What is BS EN 50367 about?
BS EN 50367 specifies requirements for the technical compatibility between pantographs and overhead contact lines, to achieve free access to the lines of the European railway network.
NOTE: These requirements are defined for a limited number of pantograph types conforming to the requirements together with the geometry and characteristics of compatible overhead contact lines.
Who is BS EN 50367 for?
BS EN 50367 on pantographs and overhead contact lines of railways is useful for:
- Railway engineers
- Mechanical and electrical engineers
- Pantographs manufacturers and suppliers
- Manufacturers of railway electric traction equipment
Why should you use BS EN 50367?
In the power supply system of an electrified railway, a pantograph is in contact with the overhead train line which is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, trolleybuses, or trams. BS EN 50367 provides requirements for geometric limits of pantographs preventing dewirement and allowing for adequate interaction performance.
Also, provides geometric parameters of the overhead contact line in order to assess technical compatibility with pantographs.
BS EN 50367 gives characteristics of contact wire and contact strips interface material order to achieve satisfactory performance and the functional requirements to ensure current collection without interruption.
Dynamic behaviour and quality of current collection between pantograph and the overhead contact line is mentioned in BS EN 50367 to check the train speed and the number, distance, and position of the pantographs.
Overall, BS EN 50367 helps you in the installations of pantographs and overhead contact lines that are used to send electricity to the main transformer of the electric train, thereby supplying power for the smooth operation of the railway.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 50367:2020 supersedes EN 50367:2012. BS EN 50367:2020 includes some technical changes with respect to EN 50367:2012. These include:
- Update of definitions
- Changes concerning the lateral deviation on the basis of RfS 51 from the European Union Agency for Railways
- Improvement of testing method for DC contact strips
- Addition of tunnel requirements