PJ Messtechnik GmbH (PJM) has conducted approval tests for two types of rail inspection vehicles owned by Geismar Italia, to be used on the Irish rail network.
In this context, the manufacturer of track construction machines has appointed PJM to carry out the approval tests in the areas of running behavior, brakes and acoustics.
The tests to evaluate running characteristics were completed in accordance with EN 14363. For brake
technology approval, the static and dynamic tests took place according to EN 14033, while for the acoustics measurements, the tests were performed according to TSI Noise 2014/1304/EU. The project will be completed in the course of the summer.
The two rail inspection vehicles are of the type “Track Recording Vehicle VMB” and an “Ontrack Inspection Car”. A particularly interesting aspect of this project was that Ireland, as a member state of the EU, has to apply the European regulations, but the Irish railway system differs considerably from that in continental Europe especially considering the track gauge that in Ireland is 1,600 mm instead of the standard gauge of 1,435 mm in the rest of Europe. It is therefore necessary to apply the respective sets of rules, taking into account the specific conditions in Ireland.
“The deep understanding of the railway system available at PJM was very helpful here, and it was thus possible to demonstrate compliance with the requirements from the sets of rules under the special boundary conditions in Ireland,” Martin Joch, the CEO of PJ Messtechnik GmbH said.
As an accredited test center according to ISO/IEC 17025, PJ Messtechnik GmbH carries out tests worldwide for the approval of rail vehicles in the areas of running technology, strength, braking, acoustics and aerodynamics. These include, for example, the Mountaineer in Canada, the regional train TILO, the suburban trains in Berlin and in Rhyad or the metros in Barcelona, Chicago and London.
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