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GEL/9/1 - Railway Electrotechnical Applications - Signalling and communications

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other | Graphical symbols. Specific equipment | Pins, nails | Electric traction equipment | Transformers. Reactors | IT applications. Transport and trade | Transport. Rail | Ergonomics | Railway engineering. General | Railways construction | Telecontrol. Telemetering | Railway rolling stock | Tractive stock | Railway rolling stock. General

Overview: Under the direction of GEL/9, is responsible for the UK input to CLC/SC 9XA and IEC/TC 9 for standards relating to railway signalling and communication

Committee standards activity

In Progress (4)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN 50736 Railway application - Communication, signalling and processing system - Test requirements for signalling and telecommunication equipment

Categories: Railway rolling stock. General

Public comment begins : 2024-08-06
Public comment
BS EN 50159 Railway Applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - Safety-related communication in transmission systems. Part 1: General requirements, frequency bands and electromagnetic disturbances

Categories: IT applications. Transport and trade | Railway engineering. General

Public comment begins : 2025-01-24
Public comment
BS EN 50129 Railway Application - Communication, signalling and processing system - Safety related electronic systems for signalling

Categories: Railways construction

Public comment begins : 2024-11-19
Public comment
BS 376-1:2012 Railway signalling symbols. Specification for schematic symbols

Categories: Signs, Symbols and product Specifications | Graphical symbols. Specific equipment | Information management | Standardization. General rules | Electrical equipment. Special conditions | Railway engineering

Proposal begins : 2022-08-18
Proposal
Published (22)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PD CLC/TS 50459-3:2021 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. European Rail Traffic Management System. Ergonomic arrangements of non ETCS information

Categories: Transport. Rail | Ergonomics | IT applications. Transport and trade | Railway rolling stock. General

Published standard begins : 2021-03-25
Published standard
PD CLC/TS 50459-2:2021 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. European Rail Traffic Management System. Ergonomic arrangements of GSM-R information

Categories: Transport. Rail | Ergonomics | IT applications. Transport and trade

Published standard begins : 2021-03-25
Published standard
PD CLC/TS 50459-1:2021 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. European Rail Traffic Management System. Driver-Machine Interface. General principles for the presentation of ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R information

Categories: Transport. Rail | Ergonomics | IT applications. Transport and trade | Railway rolling stock. General

Published standard begins : 2021-03-25
Published standard
PD CLC/TS 50238-3:2022 Railway applications. Compatibility between rolling stock and train detection systems. Compatibility with axle counters

Categories: Electric traction equipment | Tractive stock

Published standard begins : 2022-03-11
Published standard
PD CLC/TS 50238-2:2020 Railway applications. Compatibility between rolling stock and train detection systems. Compatibility with track circuits

Categories: Electric traction equipment | Tractive stock

Published standard begins : 2020-07-14
Published standard
PD CLC/TR 50511:2007 Railway applications. Communications, signalling and processing systems. ERTMS/ETCS. External signalling for lines equipped with ERTMS/ETCS Level 2

Categories: Railways construction

Published standard begins : 2007-09-21
Published standard
PD CLC/TR 50507:2007 Railway applications. Interference limits of existing track circuits used on European railways

Categories: Railway rolling stock. General

Published standard begins : 2007-08-08
Published standard
PD CLC/TR 50459-7:2007 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. European rail traffic management system. Driver-machine interface. Specific transmission modules

Categories: Railway rolling stock. General | Transport. Rail | Ergonomics | IT applications. Transport and trade | Railway engineering. General

Published standard begins : 2007-06-12
Published standard
PD CLC/TR 50452:2007 Railway applications. Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for freight traffic in multiple traction operation

Categories: Telecontrol. Telemetering | Railway engineering. General | Tractive stock

Published standard begins : 2007-06-08
Published standard
DD CLC/TS 50459-6:2005 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. European rail traffic management system. Driver-machine interface. Audible information

Categories: Transport. Rail | Ergonomics | IT applications. Transport and trade | Railway rolling stock. General

Published standard begins : 2006-04-12
Published standard
Withdrawn (23)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PD R009-005:2001 Railway applications. Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for freight traffic in multiple traction operation

Categories: Telecontrol. Telemetering | Tractive stock

Withdrawn begins : 2007-06-08
Withdrawn
PD R009-001:1999 Railway applications. Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. Hazardous failure rates and safety integrity levels (SIL)

Categories: IT applications. Transport and trade | Railway engineering. General

Withdrawn begins : 2005-08-09
Withdrawn
PD CLC/TS 50459-3:2016 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. European Rail Traffic Management System. Driver-Machine Interface. Ergonomic arrangements of non ETCS information

Categories: Transport. Rail | Ergonomics | IT applications. Transport and trade | Railway rolling stock. General

Withdrawn begins : 2021-03-25
Withdrawn
PD CLC/TS 50459-2:2015 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. European Rail Traffic Management System. Driver-Machine Interface. Ergonomic arrangements of GSM-R information

Categories: Transport. Rail | Ergonomics | IT applications. Transport and trade

Withdrawn begins : 2021-03-25
Withdrawn
PD CLC/TS 50459-1:2015 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. European Rail Traffic Management System. Driver-Machine Interface. General principles for the presentation of ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R information

Categories: Transport. Rail | Ergonomics | IT applications. Transport and trade | Railway rolling stock. General

Withdrawn begins : 2021-03-25
Withdrawn
PD CLC/TS 50238-3:2019 Railway applications. Compatibility between rolling stock and train detection systems. Compatibility with axle counters

Categories: Electric traction equipment | Tractive stock

Withdrawn begins : 2022-03-11
Withdrawn
PD CLC/TS 50238-3:2013 Railway applications. Compatibility between rolling stock and train detection systems. Compatibility with axle counters

Categories: Electric traction equipment | Tractive stock

Withdrawn begins : 2019-09-12
Withdrawn
PD CLC/TS 50238-2:2015 Railway applications. Compatibility between rolling stock and train detection systems. Compatibility with track circuits

Categories: Electric traction equipment | Tractive stock

Withdrawn begins : 2016-08-25
Withdrawn
PD CLC/TR 50506-2:2009 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. Application guide for EN 50129. Safety assurance

Categories: Railways construction

Withdrawn begins : 2018-11-30
Withdrawn
PD CLC/TR 50506-1:2007 Railway applications. Communication, signalling and processing systems. Application guide for EN 50129. Cross-acceptance

Categories: Railways construction

Withdrawn begins : 2018-11-30
Withdrawn