What is BS EN 14033-2 - Railbound construction and maintenance machines about?
BS EN 14033-2 is a European standard that discusses railway applications. BS EN 14033-2 is the second part of the BS EN 14033 series of standards that defines the specific technical railway requirements for travelling and working with machines and other vehicles used for construction, maintenance, and inspection of track, structures, track formation and fixed electric traction equipment as specified in EN 14033-1.
BS EN 14033-2 applies to all railbound machines and other vehicles – referred to as machines – working exclusively on the railway (utilizing adhesion between the rail and rail wheels) and used for construction, maintenance, and inspection of track, structures, infrastructure, and fixed electric traction equipment.
BS EN 14033-2 applies to machines that are intended to operate signalling and control systems. Other similar machines are dealt with in other European Standards.
BS EN 14033-2 is applicable to 1 435 mm nominal track gauge. Some requirements may be applicable for working on infrastructures with nominal narrow track gauge or nominal broad track gauge lines, tramways, railways utilizing other than adhesion between the rail and rail wheels and underground infrastructures.
Note1: BS EN 14033-2 covers the safety requirements for the railway specific problems for travelling and working on different infrastructures.
Note2: BS EN 14033-2 is also applicable for machines that in working position are partly supported on the ballast or the formation.
Note3: BS EN 14033-2 does not apply to:
- The requirements regarding the quality of work, including the related measuring methods, and the performance of the machine
- The specific requirements established by each railway infrastructure manager for the use of machines which will be the subject of negotiation between the manufacturer and the machine keeper
Who is BS EN 14033-2 - Railbound construction and maintenance machines for?
BS EN 14033-2 on railbound construction and maintenance machines is useful for:
- Railway manufacturers
- Manufacturers, designers of machines
- Railway industry and authorities
- Train operating companies (TOCs)
- Urban rail manager
- Railway authorities
- Regulatory authorities
Why should you use BS EN 14033-2 - Railbound construction and maintenance machines?
BS EN 14033-2 covers the technical requirements for dealing with railway specific risks of the machines when running, travelling, and working on railway infrastructures. BS EN 14033-2 covers standard references that help prevent track failure and derailment, improve protection from live overhead lines, and establish functional warning systems, amongst other things.
As a user of BS EN 14033-2, you can ensure that compliance with these standardized requirements for railbound construction and maintenance machines, impart a high degree of operational efficiency to overall railway infrastructure and track systems.