prSRPS EN 50153:2026

Railway applications - Protective provisions relating to electrical hazards

Scope

This European Standard defines requirements to be applied in the design and equipment to be used on rolling stock to protect persons from electric shocks.

This European Standard is applicable to rolling stock of rail transport systems, road transport systems, if they are powered
by an external supply (e.g. trolley buses), magnetically levitated transport systems and to the electrical equipment installed
in these systems:

This European Standard does not apply to:
– mine railways in mines,
– crane installations, moving platforms and similar transport systems on rails,
– funicular railways,
– temporary constructions.

Possible improvement for the current scope:
– better structure (bullet points for each mentioned vehicle type for more clarity,
– checking clear definition for every mentioned vehicle type,
– verify the applicability for each vehicle type mentioned in the scope and
– compliance with CELENELC Internal Regulation rules for the scope.