SIST EN 16116-2:2021
(Main)Railway applications - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff - Part 2: Freight wagons
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 zugehörige 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 construciton 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
SIST EN 16116-2:2021
01-september-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 16116-2:2014
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: EN 16116-2:2021
ICS:
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
SIST EN 16116-2:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EN 16116-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 45.060.20 Supersedes 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
construction des marchepieds, mains courantes et Tritte, Handgriffe und entsprechende Zugänge für das
accès destinés au personnel - Partie 2 : Wagons Personal - Teil 2: Güterwagen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 June 2021.
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.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 16116-2:2021 E
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Steps and handrails . 7
4.1 General requirements . 7
4.2 Steps . 7
4.2.1 General . 7
4.2.2 Shunter's step . 8
4.2.3 Other steps .11
4.3 Handrails .11
4.3.1 General .11
4.3.2 Shunter handrail .11
4.3.3 Other handrails .12
5 Shunter's stand .13
5.1 General .13
5.2 Shunter's stand at wagons with end wall boards .14
5.3 Shunter's stand with tilting handrail .15
5.4 Shunter's stand for special case flat wagons with fixed handrails .17
5.5 Steps for gangways and end platforms .17
6 Reserved spaces .17
6.1 General .17
6.2 Space for shunting staff operation .17
6.3 Clearances for tail light .19
Annex A (informative) Gangways and other access solutions .21
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered .26
Bibliography.27
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European foreword
This document (EN 16116-2:2021) 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 2022, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2022.
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 16116-2:2013.
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, vans and locomotives
— Part 2: Freight wagons·
The technical changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below:
a) 6.2.1 Space for shunter during coupling (Berne Rectangle) is deleted and transfered to
prEN 16839:2020;
b) 6.3.2 Clearance for draw hook is deleted and transfered to prEN 16839:2020;
c) Annex A (normative) Calculation of space for shunter (Berne Rectangle) in curves when using screw
couplings is deleted and transfered to prEN 16839:2020.
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
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with 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.
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Introduction
Freight wagons are designed so that staff are not exposed to undue risk during coupling and access to
the vehicle or to special equipment.
This document gives requirements related to steps, handrails and shunter’s steps for freight wagons, to
allow temporary travel outside the vehicle during shunting as well as to access the vehicle.
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1 Scope
This document is applicable to all types of freight wagons.
This document specifies the minimum requirements for ergonomic and structural integrity of steps and
handrails used together to give staff access. 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.
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 10025-2:2019, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-
alloy structural steels
EN 12561-7:2011, Railway applications - Tank wagons - Part 7: Platforms and ladders
EN 15085-1:2007+A1:2013, Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 1:
General
EN 15085-2:2020, Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 2:
Requirements for welding manufacturer
EN 15085-3, Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 3: Design
1)
requirements
EN 15085-4, Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 4: Production
2)
requirements
EN 15085-5, Railway applications - Welding of railway vehicles and components - Part 5: Inspection,
3)
testing and documentation
prEN 15085-6:2020, Railway applications – Welding of railway vehicles and components – Part 6:
Maintenance welding requirements
EN 15273-2:2013+A1:2016, Railway applications - Gauges - Part 2: Rolling stock gauge
EN 17343:2020, Railway applications - General terms and definitions
1)
The document is currently being revised. For the application of EN 16116-2, reference is made to prEN 15085-3:2021.
2)
The document is currently being revised. For the application of EN 16116-2, reference is made to prEN 15085-4:2020.
3)
The document is currently being revised. For the application of EN 16116-2, reference is made to prEN 15085-5:2020.
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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:
• 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
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
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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 10025-2:2019, grade S235JR.
4.2 Steps
4.2.1 General
Steps shall be made with non-slip surface.
If steps are welded into place, it shall be done in accordance with the EN 15085 series.
The clearance of steps shall be in accordance with EN 12561-7:2011.
This should be a metal grating, see Figure 1, Pos. One or Pos. 2.
For all other solutions, the following characteristics shall be fulfilled:
— Friction resistance:
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.
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 %
2
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.
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4.2.2 Shunter's step
The material for the steps support shall be S355J2C + N in accordance with EN 10025-2:2019·
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 may 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
...
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 16116-2:2019
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
oSIST prEN 16116-2:2019 en,fr,de
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.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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
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 STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2019 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 16116-2:2019 E
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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 %
2
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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oSIST prEN 16116-2:2019
prEN 16116-2:2019 (E)
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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