EN ISO 3381:2021

Railway applications - Acoustics - Noise measurement inside railbound vehicles (ISO 3381:2021) EN ISO 3381:2021

Publication date:   Jan 20, 2022

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60.60 Standard published   Sep 22, 2021

CEN

CEN/TC 256 Railway applications

European Norm

17.140.30   Noise emitted by means of transport | 45.020   Railway engineering in general

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This document specifies the measurement method and conditions to obtain reproducible noise levels on-board all kinds of vehicles operating on rails or other types of fixed track, hereinafter conventionally called “unit”, except for track maintenance vehicles in working modes.
This document is applicable to type testing. It does not include all the instructions to carry out monitoring testing or evaluation of noise exposure of passengers or drivers over a whole journey.
This document is not applicable to guided buses.
It provides measurement procedures for vehicle interior noise (in general, a vehicle type test is carried out using only a selected subset of these tests):
—    when the vehicle is moving at constant speed;
—    when the vehicle is stationary;
—    when the vehicle is accelerating or decelerating;
—    in the driver's cab when an external warning horn is sounding (specifically required for European Union regulation application)
It does not provide measurement procedures for:
—    audibility or intelligibility of any audible signals;
—    assessment of warning devices other than warning horns.
The assessment of noise exposure of train crew due to operational conditions is not in the scope of this document.
The results can be used, for example:
—    to characterise the noise inside these units;
—    to compare the internal noise of various units on a particular track section;
—    to collect basic source data for units.
The test procedures specified in this document are of engineering grade (grade 2), the preferred grade for noise declaration purposes as defined in ISO 12001. If test conditions are relaxed, for example as they are for monitoring of in-service trains, then the results are no longer of engineering grade.
The procedures specified for accelerating and decelerating tests are of survey grade (grade 3).

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

2016/797/EU

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)

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EN 15892:2011

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EN ISO 3381:2011

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EN ISO 3381:2021
60.60 Standard published
Sep 22, 2021