CLC/TR 50452:2007

Railway applications - Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for freight traffic in multiple traction operation

Scope

The purpose of this Technical Report is to serve as a guideline for the application of radio remote control system of traction vehicles for multitraction operation. The European Standard EN 50239 is applicable for the radio remote control system of traction vehicles for freight traffic. This standard sets out 14 application examples. It does not include an example of multitraction operation; it only includes an example whereby a traction vehicle is controlled by an appropriate driving trailer in a train consist (example 13 of EN 50239). This Technical Report is based on EN 50239 and provides an indication of the additional requirements relevant for the multitraction application.