DIN Standards Committee Railway
DIN EN 16286-1
Railway applications - Gangway systems between vehicles - Part 1: Main applications; German version EN 16286-1:2013
Bahnanwendungen - Übergangssysteme zwischen Fahrzeugen - Teil 1: Hauptanwendungen; Deutsche Fassung EN 16286-1:2013
Overview
The railway system requires technical rules for train concepts with flexible connections which allow passage from one vehicle to the next vehicle (or between vehicle modules). This standard describes main requirements for the design and validation of gangway systems. The requirements set out in this standard are based on long-term existing practices and procedures developed and currently in use by railway undertakings and industry. The application of these systems has changed over the years. For many years the majority of gangway systems consisted of rubber tubes pressed together when coaches were coupled. This solution is standardized in UIC leaflet 561 with the aim to reconfigure train sets. Main requirements of this leaflet have been incorporated in this standard as Annex A. UIC Leaflet 561 is to date the only reference document available, but does not cover project specific solutions, which have been developed for each train set, for example, for multiple units, metros or tramways. The aim of FprEN 16286-1 is to close this gap and to cover the complete range of gangway systems.
