DIN EN 16586-1:2017-07

This European Standard (FprEN 16586-1:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 "Railway applications", the secretariat of which is held by DIN (Germany). The responsible German committee is Working Committee NA 087-00-11-02 UA "Fahrzeuge und Infrastruktur für mobilitätseingeschränkte Personen" ("Vehicles and infrastructure for people with reduced mobility") at DIN Standards Committee Railway (FSF). This standard describes the specific requirements and their verification for "Design for PRM use" for infrastructure and vehicles running on the Trans-European Rail Network (TEN). This document is part of a suite of four "Design for PRM use" standards that have in total nine parts. prEN 16586 is a series of standards dealing with vehicles entitled "Railway applications - Accessibility of persons with reduced mobility to rolling stock" and consists of the following parts: - Part 1: Steps for access and egress (prEN 16586-1); - Part 2: Boarding aids (prEN 16586-2). This standard describes these areas using clear and consistent terms and definitions. Where necessary, measurement methods and/or procedures for verification are provided when these are required for the establishment of acceptance criteria.