Railway applications - Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for shunting traffic

This European Standard contains the application requirements relevant to the radio remote control of a
traction unit for shunting application, operated by personnel not physically located at the controls within
the vehicle cab.
Requirements specification for radio means and wireless protocols, as well as requirements specification
for wireless communication between elements of the train, are not covered by this standard.
This European Standard is applicable to newly manufactured vehicles and retrofitted vehicles.

Bahnanwendungen – Funkfernsteuerungssystem von Triebfahrzeugen für Rangierbetrieb

This standard covers the application requirements relevant to the radio remote control of a traction unit for shunting application, operated by personnel not physically located at the controls within the vehicle cab.
Specification requirements of radio means and wireless protocols, as well as specification requirements of wireless communication between elements of the train, are not covered by this standard.

Applications ferroviaires - Système de radiocommande à distance des véhicules de traction pour application de manoeuvre

La présente Norme européenne contient les exigences d'application relatives à la radiocommande à distance d'une unité de traction pour l'application de manoeuvre, commandée par le personnel qui ne se trouve pas physiquement au niveau des commandes dans la cabine du véhicule.
La spécification d’exigences pour les équipements radio et des protocoles sans fil, ainsi que La spécification d’exigences pour la communication sans fil entre les éléments du train, ne sont pas couvertes par la présente Norme.
La présente Norme européenne s'applique aux nouveaux véhicules fabriqués et aux véhicules existants ayant fait l'objet d'une rénovation.

Železniške naprave - Sistem radijskega daljinskega vodenja vlečnih vozil za ranžiranje prometa

Ta evropski standard zajema zahteve za uporabo, ki se nanaša na radijsko daljinsko vodenje
vlakovnih kompozicij za ranžiranje naprav, ki jih upravlja osebje, ki ni fizično prisotno za krmilnikom v
kabini vozila.
Specifikacija zahtev za radijsko opremo in brezžične protokole ter specifikacija zahtev
za brezžično komunikacijo med elementi vlaka nista zajeti v tem standardu.
Ta evropski standard se uporablja za nova izdelana vozila in naknadno opremljena vozila.

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Published
Public Enquiry End Date
31-Oct-2016
Publication Date
06-Feb-2018
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
24-Jan-2018
Due Date
31-Mar-2018
Completion Date
07-Feb-2018

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Railway applications - Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for shunting traffic

Bahnanwendungen – Funkfernsteuerungssystem von Triebfahrzeugen für
Rangierbetrieb
Applications ferroviaires - Système de radiocommande à distance des véhicules de
traction pour application de manoeuvre
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50239:2018
ICS:
33.200 Daljinsko krmiljenje, daljinske Telecontrol. Telemetering
meritve (telemetrija)
45.060.10 9OHþQDYR]LOD Tractive stock
SIST EN 50239:2018 en

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50239
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
January 2018
ICS 33.200; 45.060.10 Supersedes EN 50239:1999
English Version
Railway applications - Radio remote control system of traction
vehicle for shunting application

Applications ferroviaires - Système de radiocommande à Bahnanwendungen - Funkfernsteuerung von

distance des véhicules de traction pour application de Triebfahrzeugen für Rangierbetrieb

manoeuvre

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-11-27. CENELEC 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 CENELEC 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 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, Serbia, 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: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2018 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

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 4

1 Scope ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................. 5

3 Terms and definitions ............................................................................................................................ 5

4 The radio remote control system and its components ...................................................................... 7

5 General operational requirements ........................................................................................................ 7

6 Radio remote command signals ........................................................................................................... 8

6.1 Basic command signals ............................................................................................................................ 8

6.2 Additional command signals ..................................................................................................................... 8

7 Stop functions ........................................................................................................................................ 9

8 Prevention of inadvertent movement whilst traction vehicle is at a standstill .............................. 10

9 Requirements for the transmitter, receiver, traction vehicle control unit and associated

interface ................................................................................................................................................. 10

9.1 General requirements ............................................................................................................................. 10

9.2 Technical requirements .......................................................................................................................... 10

10 Radio transmission procedure ........................................................................................................... 11

11 Safety process of the system components ....................................................................................... 12

11.1 General ...................................................................................................................................... 12

11.2 Safety process and its safety requirements specification ......................................................... 12

11.3 The safety related functions associated with the system components ..................................... 12

12 Safety acceptance and approval......................................................................................................... 13

13 Maintenance, modification, extensions ............................................................................................. 13

Annex A (informative) Typical schematic system diagram ................................................................. 14

Annex B (normative) Special national conditions ................................................................................ 15

Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................... 16

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European foreword

This document (EN 50239:2018) has been prepared by CLC/SC 9XA “Communication, signalling, and

processing systems” of CLC/TC 9X “Electrical and electronic applications for railways”.

This document supersedes EN 50239:1999.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2018-11-27
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2020-11-27
conflicting with this document have to
be withdrawn
The main changes with respect to EN 50239:1999 are listed below:

− contents related to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) have been deleted, in particular Annex A with all its

examples of EN 50239:1999;
− the text of this European Standard is considering only shunting application;

− the title has been replaced by “Railway applications – Radio remote control system of traction

vehicles for shunting application”.

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.

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Introduction

This European Standard is prompted to offer a minimum set of requirements for the application of remote

control of traction vehicles by means of radio communication, operated by ground personnel during

shunting.

The minimum set of requirements is considered with reference to the following aspects:

− operational requirements for the use of radio remote control system;
− functional requirements for the radio remote control system;
− technical requirements for the radio remote control system.
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1 Scope

This European Standard contains the application requirements relevant to the radio remote control of a

traction unit for shunting application, operated by personnel not physically located at the controls within

the vehicle cab.

Requirements specification for radio means and wireless protocols, as well as requirements specification

for wireless communication between elements of the train, are not covered by this standard.

This European Standard is applicable to newly manufactured vehicles and retrofitted vehicles.

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.

EN 1037, Safety of machinery - Prevention of unexpected start-up

EN 50121-3-2:2016, Railway applications - Electromagnetic compatibility - Part 3-2: Rolling stock -

Apparatus

EN 50121-4:2016, Railway applications - Electromagnetic compatibility - Part 4: Emission and immunity

of the signalling and telecommunications apparatus

EN 50125-1:2014, Railway applications - Environmental conditions for equipment - Part 1: Rolling stock

and on-board equipment

EN 50126-1, Railway Applications - The Specification and Demonstration of Reliability, Availability,

Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) - Part 1: Generic RAMS Process

EN 50128, Railway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - Software for

railway control and protection systems

EN 50129, Railway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - Safety related

electronic systems for signalling
EN 50155:2017, Railway applications - Rolling stock - Electronic equipment

EN 50159, Railway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - Safety-related

communication in transmission systems
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
addressing

set of rules that allows only the designated transmitter to address the corresponding receiver

3.2
command signal

signal from the transmitter or from the local control device to the traction vehicle to perform the specified

task
3.3
direct acting brake

brake which uses directly controlled air pressure for creating braking effort, it means that by increasing

the pressure in the brake pipe, the braking effort is increased, too
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3.4
dynamic brake

brake in which the brake force is produced by the movement of the vehicle or its functional elements, but

not involving friction
[SOURCE: EN 14478:2005, 4.6.2.1]
3.5
indirect acting brake
brake which uses indirectly controlled air pressure for creating braking effort
3.6
local control mode

operation of the traction vehicle by using local controls from within the vehicle cab by the operator

3.7
manual stop

function of the radio control remote system similar to the emergency stop on the traction vehicle

3.8
multiple use of radio frequency carrier system

system which allows with one radio frequency carrier, multiple transmission of messages in a network of

several transmitters and receivers
3.9
operational condition
situation under which a system will satisfy a set of operational requirements
3.10
operator

person who drives a traction vehicle, either from aboard or by means of the radio remote control

3.11
operator vigilance device in remote control mode

device usually in the transmitter which monitors the vigilance of the operator in the radio control mode

and initiates a stop signal if no command is given within a preset time
3.12
radio signal
information transmitted on a radio-frequency carrier
3.13
radio transmission path
path followed by radio signals between a transmitter and a receiver
3.14
receiver

part of the radio remote control system that converts transmitted radio signals into desired form of output

signals
3.15
remote control mode

mode in which the traction vehicle is operated by the radio remote control system

3.16
shunting

moving vehicles for all purposes during the transportation other than arriving, departure and running

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3.17
start-up
change from the rest to the motion of the traction vehicle
3.18
tilt switch device

safety device in the transmitter to initiate a stop signal to the receiver if the transmitter is inadvertently

tilted for longer than a preset time
3.19
traction vehicle
rail guided motorized vehicle
3.20
traction vehicle control unit

device located on the traction vehicle to transform the output signals from the radio control receiver or

from the local controls located on the traction vehicle into commands and control signals for valves and

monitoring functions
3.21
transmitter

part of the radio remote control system that is used for converting operator given commands into radio

transmission signals
4 The radio remote control system and its components
A radio remote control system has to comprise as a minimum:
− transmitter;
− receiver;
− remote control portable and/or stationary device ;
− remote control onboard device.
NOTE: For more details, refer to Figure A.1.
5 General operational requirements

5.1 The use of the radio remote control shall not reduce the safe and normal operational use of the

traction vehicles.

5.2 If the traction vehicle operates in the radio remote control mode, all the command signals used in

local control mode shall be ineffective except the emergency stop command. If required, the audible

warning signal, sanding, application of brake, decrease of power and motor stop commands may also be

effective in radio remote control mode.

5.3 The traction vehicle shall be equipped with an interlock feature to prevent simultaneous activation

of the local control and radio remote control modes. Switching from local control mode to radio remote

control mode, and vice versa, shall only be performed when the traction vehicle is at a standstill and the

brake device activated to prevent train/vehicle from moving. The system design shall prevent switching

from one to another mode in any other train configuration.

5.4 The radio remote control system shall prevent an inadvertent initiation/release of the automatic

shunting coupling function. This shall be prevented by design and manufacture, e.g. applying two

switches or a single switch with a releasable lock, etc.
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Before putting the radio remote control system into operation the operator shall ensure that the correctly

assigned transmitter for the traction vehicle is being used. The operator shall check that the safety-related

control functions operate precisely as defined by operational instructions.

As long as the traction vehicle is operating in the radio remote control mode the operator shall be in

charge of the transmitter at all times.

5.5 The time between the action on the brake command and application of the brake pads shall not be

longer in remote control mode than in local cont
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