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CEN
CEN/TC 256 Railway applications
European Norm
45.060.20 Trailing stock
Draft
This document is applicable to all types of heavy rail 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 specifies in particular the required free spaces necessary for handrails below buffer, for shunter’s stand, for steps and handrails.
This document also specifies their dimensions, positions, limits for durability and functionality.
It also specifies the general requirements for the access to tail lights.
Legislation related to this standard
Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)
PUBLISHED
EN 16116-2:2021
IN_DEVELOPMENT
EN 16116-2:2024
50.60
Close of voting. Proof returned by secretariat
Apr 11, 2024