Division 4.2.6 Passenger access door

Terminology used:

• a ‘closed door’ is a door held closed by the door closing mechanism only,

• a ‘locked door’ is a door held closed by a mechanical door locking device,

• a ‘door locked out of service’ is immobilised in a closed position by a mechanical device activated by a member of the train crew.

Door operation: The passenger access doors shall be designed to operate in such a way that their opening and closing does not require any significant effort on the part of the passengers.

Door closing: The control and command system shall allow the train crew (driver or conductor) to close and lock the doors before the train departs.

When the locking control is under staff control, and activated from a door, this door can remain open when the other doors close, but it must then be possible for staff to close and lock it subsequently. In addition, a closing and locking order of this door shall occur automatically before the train reaches 5 km/h.

The doors shall be kept closed and locked until the train crew releases them.

In the event of loss of power to the door controls, the doors shall be kept locked by the locking mechanism.

Information available to the train crew:

An appropriate device shall indicate that all the doors apart from a door under local control are closed and locked.

Appropriate indication will be provided to the train crew of any fault in the door closing operation. A ‘door locked out of service’ shall not be taken into account.

Locking a door out of service: A manual device shall be provided to enable the train crew to lock a door out of service. This action shall be possible from both inside and outside the train.

After the door is locked out of service it shall no longer be taken into account by the door controls or the onboard monitoring systems.

Door opening release: The train crew shall be provided with controls that allow the doors to be released separately on each side, to allow them to be opened by passengers when the train is stopped.

This opening control shall be accessible from both the outside and the inside of the vehicle.

Each door shall be provided with an individual opening device, accessible to passengers, to allow that door to be opened for emergency reasons, at speeds below 10 km/h. This device shall have no effect on ‘a door locked out of service’.

Door dimensions shall allow the complete evacuation of passengers in normal operation within three minutes.