European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

Railway applications - Compatibility between rolling stock and train detection systems - Part 2: Compatibility with track circuits - Incorporating corrigendum July 2016
 N CLC/TS 50238-2

Annotation

This Technical Specification defines, for the purpose of ensuring compatibility between rolling stock and track circuits, the limits for interference current emissions from rolling stock. The measurement and evaluation methods for verifying conformity of rolling stock to these limits are presented in a dedicated annex.

The interference limits are only applicable to interoperable rolling stock which is intended to run on lines exclusively equipped with preferred track circuits listed in this Technical Specification. National Notified Technical Rules are still to be used in all cases, where the line over which the rolling stock is intended to run is equipped with any type of older version or non-preferred track circuits that are not listed in this Technical Specification. However, the rolling stock test methodology (infrastructure conditions, test configurations, operational conditions, etc.) presented in this Technical Specification is also applicable to establish compatibility with non-preferred track circuits.

This Technical Specification gives guidance on the derivation of interference current limits specified for rolling stock and defines measurement methods and evaluation criteria in a dedicated annex.

This Technical Specification defines:

a) a set of interference current limits for RST (Rolling Stock) applicable for each of the following types of traction system:

1) DC (750 V, 1,5 kV and 3 kV);

2) 16,7 Hz AC;