EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016
(Main + Amendment)Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 1: Head, marker and tail lamps
Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 1: Head, marker and tail lamps
This European Standard defines the functional and technical requirements for head, marker and tail lamps for trains, including high speed and conventional rail, but excluding road, metro and self-contained systems.
This European Standard also defines the requirements for testing and conformity assessment.
Portable lamps are excluded from the scope of this European Standard.
Bahnanwendungen - Optische und akustische Warneinrichtungen für Schienenfahrzeuge - Teil 1: Fernlichter, Spitzensignale und Zugschlusssignale
Applications ferroviaires - Dispositifs externes d'avertissement optiques et acoustiques pour les trains - Partie 1: Signaux de face avant, signaux d'extrémité avant et signaux de face arrière
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences fonctionnelles et techniques applicables aux signaux de face avant, signaux d’extrémité avant et signaux de face arrière pour les trains, y compris la grande vitesse et le rail conventionnel, mais à l’exclusion de l’urbain, du métro et des systèmes autonomes.
La présente Norme européenne définit également les exigences relatives aux essais et à l'évaluation de la conformité.
Les lampes portatives sont exclues du domaine d’application de la présente Norme européenne.
Železniške naprave - Zunanje vidne in zvočne opozorilne naprave za vlake - 1. del: Čelne, označevalne in sklepne luči
Ta evropski standard opredeljuje funkcionalne in tehnične zahteve za čelne, označevalne in sklepne luči za vlake, vključno z železnicami za visoke hitrosti in konvencionalnimi železnicami, pri čemer so izključeni cestni, podzemni železniški in samostojni sistemi.
Ta evropski standard opredeljuje tudi zahteve za preskušanje in oceno skladnosti.
Področje uporabe tega evropskega standarda ne zajema prenosnih luči.
General Information
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 25-Oct-2016
- Withdrawal Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 256/WG 9 - Lighting
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 15-Jan-2020
- Completion Date
- 04-Feb-2026
Relations
- Effective Date
- 19-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 18-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 21-Jan-2020
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Refers
EN 12409:2008+A1:2011 - Plastics and rubber machines - Thermoforming machines - Safety requirements - Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Railway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains - Part 1: Head, marker and tail lamps". This standard covers: This European Standard defines the functional and technical requirements for head, marker and tail lamps for trains, including high speed and conventional rail, but excluding road, metro and self-contained systems. This European Standard also defines the requirements for testing and conformity assessment. Portable lamps are excluded from the scope of this European Standard.
This European Standard defines the functional and technical requirements for head, marker and tail lamps for trains, including high speed and conventional rail, but excluding road, metro and self-contained systems. This European Standard also defines the requirements for testing and conformity assessment. Portable lamps are excluded from the scope of this European Standard.
EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 45.060.10 - Tractive stock. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 15153-1:2013/FprA1:2016, EN 15153-1:2013, EN 15153-1:2020, EN 16186-2:2017, EN 12409:2008+A1:2011, EN 14033-1:2017. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2008/57/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/483. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Bahnanwendungen - Optische und akustische Warneinrichtungen für Schienenfahrzeuge - Teil 1: Fernlichter, Spitzensignale und ZugschlusssignaleApplications ferroviaires - Dispositifs externes d'avertissement optiques et acoustiques pour les trains - Partie 1: Signaux de face avant, signaux d'extrémité avant et signaux de face arrièreRailway applications - External visible and audible warning devices for trains
- Part 1: Head, marker and tail lamps93.100Gradnja železnicConstruction of railways03.220.30Železniški transportTransport by railICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016SIST EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016en,fr,de01-december-2016SIST EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016SLOVENSKI
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Bahnanwendungen æ Optische und akustische Warneinrichtungen für Schienenfahrzeuge æ Teil
sã Fernlichterá Spitzensignale und Zugschlusssignale This European Standard was approved by CEN on
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Summary of testing requirements . 19 !Annex ZA (informative)"
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC . 20 Bibliography . 22
1) Available from: International Commission of Illumination, CIE Central Bureau, Kegelgasse 27, A-1030 Wien. SIST EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016
Conventional Railway HS High Speed railway LED Light Emitting Diode RST Rolling Stock TEN Trans-European rail system Network SIST EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016
Figure 1 — Chromaticity diagram to illustrate the colour specification for head lamps according to Table 1 Where agreed between contractors, the spectral radiation distribution requirements of !5.4.3.2" shall apply to head lamps. 5.3.4 Luminous intensity of head lamps The luminous intensities of individual head lamps shall be as shown in Table 2. SIST EN 15153-1:2013+A1:2016
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