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EVS-EN 16683:2025

Railway applications - Call for aid and communication device - Requirements for heavy rail vehicles

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Valid from 31.12.2025
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EN 16683:2025
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31.12.2025
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05.01.2016
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This document covers heavy rail rolling stock.
This document does not cover urban rail rolling stock.
NOTE 1  EN 17355 covers communication device requirements for urban rail rolling stock.
This document specifies:
-  the functional requirements for a call for aid system and communication device system;
-  the dynamic analysis of the call for aid system.
NOTE 2  "Dynamic analysis" is understood here as a sequence of actions.
NOTE 3  In a formation of vehicles where one complies with this document with one that does not, it is possible that the call for aid system is not fully functional.
NOTE 4  The call for aid system function is separate from the Passenger Alarm System (PAS) function, which is provided to deal with emergency situations. The PAS is described in EN 16334-1:2014+A1:2022.
NOTE 5  The communication device system can be different from the PAS, but it can share some or all parts of the PAS to achieve its functionalities.
NOTE 6  The PAS is regarded as a safety relevant system whereas the CFA system and communication device system are non-safety relevant aids to passengers.

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