Overview

This European Standard is part of the series "Railway applications - Classification system for railway vehicles" and consists of the following: Part 1: General principles Part 2: Product groups Part 3: Designation of train-set positions and installation sites Part 4: Function groups Part 5: System Breakdown Structure (SBS). This document together with other standard parts shall be considered generic standard on classification system for railway vehicles and is to promote the understanding for all partners involved. The standard defines the System Breakdown Structure for railway vehicles and their principal associated attributes. There are normative references to EN 50343 and EN 81346-1. The System Breakdown Structure (SBS) provides the means of defining a railway vehicle in manageable and recognizable main systems and subsystems. In addition to main systems and subsystems this document includes transverse elements, which result from the architectural design. The SBS can be used to link functions according to EN 15380-4 to main systems and subsystems. The SBS is also used to associate subsystems with products. Examples of products or product groups are given in EN 15380-2. The relationships of functions to the SBS and to the products depend on the architectural design of the railway vehicles, as appropriate. As a result of the architectural design there will be different associations of products to subsystems. These different associations can be compared and evaluated. In addition the SBS provides a common stable structure (black box approach) for optimization of the train architecture. The SBS with the other breakdown structures can be used at different stages of the vehicles life cycle. The SBS provides a common structure to be used by various stakeholders, such as authorities, operators, maintainers, integrators and suppliers. The System Breakdown Structure according to EN 15380-5 (SBS), the Product Breakdown Structure according to EN 15380-2 (PBS) and the Functional Breakdown Structure (FBS) according to EN 15380-4 complement each other. These structures describe different views of railway vehicles.

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Responsible national committee

NA 087-00-09 AA - Terms and definitions, technical documentation, data transfer  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 256/SC 4/WG 19 - Classification systems and documentation