Appendix ANNEX D ASSESSMENT OF INTEROPERABILITY CONSTITUENTS
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1.
Scope
This Annex indicates the assessment of conformity and suitability for use for interoperability constituents within the rolling stock subsystem.
2.
Characteristics
The characteristics of the interoperability constituents to be assessed in the different phases of design and production are marked by an ‘X’ in Table 1.
Table 1
Assessment of interoperability constituents of the rolling stock subsystem.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics to be assessed | Assessment in the following phase | Assessment in the following phase | Assessment in the following phase | Assessment in the following phase | Assessment in the following phase | |
| Design and development phase | Design and development phase | Design and development phase | Design and development phase | Production phase | ||
| Design review | Review of manu- facturing process | Type test | In service experience | (Series) | ||
| 4.2.9.a. | End coupler | X | n.a. | X | X | X |
| 4.2.9.b. | Emergency coupler | X | n.a. | X | X | X |
| 4.2.10.c. | Wheel profile | X | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | X |
| 4.2.10.d. | Wheel material | X | X | X | X | X |
| 4.2.19. | In service maintenance: | |||||
| Coupling for emptying retention toilets (TSI maintenance Section 5.3.1 and Annex IV) | X | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | X | |
| Internal power sockets (TSI maintenance Section 5.3.3) | X | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | X | |
| Connections for water replenishment (TSI maintenance Section 5.3.5 and Annex V) | X | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | X | |
| 4.2.20. | External lights and horn | X | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | X |
| 4.3.19. | Windscreen | |||||
| optical quality | X | n.a. | X | n.a. | X | |
| ability to resist impacts | X | n.a. | X | n.a. | X | |