neutral sections as set out in Annex A, A.1.3.” and delete
the following NOTE.
8 Modification to 6.3, Contact strips
Replace the first sentence after the bullet list “Contact strips of either plain carbon or impregnated carbon with
additive material shall be permitted.” with “Contact strips shall be either plain carbon or impregnated carbon with
additive material.”
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9 Modifications to 7.2, Static contact forces and current capacity
Replace the first sentence after the bullet list “The current demand of the train shall comply with the working
limits of the overhead contact line as set out in EN 50388:2012.” with “The current demand of the train as set
out in EN 50388:2012, 7.3 shall comply with the working limits of the overhead contact line.”
Replace the sentence inside Table 5, last row “The overhead contact line is designed to accept as a minimum
the value of current at standstill per pantograph stated here.” with “The overhead contact line shall be designed
to accept, as a minimum, the value of current at standstill per pantograph stated in this table.”
Replace the first paragraph after Table 5 with the following:
“For DC systems the maximum current at standstill shall be assessed in accordance with the test specified in
Annex A.3.
For pantograph assessment, the current at standstill shall be as a minimum, in accordance with Table 5 for
interoperable use, or a value in accordance with the specific vehicle consumption.”
After the now third paragraph, ending in "with the maximum current at standstill for this traction unit.", add the
following fourth paragraph:
“For the OCL assessment, the current collected by the pantograph shall be as a minimum, equal to the current
in Table 5.”
Rename the Note as "NOTE 1" and add the following Note 2:

NOTE 2 The figure for AC railways of 80 A has been derived empirically from experience gained from networks and
therefore does not require further testing.”
10 Modifications to 7.3, Dynamic behaviour and quality of current collection
Replace the second sentence in the sixth paragraph with: “The values to be achieved by the chosen method
are set out in Tables 6, 7 and 8.”
Replace the title of Table 7 “Limits for interaction performance (contact force) in tunnels with cross-sections ≤
2 2
55 m ” with “Different design limit for maximum mean contact force in tunnels with cross sections ≤ 55m ”
In the footer of Table 7, add the following Note:

NOTE The factor 1,25 has been derived empirically from experience gained from networks with small tunnels.”
In the first paragraph after Table 7, replace the first sentence with “The overhead contact line shall be designed
to accept as a minimum, the value of mean force (F ) in Tables 6 and for small tunnels in Table 7.”
m,max
In the first paragraph after Table 7, replace the second sentence with “The pantograph shall apply as a maximum
the mean force (F ) in Tables 6 and 7.”
m,max
11 Modification to 8.1, Requiremen
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 50367:2020/oprA1:2021
01-oktober-2021
Železniške naprave - Stabilne naprave električne vleke in voznih sredstev - Kriteriji
za doseganje tehnične združljivosti med odjemnikom toka in kontaktnim vodnikom
Railway applications - Fixed installations and rolling stock - Criteria to achieve technical
compatibility between pantographs and overhead contact line
Bahnanwendungen - Zusammenwirken der Systeme -Technische Kriterien für das
Zusammenwirken zwischen Stromabnehmer und Oberleitung für einen freien Zugang
Applications ferroviaires - Installations fixes de traction et matériel roulant - Critères
techniques d'interaction entre le pantographe et la ligne aérienne de contact
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50367:2020/prA1
ICS:
29.280 Električna vlečna oprema Electric traction equipment
SIST EN 50367:2020/oprA1:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
EN 50367:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
August 2021
ICS 29.280
English Version
Railway applications - Fixed installations and rolling stock -
Criteria to achieve technical compatibility between pantographs
and overhead contact line
Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes de captage de courant Bahnanwendungen - Zusammenwirken der Systeme -
- Critères techniques d'interaction entre le pantographe et la Technische Kriterien für das Zusammenwirken zwischen
ligne aérienne de contact (réalisation du libre accès) Stromabnehmer und Oberleitung für einen freien Zugang
This draft amendment prA1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 50367:2020; it is submitted to CENELEC members for
enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2021-11-19.

It has been drawn up by CLC/SC 9XC.

If this draft becomes an amendment, CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the 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.



European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modifications to Clause 3, Terms and definitions . 4
2 Modification to 5.2.2, Infrastructure gauge for free passage of pantograph . 4
3 Modification to 5.2.3, Contact wire height . 4
4 Modification to 5.2.5.1, General . 4
5 Modification to 5.2.7, Neutral sections . 4
6 Modification to 6.3, Contact strips . 4
7 Modifications to 7.2, Static contact forces and current capacity . 4
8 Modifications to 7.3, Dynamic behaviour and quality of current collection . 5
9 Modification to 8.1, Requirement for pantograph . 5
10 Modification to 8.2.2, Design of overhead contact lines . 5
11 Modifications to 8.2.3, Formation of train with multiple pantographs - Arrangement of
pantographs . 6
12 Modifications to 9.1, General . 6
13 Modification to 9.2.1.1, Simulation . 6
14 Modifications to 9.2.1.2, Measurement . 6
15 Modifications to 9.2.2, Integration of an assessed OCL into a network . 6
16 Modification to A.1.1, Principle of neutral section . 7
17 Modification to A.1.3, Short neutral section . 7
18 Modifications to A.1.5, Arrangement of pantographs on trains . 7
19 Modification to A.2.1, Pantograph head with length of 1 600 mm . 7
20 Modifications to A.3.1 . 7
21 Modification to A.3.3.1 . 7
22 Modifications to B.2, National characteristics . 7
23 Modification to D.2.2, Calculation of tolerances of track at the lower verification point . 8
24 Modification to D.2.3, Calculation of tolerances of track at the upper verification point . 8
25 Modification to D.3.2, Calculation of tolerances of overhead contact line . 8
26 Modification to D.4.2, Calculation of tolerances of overhead contact line . 8
27 Modification to D.5, Illustration lateral deviation . 8
28 Modification to Annex ZA, Relationship between this European standard and the essential
requirements of EU Directive 2016/797/EU [2016 OJ L138] aimed to be covered. 9
Annex ZZ (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered .10

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EN 50367:2020/prA1:2021
European foreword
This document (EN 50367:2020/prA1:2021) was prepared by SC 9XC, "Electric supply and earthing systems
for public transport equipment and ancillary apparatus (fixed installations)", of CLC/TC 9X, "Electrical and
electronic applications for railways".
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dor + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dor + 36 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC 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 ZZ, which is an integral part of this
document.
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1 Modifications to Clause 3, Terms and definitions
Replace the introductory text with the following:
“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:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/”
Replace the definition of 3.11 maximum design contact wire height with the following:
"theoretical contact wire height taking account of tolerances, movements, etc., designed to ensure the maximum
contact wire height is not exceeded
[SOURCE: EN 50119:2020, 3.1.5.8]"
2 Modification to 5.2.2, Infrastructure gauge for free passage of pantograph
In the fourth paragraph, second sentence (last sentence before Note 2), replace the word “can” with the word
“may”.
3 Modification to 5.2.3, Contact wire height
In Table 1, Contact wire height and gradient for AC and DC systems, in the last row, last column, replace “No
gradient” with “in accordance with EN 50119:2020, Table 12”
4 Modification to 5.2.5.1, General
Replace the second sentence after Table 2 “The wind speeds and pantograph head lengths used to calculate
the limit of lateral deviation, needs to be defined.“ with “The wind speeds and pantograph head lengths used to
calculate the limit of lateral deviation shall be defined.”
5 Modification to 5.2.7, Neutral sections
Replace the text of the last bullet with “adequate means shall be provided to allow a train that is stopped within
the neutral section to be restarted, except for short neutral sections as set out in Annex A, A.1.3.”
6 Modification to 6.3, Contact strips
Replace the first sentence after the bullet list “Contact strips of either plain carbon or impregnated carbon with
additive material shall be permitted.” with “Contact strips shall be either plain carbon or impregnated carbon with
additive material.”
7 Modifications to 7.2, Static contact forces and current capacity
Replace the first sentence after the bullet list “The current demand of the train shall comply with the working
limits of the overhead contact line as set out in EN 50388:2012.” with “The current demand of the train as set
out in EN 50388:2012, 7.1 shall comply with the working limits of the overhead contact line.”
Replace the sentence inside Table 5, last row “The overhead contact line is designed to accept as a minimum
the value of current at standstill per pantograph stated here.” with “The overhead contact line shall be designed
to accept, as a minimum, the value of current at standstill per pantograph stated in this table.”
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Replace the first paragraph after Table 5 with the following:
“For DC systems, the maximum current at standstill shall be assessed in accordance with the test specified in
A.3. For DC systems the maximum current at standstill shall be assessed in accordance with the test specified
in Annex A.3.
For pantograph assessment, the current at standstill shall be as a minimum, in accordance with Table 5 for
interoperable use, or a value in accordance with the specific vehicle consumption.“
After the now third paragraph, ending in "with the maximum current at standstill for this traction unit.", add the
following fourth paragraph:
“For the OCL assessment, the current collected by the pantograph shall be as a minimum, equal to the current
in Table 5.”
Rename the Note as "NOTE 1" and add the following Note 2:

NOTE 2 The figure for AC railways of 80 A has been derived empirically from experience gained from networks and therefore
does not require further testing.”
8 Modifications to 7.3, Dynamic behaviour and quality of current collection
Replace the second sentence in the sixth paragraph with: “The values to be achieved by the chosen method
are set out in Tables 6, 7 and 8.”
Replace the title of Table 7 “Limits for interaction performance (contact force) in tunnels with cross-sections ≤
2 2
” with “Different design limit for maximum mean contact force in tunnels with cross sections ≤ 55m ”
55 m
In the footer of Table 7, add the following Note:

NOTE The factor 1,25 has been derived empirically from experience gained from networks with small tunnels.”
In the first paragraph after Table 7, replace the first sentence with “The overhead contact line shall be designed
to accept as a minimum, the value of mean force (Fm,max) in Tables 6,for small tunnels in Tables 7 and 8.”
In the first paragraph after Table 7, replace the second sentence with “The pantograph shall apply as a maximum
the mean force (Fm,max) in Tables 6 and 7.”
9 Modification to 8.1, Requirement for pantograph
Replace the first sentence “The pantograph dropping device and the operating system fo
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