DIN EN 14531-6:2009 Railway applications - Methods for calculation of stopping and slowing distances and immobilisation braking - Part 6: Step by step calculations for train sets or single vehicles; German version EN 14531-6:2009
This European Standard describes a general algorithm that may be used in all types of high speed
and conventional vehicle applications, including self-propelling thermal or electric trains, thermal or
electric traction units; passenger carriages, mobile railway infrastructure construction and
maintenance equipment and freight wagons. This standard does not specify the performance
requirements. It enables the calculation of the various aspects of the performance: stopping or
slowing distances, dissipated energy, force calculations and immobilization braking.
This standard enables the verification by calculation of the stopping, slowing and immobilization
performance requirements for high speed and conventional trains operating on high speed and
conventional infrastructure.
Other calculation methods may be used providing that the order of accuracy achieved is in
accordance with this European Standard,
This standard presents:
a) example of distance and other dynamic ca culations, see Annex C;
b) example of immobilisation calculations, see Annex D
DIN EN 14531-6:2009 Referenced Document
EN 14478:2005 Railway applications - Braking - Generic vocabulary
EN 14531-1:2005 Railway applications - Methods for calculation of stopping distances, slowing distances and immobilization braking - Part 1: General algorithms
2009DIN EN 14531-6:2009 Railway applications - Methods for calculation of stopping and slowing distances and immobilisation braking - Part 6: Step by step calculations for train sets or single vehicles; German version EN 14531-6:2009