naSRPS EN 14363-4:2025

Railway applications — Testing and simulation for the assessment of running characteristics of rail vehicles operated on the heavy rail network— Part 4: On-track testing

Scope

This document is applicable to all rail vehicles including OTMs and Road-rail machines, which are operated on the heavy rail network with nominal track gauge 1 435 mm and nominal static vertical wheelset forces up to 350 kN.
This document may also be applicable (partly or in full) to:
— rail systems with different track layout, e.g. urban rail systems and/or;
— rail systems with other than 1 435 mm nominal track gauge and/or;
— non-public rail networks and vehicles, e.g. mine rail systems.
NOTE For rail systems other than 1 435 mm track gauge or urban rail systems, the related post processing, limit values and test conditions could be different. They are specified nationally or individually taking into account track design and operating conditions.
This document contains methods to assess the dynamic behaviour of rail vehicles by on-track testing, including simplifications for special vehicles and for extension of the field of application based on similarities, applicable to vehicles which:
— are newly designed;
— have had relevant design modifications; or
— have relevant changes in their operating conditions.
The following items, as far as handled by on-track testing, are not in the scope of this document
— the strength of the vehicle and the strength of mounted parts,
— passengers and train crew vibration exposure,
— ride comfort,
— quantification of track deterioration or track fatigue,
— load security and,
— effects of cross wind.

Related directives

NOTE: If the word "harmonized" (marked in green) is not found in the field with the name of the directive, it means that the European standard is not cited in the OJEU.