ISO/TC 269/SC 3 - Operations and services

This document describes the general principles of train detection for operations and services which are applied to any railway. This document provides the link of train detection with management of operational principles. It includes descriptions of operational and environmental conditions affecting train detection and impacts on operations. This document provides non-technical guidance for supporting the choice of a suitable train detection method relating to railway operations, for new lines and upgrade or renewal of train detection systems. This document excludes all technical aspects.

This document defines common terms used in railway rolling stock maintenance.

In order to create punctual timetables, it is necessary to accurately calculate and plan out many values, such as running time between stations, headway between trains, train scheduling, rolling stock scheduling, driver and crew scheduling, operation scheduling in stations and depots and capacity of the line/infrastructure. Among these values, shortest running time between stations must be calculated first, as this is the basis of timetabling. This document describes parameters as the requirements for shortest running time calculation that enable railway infrastructure managers, railway operators and related organizations to calculate accurate running time at the stage of setting up a feasible and punctual daily and annual timetable. In addition, this document shows the appropriateness of calculation by verifying the response observed on the calculated shortest running time when the parameter values are changed. This document excludes running time calculation used for purposes other than timetabling.

This document specifies requirements for railway driving simulators for drivers' training. It defines the minimum functions and performances for a driver training simulator. This document is applicable to all guided transport systems, including for mainlines, metros, tramways and light rails, as part of public/private transport systems. These vehicles are intended for the operation of intercity, urban and suburban passenger or freight services with self-propelled systems and operated on either segregated or not segregated paths. Annexes A to D provide additional information.

This document specifies the concepts and basic requirements for the planning of railway operation in order to reduce risk in the event of earthquakes. This excludes regions where the consequences of seismic hazard for railway operation are low or non-existent. The definition of such regions is out of the scope of this document. NOTE The stages defined for consideration of the countermeasures necessary for the safe management of the seismic hazards can also be relevant for dealing with other natural phenomena. This document includes only operational measures and excludes any infrastructure measures. Furthermore, this document does not include specific measures which ensure, without fail, passenger safety or which provide protection against railway-operational damage caused by earthquakes. Therefore, residual risk can remain.