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RAE/1 - Railway Applications

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Civil engineering | Railway engineering. Materials and components | Metal testing. Mechanical | Technical drawings | Lamps. Other | Powder metallurgy | IT applications. Transport and trade | Fire protection equipment | Transport. Rail | Technical product documentation | Standardization. General rules | Railway engineering | Valves | Railway engineering. General | Railways construction | Trailing stock | Protection against dangerous goods | Packaging and distribution. General | Valves. Other | Transport. Other | Tractive stock | Welding. Processes | Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment | Rails and railway components | Noise. Transport | Railway/cableway construction and maintenance equipment | Railway rolling stock. General

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 256.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (16)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/NP 25628-1	Railway applications — Designation system for railway vehicles — Part 1: General principles Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-11-27	Proposal
ISO/NP 24580-1	Railway applications -- Derailment detection systems -- Part 1: Generic vocabulary Categories: Health and Safety \| Safety. Machinery \| Accident and disaster control \| Engineering \| Railway engineering \| Rails and railway components Proposal begins : 2019-07-17	Proposal
ISO/NP 18318	Railway applications -- Wheel-rail contact geometry parameters -- Definitions and methods for evaluation Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Railway engineering \| Railway engineering. General \| Railway engineering. Materials and components Proposal begins : 2022-06-24	Proposal
ISO/NP 18298	Railway applications -- Platform barrier systems Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Railway engineering \| Railway engineering. General \| Railway engineering. Materials and components Proposal begins : 2022-06-24	Proposal
ISO NP/TS 5914	Railway Applications -- Interior Passive Safety Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Railway engineering \| Railway engineering. General Proposal begins : 2020-10-07	Proposal
C43/2023 – WG57 Adoption NWI	Railway applications – Painting of passenger rail vehicles under Vienna Agreement (VA) Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Railway engineering \| Railway engineering. General Proposal begins : 2023-06-22	Proposal
C30/2024 – SC4/WG19 Adoption NWI of EN 15016-2/prA1	Railway applications - Technical documents - Part 2: Parts lists Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-09-19	Proposal
BS ISO 25380-1	Railway applications — Designation system for railway vehicles. Part 1: general principles Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 24675-2	Railway Applications — Running time calculation for timetabling —. Part 2: Distance-speed diagrams and speed curves Categories: Transport. Rail \| Railway engineering. General Drafting begins : 2024-11-28	Drafting
BS ISO 24580-1	Railway applications - Derailment detection systems. - Part 1: Generic vocabulary Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-03-14	Drafting

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 21245:2018	Railway applications. Railway project planning process. Guidance on railway project planning Categories: Railway engineering. General Published standard begins : 2018-12-07	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17833:2022	Railway applications. Guidance for the use of simulations. Guidance for the use of simulations to demonstrate compliance with technical and regulatory requirements and on the introduction and development of simulation requirements into standards Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Railway engineering. General Published standard begins : 2022-08-15	Published standard
PD CEN/CLC/TR 17912:2023	Hyperloop systems. Standards Inventory and Roadmap Categories: Transport. Other \| Packaging and distribution. General Published standard begins : 2023-02-15	Published standard
BS ISO 9879:2024	Railway applications. Rolling stock maintenance. Vocabulary Categories: Railway engineering \| Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2024-11-26	Published standard
BS ISO 24675-1:2022	Railway Applications. Running time calculation for timetabling. Requirements Categories: Transport. Rail \| Railway engineering. General Published standard begins : 2022-10-27	Published standard
BS ISO 23019:2022	Railway Applications. Driving simulator for drivers' training Categories: Transport. Rail \| Railway engineering. General Published standard begins : 2022-08-20	Published standard
BS ISO 22888:2020	Railway applications. Concepts and basic requirements for the planning of railway operation in the event of earthquakes Categories: Transport. Rail \| Railway engineering. General Published standard begins : 2020-05-05	Published standard
BS EN 17930:2024	Hyperloop Systems Aspects. Reference Architecture Categories: Transport. Other \| Railway engineering. General \| Packaging and distribution. General Published standard begins : 2024-12-03	Published standard
BS EN 17929:2024	Hyperloop Transport Services Categories: Transport. Other \| Railway engineering. General \| Packaging and distribution. General Published standard begins : 2024-04-15	Published standard
BS EN 17863:2023	Railway applications. Ground based services. Coach hygiene requirements Categories: Trailing stock Published standard begins : 2023-10-30	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 21245-2:2016	Railway applications. Rail project planning process. Conditions Categories: Railway engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2018-12-07	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TR 21245-1:2016	Railway applications. Rail project planning process. Stakeholders and their needs/interests Categories: Railway engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2018-12-07	Withdrawn
BS EN 17343:2020	Railway applications. General terms and definitions Categories: Railway engineering \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-10-05	Withdrawn
BS EN 16922:2017	Railway applications. Ground based services. Vehicle waste water discharge equipment Categories: Trailing stock Withdrawn begins : 2019-07-09	Withdrawn
BS EN 16286-2:2013	Railway applications. Gangway systems between vehicles. Acoustic measurements Categories: Trailing stock Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-30	Withdrawn
BS EN 16286-1:2013	Railway applications. Gangway systems between vehicles. Main applications Categories: Trailing stock Withdrawn begins : 2024-10-31	Withdrawn
BS EN 16116-1:2013	Railway applications. Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff. Passenger vehicles, luggage vans and locomotives Categories: Trailing stock Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-08	Withdrawn
BS EN 15663:2009	Railway applications. Definition of vehicle reference masses Categories: Railway engineering \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2010-04-23	Withdrawn
BS EN 15566:2009+A1:2010	Railway applications. Railway rolling stock. Draw gear and screw coupling Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2016-10-11	Withdrawn
BS EN 15566:2009	Railway applications. Railway rolling stock. Draw gear and screw coupling Categories: Railway engineering. Materials and components \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2010-10-01	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Aegis Engineering Systems Ltd
Associate Committee Manager
Committee Manager (External)
D f T - (DTLR - Central Transport Group)
Eversholt Rail Limited
Light Rail Safety Standards Board
Network Rail
Office of Rail Regulation
Private Wagon Federation
R I A - Railway Industry Association
R S S B - Rail Safety and Standards Board
Rail Delivery Group (Passenger Train Operators)
T F L - Transport for London

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - CEN/TC 256
Chair - CEN/TC 256/SC 2
Chair - RAE/1/-/12
Chair - RAE/1/-/15
Chair - RAE/1/-/18
Chair - RAE/1/-/4
Chair - RAE/1/-/8
Chair - RAE/2
Chair - RAE/3
Chair - RAE/4
Convenor - CEN/TC 256/WG 43
UK Expert – CEN/TC256/WG43

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