Assessment and Audit of Signaling Systems
Make Sure You get the Go-Ahead with Tested Signaling Systems
Faultless signaling systems are vital for railroad traffic safety. Our experts can therefore carry out inspections and assessments of your signaling systems and railroad safety technology. In addition, we also offer certification of your systems based on railway technology standards from CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standards. A conformity audit of your system will prove that trains from other European countries can also use your systems safely.
Benefits at a Glance
An assessment, certification, and conformity audit from TÜV Rheinland allows you to:
- Increase the safety and quality of your company's railroad safety system
- Use our profound knowledge of signaling systems provided by all leading manufacturers
- Assure the conformity of your system with the CENELEC railway technology norms DIN EN 50126, DIN EN 50128, and DIN EN 50129
- Benefit from our accreditation as an inspection and certification base and also from our contacts to Eisenbahn cert-EBC, to the German Federal Railroad Office (Eisenbahnbundesamt) and to the German accreditation body
- Get transnational assistance for your projects with our international network of notified testing bodies for interoperability, including Denmark and the Netherlands
Ensuring the Safety of Your Signaling System
Our experts will inspect and assess your locomotive safety technology in several steps:
- Assessment of records, design, and analyses
- Audit of quality and safety management systems
- Assistance during verification and validation measurements
- Preparation of mid-term and final reports and certificates during the entire life-cycle of your system
Components of our Audits and Certifications
Our employees carry out the safety assessment of railway signaling systems and certify these based on CENELEC rail engineering norms. Inspections are included for the following systems:
- Railroad crossing systems
- Clear track signaling systems, such as axle counters and track circuits
- GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communication – Rail)
- Conventional and electronic interlocking track safety technology
- Regulations for development, operation, and maintenance
- Crew warning systems for track construction teams
- Safe operating console systems
- Safe computer platforms
- Safety platforms, tools for generating track data
- Interlocking technology
An assessment and conformity audit of your systems, based on the standards set out by the European Train Control System (ETCS), significantly simplifies interoperability of railroad travel. We test:
1. Track components, such as:
- Radio Block Center – RBC
- Lineside Electronic Unit – LEU
- Euroloop/Eurobalise
2. Vehicle components, such as:
- ERTMS/ETCS - on-board equipment
- Safety data recorders
- Odometers
- GSM-R voice and data wireless devices
- Driver/machine interfaces
Upon request, we can also provide a type approval test for control devices and final inspection of street traffic signaling systems.