BS EN 50239:2018

This standard BS EN 50239:2018 Railway applications. Radio remote control system of traction vehicle for shunting application is classified in these ICS categories:

• 45.060.10 Tractive stock
• 33.200 Telecontrol. Telemetering

This European Standard contains the application requirements relevant to the radio remote control of a traction unit for shunting application, operated by personnel not physically located at the controls within the vehicle cab.

Requirements specification for radio means and wireless protocols, as well as requirements specification for wireless communication between elements of the train, are not covered by this standard.

This European Standard is applicable to newly manufactured vehicles and retrofitted vehicles.