BS EN 15153-2:2013 PDF

1   Scope This European standard defines warning horn requirements which deliver the required audibility of approaching trains, including high speed and conventional rail and excluding road, metro and self-contained systems. For this purpose, the following requirements are included:

— functional and technical requirements of the warning horn as a component,

— functional and technical requirements of the integration of warning horns into the vehicle, and

— test requirements.

Operational requirements for warning horns have been excluded.

NOTE The requirements for the control of warning horns can be found in prEN 16186-1.