BS EN 12299:2009

This standard BS EN 12299:2009 Railway applications. Ride comfort for passengers. Measurement and evaluation is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.160 Vibration and shock with respect to human beings
• 45.060.20 Trailing stock

This standard specifies methods for quantifying the effects of vehicle body motions on ride comfort for passengers and vehicle assessment with respect to ride comfort. The effect considered is: ? discomfort, associated with relatively low levels of acceleration and roll velocity. Other effects, not included in the standard, are associated with higher acceleration levels: ? health risk effect: physical damage and psychological deterioration. The standard applies to passengers travelling in railway vehicles on railway lines, including main, secondary and suburban lines. This standard could be used as a guide for other railway vehicles, for example locomotives, metros, trams, etc. The standard applies to passengers in good health. This standard applies to measurements of motions. It also applies to simulated motions.