Discipline

Rolling Stock Engineering Standard

Category

Interface
Title

Minimum Operating Standards for Rolling Stock

Reference Number

RSS 001
Version

2.0
Date of Issue

2 April 2002
Status

Approved

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DISCLAIMER Rail Infrastructure Corporation has used its best endeavors to ensure that the content, layout and text of this document is accurate, complete and suitable for its stated purpose. It makes no warranties, express or implied, that compliance with the contents of this document shall be sufficient to ensure safe systems of work or operation. Rail Infrastructure Corporation will not be liable to pay compensation in respect of the content or subsequent use of this document for any other purpose than its stated purpose or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared except where it can be shown to have acted in bad faith or there has been willful default. DOCUMENT APPROVAL The technical content of this document has been approved by the relevant RIC engineering authority and has also been endorsed by the RIC Configuration Management Committee directly or as delegated through the conditions of the Configuration Management Policy. DOCUMENT SUPPLY and CONTROL The Primary Version of this document is the electronic version that is available and accessible on the Rail Infrastructure Corporation Internet and Intranet website. It is the document users sole responsibility to ensure that copies are checked for currency against the Primary Version prior to its use. Controlled hardcopy versions (on CD) of this document may be made if they are registered using a local document management and distribution system. When controlled hardcopy versions are issued using a local document management system each copy is to be uniquely identified in the Control Box provided on the front of the document. The identifier used must identify the local distribution centre and the copy number. The identifier is to be marked using a colour other than black or grey. COPYRIGHT The information in this document is Copyright protected. Apart from the reproduction without alteration of this document for personal use, non-profit purposes or for any fair dealing as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of this document may be reproduced, altered, stored or transmitted by any person without the prior written consent of RIC.

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About This Standard

To all accredited owners/operators of rolling stock operating on the Rail Infrastructure Corporation rail network. In accordance with the requirements of the NSW Rail Safety Act, 1993, Rail Infrastructure Corporation, as the infrastructure owner, must nominate, submit and maintain controlled copies of suitable standards and procedures for those activities, functions and responsibilities which affect the safety of its railway. This publication forms part of the Rail Infrastructure Corporations Accreditation with the Department of Transport. Under the terms of the Rail Infrastructure Corporations Accreditation, amendments or variations to this document as they pertain to safety must be submitted by the Rail Infrastructure Corporation to and be approved by the Director-General, in accordance with the Act. It is expected that Operators will cite this publication in their own Accreditation as evidence of a rolling stock-infrastructure interface agreement. This publication, referred to as the Rolling Stock Units (RSUs) Minimum Operating Standards for Rolling Stock, sets out the Rail Infrastructure Corporations minimum technical interface requirements for rolling stock operating on its rail network. These requirements encompass system, safety critical and environmental interface requirements which are designed to ensure an equitable, safe and viable operating environment for all operators. These Rolling Stock Units and the principle behind them are called up in the Schedules of the Access Agreements. Any proposed departure, on the part of rolling stock owner/operators, from the mandatory standards/requirements specified herein shall be nominated and submitted in writing to the Rail Infrastructure Corporation. Such departures will only be published as amendments to this document with the agreement of the Rail Infrastructure Corporation and approval from the Department of Transport. This document also contains recommended/advisory practices to assist and guide owner/operators in meeting rail industry accepted standards for their rolling stock design, operation and maintenance. These recommended/advisory practices have been included where they are related to the Rail Infrastructure Corporations mandatory interface standards or requirements. This publication however, does not provide a complete set of minimum standards for a rail operator. For example maintenance regimes and practices are not covered at all. It is requested that any departure from these recommended/advisory standards be advised in writing to Rail Infrastructure Corporation to ensure there is no conflict in application or system performance. This is a controlled document, for those on the controlled mailing list, and when it becomes necessary to amend the document or part thereof, amendments will be issued in the form of complete units. All amended pages will show the month and year of publication. The current status sheet will identify the current issue of each unit and will give instructions on how to amend the manual. It is the responsibility of the registered holder of this manual to ensure that it is kept up to date.

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Version History
Version 1.0
First issued 1997

Version 2.0
General revision and editorial changes to clarify existing requirements Inclusion of all rolling stock outlines and explanatory notes. [RSU 110] Inclusion of P2 force formula and reference for platform clearances. [RSU 120] Inclusion of coupler heights for types of rolling stock. [RSUs 140, 330, 430, 530 & 630] Complete revision of environmental interface in line with RICs EPA Environment Protection License and other statutory requirements. [RSU 150] Clarification of requirements for toilets. where fitted, to have holding tanks or waste processing facilities [RSUs 150, 330, 530 & 630] Clarification of braking requirements for trains to meet signalling design and the inclusion of signal sighting requirements. [RSU 160] Inclusion of the requirement for AEI tags on all rolling stock. [RSUs 180, 330, 430, 530, 630, 713 and Appendix H] Inclusion of the requirement for reflective delineators on all rolling stock. [RSUs 330, 430, 530, 630, 713 and Appendix I] Specification of maximum P/D ratios for wheels. [RSU 211] Specification of the recommended Intersystem wheel profile following extensive industry consultation and testing. [RSUs 211, 410, 510, 610 and Appendix G] The section on wheel defects has been enhanced by the inclusion of photographs and improvements to diagrams. [RSU 212] Inclusion of conditions under which overheated wheels can be worked out of service. [RSU212] Inclusion of alternate fatigue analysis methods. [RSU 250] Inclusion of reference to brake blocks with thin layer of abrasive material. [RSU 272] Clarification of noise test requirements for brake blocks. [RSU 272] Testing requirements expanded. [RSUs 280, 340, 440, 540, 640, 715 & 725] Clarification of twist test requirements with the addition of test configuration diagrams. [RSU 283] Clarification of pitch & bounce test requirements with the addition of diagrams. [RSU 290] Clarification of environmental test requirements. [new unit RSU 292] Inclusion of new unit on signal visibility test. [new unit RSU 293] Clarification of electrical safety inspection requirements. [new unit RSU 294] Clarification of signal compatibility test requirements. [new unit RSU 295] Clarification of signal interference test requirements. [new unit RSU 296]

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Clarification of definition of XPT power cars and trailer cars added. [RSUs 300 & RSU 500] Inclusion of air dryers. [RSU 320] Expansion of requirements for vehicle marking on locomotives, ie contrasting colours. [RSU 330] Clarification of requirements for locomotives hauled dead attached to a train. [RSU 342] Clarification of horn noise level requirements. [RSUs 350, 650, 714 & 724] Inclusion of optional container fixing methods [RSU430] Clarification of method for carrying containers in open wagons [RSU430] Clarification of method of measuring net brake ratios [RSUs 441 & 541] Inclusion of brake percentages for vehicles with cast iron brake blocks [RSUs 441 & 541] Clarification of brake retention on rail compatible road trailers [RSU452] Inclusion of requirements for tank wagons [new unit RSU461] Clarification of the requirement for vehicle identification code and numbers to be readable from platforms and signal boxes. [RSUs 530 & 630] Clarification of requirements for wooden bodied vehicles [RSUs 530 & 630] Inclusion of brake disc pads [RSUs 541 & 641] Inclusion of trikes [RSUs 700 & 733] Revision of braking performance requirements for track maintenance vehicles [RSUs 712 & 722] Inclusion of requirements for driver safety system & data loggers for track maintenance vehicles [RSU 714] Full revision of requirements for road/rail vehicles [RSUs 720, 722, 723, 724, 725 & 726] Revision of requirements for quadricycles and trikes [RSU 733] Deletion of requirements on Train Operations. Reference is made to the Train Operating Conditions Manual. {RSU 800, 810, 820 & 830] Revision of Vehicle Information Packs [RSU Appendices A1, A1, A3, A4, A5 & A6] Inclusion of Vehicle Information Pack for quadricycles and trikes [RSU Appendix A7] Revision of some requirements for driver safety systems [RSU Appendix D] Revision of specification for 1500 volt power supply [RSU Appendix E] Inclusion of additional drawings [RSU Appendix G]

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Contents
Rolling stock units 000 Series 100 Series General 010 Introduction General interface requirements 100 Introduction 110 Rolling stock outline interface 120 Track interface 130 Overhead power interface 140 Vehicle to vehicle interface 150 Environmental interface 160 Signalling interface 170 Vehicle recovery interface 180 Automatic equipment identification interface 190 Train radio interface (not issued) Common interface requirements 200 Introduction 210 Wheels 211 Design and manufacture 212 Minimum operational requirements 220 Axles 221 Design and manufacture 222 Minimum operational requirements 230 Wheel and axle assembly 240 Axle bearing assembly 250 Bogie frames and associated componentry 260 Vehicle suspension 261 Suspension springs 262 Suspension damping 263 Resilient suspension components 270 Brakes & pneumatic equipment 271 Brake equipment compatibility 272 Brake blocks and disc pads 273 Pneumatic equipment 280 Vehicle compatibility tests 281 Static rolling stock outline test 282 Static vehicle weigh test 283 Static vehicle twist test 284 Static vehicle/bogie swing test 285 Static vehicle/vehicle swing test 286 Static brake test 287 Brake performance test 288 Ride performance test 289 Kinematic rolling stock outline test

200 Series

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Pitch and bounce performance test 291 Rock and roll test 292 Environmental tests 293 Signal visibility test 294 Electrical safety inspection 295 Signal compatibility test 296 Signal interference test

Vehicle type specific interface requirements 300 Series Locomotive specific interface requirements 300 Introduction 310 Bogie components 320 Brakes & pneumatic equipment 321 Dynamic/regenerative brake 330 Body & underframe 340 Vehicle performance 341 Traction performance 342 Braking performance 343 Locomotive ride performance 350 Safety equipment 360 Locomotive specific requirements 361 Diesel/electric or diesel/hydraulic locomotives 362 Electric locomotives 363 Steam locomotives 364 Driver only operation 365 Remote controlled locomotives Freight vehicle specific interface requirements 400 Introduction 410 Bogie components 420 Brakes & pneumatic equipment 430 Body & underframe 440 Vehicle performance 441 Braking performance 442 Freight vehicle ride performance 450 Non conventional vehicles 451 Articulated or permanently coupled vehicles 452 Rail compatible road trailers 460 Vehicle specific requirements 461 Tank wagons Locomotive hauled passenger vehicle specific interface requirements 500 Introduction 510 Bogie components 520 Brakes & pneumatic equipment 530 Body, underframe & appointments 540 Vehicle performance 541 Braking performance 542 Vehicle ride performance

400 Series

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600 Series

Multiple unit train specific interface requirements 600 Introduction 610 Bogie components 620 Brakes & pneumatic equipment 630 Body, underframe & appointments 640 Vehicle performance 641 Braking performance 642 Vehicle ride performance 650 Safety equipment 660 Electric train specific requirements 670 Diesel train specific requirements Track maintenance vehicle specific interface requirements 700 Introduction 710 On track vehicles 711 Bogie/suspension components 712 Brakes and pneumatic equipment 713 Body and underframe 714 Safety equipment 715 Vehicle performance 716 Track vehicles operating as a train 720 Road/rail vehicles 721 Suspension 722 Brakes 723 Body 724 Safety equipment 725 Vehicle performance 726 Ride performance test 727 Vehicle operation 730 Trolleys, trailers, quadricycles and trikes 731 Flat top trolleys 732 Trailers 733 Quadricycles and trikes Train operation interface requirements 800 Introduction

700 Series

800 Series

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APPENDICES Appendix A A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H Appendix I Technical information required for the approval of new vehicles Vehicle information pack for locomotives Vehicle information pack for freight vehicles Vehicle information pack for locomotive hauled passenger vehicles Vehicle information pack for multiple unit trains Vehicle information pack for on track maintenance machines Vehicle information pack for road/rail vehicles Vehicle information pack for trolleys, trailers, quadricycles and trikes Glossary Static vehicle weigh test Standard for driver safety systems Specification for 1500V dc traction supply Signalling and communication system Drawings Automatic equipment identification (AEI) Reflective delineators (reflectors)

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Status sheet 1 Rolling Stock Units Version 2.0 April 2002

This table shows the current status of the Rolling Stock Units manual and gives instructions for bringing the manual up-to-date. When a new status sheet is forwarded, it is the registered owners responsibility to add, remove or replace any pages or units from this manual as instructed in the bold print on the new status sheet.
RSU 010 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 date issued April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 Not issued total pages 3 1 24 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 RSU 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 200 210 211 212 220 221 222 230 240 250 260 261 262 263 270 271 272 273 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 1 1 5 35 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 300 310 320 321 330 340 341 342 343 350 360 361 362 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 292 293 294 295 296 date issued April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 1 1 1 1 1 total pages 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 3

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Status sheet 1 - Rolling Stock Units Version 2.0 April 2002

RSU 363 364 365 date issued April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 total pages 2 1 1 RSU 700 710 711 712 400 410 420 430 440 441 442 450 451 452 460 461 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 500 510 520 530 540 541 542 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 800 April 2002 1 730 731 732 733 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 1 1 1 1 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 713 714 715 716 date issued April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 total pages 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 1

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Status sheet 1 - Rolling Stock Units Version 2.0 April 2002

RSU Appendix A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 date issued total pages 13 12 11 11 10 8 9 RSU Appendix B C D E F G H I April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 April 2002 2 4 13 6 6 19 9 2 date issued total pages

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