As a railway-specific technical standard, this European Standard specifies the designation system for
technical products and technical project documentation. It takes into account the general rules for structuring
principles according to EN 61346-1 and designations according to EN 61355.
The European Standard specifies the structure and content of the designation sets required in the technical
project documentation.
The designation depends on the aspect used, see Annex C, individually or in designation set combinations,
i.e.:
product groups according to EN 15380-2;
installation site/location according to EN 15380-3;
function structure according to DIN 25002-5.
BS EN 15380-1:2006 Referenced Document
EN 15380-2 Railway applications - Designation system for railway vehicles - Part 2: Product groups
EN 15380-3:2006 Railway applications - Designation system for railway vehicles - Part 3: Designation of installation sites and locations
EN 61082-1 Preparation of documents used in electrotechnology - Part 1: Rules*, 2015-01-01 Update
EN 61346-1 Industrial Systems@ Installations and Equipment and Industrial Products Structuring Principles and Reference Designations Part 1: Basic Rules
EN 61346-2:2000 Industrial Systems@ Installations and Equipment and Industrial Products Structuring Principles and Reference Designations Part 2: Classification of Objects and Codes for Classes
BS EN 15380-1:2006 history
2006BS EN 15380-1:2006 Railway applications - Designation system for railway vehicles - Part 1: General principles