SIST EN 50405:2016/A1:2017

Railway applications - Current collection systems - Pantographs, testing methods for contact strips

Annex ZZ

Bahnanwendungen - Stromabnahmesysteme - Stromabnehmer für Oberleitungsfahrzeuge, Prüfverfahren für Schleifstücke

Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes de captage de courant - Méthodes d'essais des bandes de frottement des pantographes

Železniške naprave - Sistemi za odjem toka - Odjemniki toka, preskusne metode za kontaktne drsnike

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-Feb-2017
• ICS: 29.280 - Electric traction equipment
• ICS: 45.020 - Railway engineering in general
• Technical Committee: ŽEN - Electrical applications for railways
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 20-Jan-2017
• Due Date: 27-Mar-2017
• Completion Date: 20-Feb-2017
• 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: 2011-01-2104 - Pravilnik o tehnični skladnosti tirnih vozil
• 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
• Ref Project: EN 50405:2015/A1:2016 - Railway applications - Current collection systems - Pantographs, testing methods for contact strips

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 50405:2016 - Railway applications - Current collection systems - Pantographs, testing methods for contact strips
• Effective Date: 09-Aug-2016

Overview

EN 50405:2015/A1:2016 is a CENELEC amendment covering testing methods for pantograph contact strips used in railway current collection systems. Prepared by CLC/SC 9XB and approved on 2016-11-03, this amendment updates the original EN 50405:2015 and includes a revised Annex ZZ that clarifies the relationship with EU Directive 2008/57/EC (Rail Systems: Interoperability).

The standard applies to the rolling stock - locomotives and passenger rolling stock subsystem and supports presumption of conformity with essential requirements when cited in the Official Journal and implemented nationally.

Key Topics

• Scope and purpose: Defines test procedures for contact strips (contact materials and verification methods) used on pantographs in overhead current collection systems.
• Annex ZZ: Informative annex mapping clauses of EN 50405 to the essential requirements of Directive 2008/57/EC and the RST LOC&PAS TSI, aiding regulatory compliance and interoperability.
• Implementation dates: The amendment fixes implementation and withdrawal dates for national standards (latest implementation date: 2016-12-03).
• Standards governance: Prepared under CENELEC mandate, published in English/French/German and convertible to national languages by members.

Note: This summary does not reproduce specific test parameters or procedures; consult the full EN 50405:2015/A1:2016 text for detailed test methods and clause-by-clause requirements.

Applications

EN 50405:2015/A1:2016 is directly relevant to:

• Rolling stock manufacturers specifying contact strip performance and verification for pantographs.
• Railway test laboratories performing conformity and type testing of pantograph contact strips.
• Infrastructure and vehicle engineering teams assessing technical compatibility between overhead lines and pantograph contact materials.
• Regulatory bodies and conformity assessors applying the RST LOC&PAS TSI and Directive 2008/57/EC for interoperability assessment.

Benefits and practical value:

• Improves safety and reliability of current collection by standardizing verification methods.
• Supports interoperability across EU member states via Annex ZZ mapping to the Rail TSI.
• Provides a clear route to presumption of conformity when the standard is cited and implemented.

Related Standards

• EN 50405:2015 (original standard) - base document amended by A1.
• RST LOC&PAS TSI (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014) - referenced in Annex ZZ for rolling stock interoperability.
• Other CENELEC and CEN standards on pantograph and overhead line compatibility may apply; check national adoptions for implementation details.

For authoritative procedures, exact test sequences, and clause-level correspondence to EU Directives, obtain the official EN 50405:2015/A1:2016 document through national standard bodies or the CENELEC Management Centre.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2017
Železniške naprave - Sistemi za odjem toka - Odjemniki toka, preskusne metode za
kontaktne drsnike
Railway applications - Current collection systems - Pantographs, testing methods for
contact strips
Bahnanwendungen - Stromabnahmesysteme - Stromabnehmer für
Oberleitungsfahrzeuge, Prüfverfahren für Schleifstücke
Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes de captage de courant - Méthodes d'essais des
bandes de frottement des pantographes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50405:2015/A1:2016
ICS:
29.280 (OHNWULþQDYOHþQDRSUHPD Electric traction equipment
45.020 Železniška tehnika na Railway engineering in
splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50405:2015/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2016
ICS 29.280
English Version
Railway applications - Current collection systems - Pantographs,
testing methods for contact strips
Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes de captage de courant Bahnanwendungen - Stromabnahmesysteme -
- Méthodes d'essais des bandes de frottement des Stromabnehmer für Oberleitungsfahrzeuge, Prüfverfahren
pantographes für Schleifstücke
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 50405:2015; it was approved by CENELEC on 2016-11-03. 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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2016 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 50405:2015/A1:2016 E

European foreword
This document (EN 50405:2015/A1:2016) has been prepared by CLC/SC 9XB "Electrical, electronic
and electromechanical material on board rolling stock, including associated software".

The following dates are fixed:

(dop) 2016-12-03
• latest date by which this document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
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