{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-229/annex/appendix-E",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-229/annex/appendix-E.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2011/229",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 4 April 2011 concerning the technical specifications of interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock – noise’ of the trans-European conventional rail system (notified under document C(2011) 658) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/229/EU) (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-229",
  "path": "annex/appendix/E",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "E",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "MEASUREMENT DETAILS FOR PASS-BY NOISE MEASUREMENTS\nConstant speed test\nE1.\nEnvironmental conditions\nE1.1.\nAcoustical environment\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE1.2.\nBackground sound pressure level\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE2.\nTrack conditions\nE2.1.\nGeneral\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE2.2.\nGeometry of the line\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE2.3.\nTrack superstructure\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE3.\nVehicle conditions\nE3.1.\nGeneral\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE3.2.\nLoading\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFigure 5\nExample of tractive effort versus train speed for the case of a locomotive\nE3.3.\nWheel tread conditioning\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE3.4.\nTrain composition (adjacent vehicles)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFigure 6\nPassing time for assessing acoustic neutrality of adjacent vehicle(s)\nE4.\nMeasurement positions\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE5.\nMeasured quantities\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE6.\nTest procedure\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE6.1.\nPass-by speeds\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE6.2.\nRecording and measurement time intervals\nE6.2.1.\nRecording time interval\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFigure 7\nExample of selection of recording time interval, T rec , for a fixed train formation\nE6.2.2.\nMeasurement time intervals – general cases\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFigure 8\nMeasurement time interval of locomotives or driving trailer\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFigure 9\nExample of selection of measurement time interval, T, for parts of a train\nE6.2.3.\nMeasurement time intervals – special cases\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE6.2.3.1.\nGeneral rules\n(a)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nE6.2.3.2.\nUnits with wheelsets located at or close to their centre\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFigure A.10\nMinimum measurement time interval of units with wheelsets located close to their centre\nFigure A.11\nMinimum measurement time interval of units with wheelsets located at their centre\nE6.2.3.3.\nPermanently coupled unit composed of two vehicles\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFigure A.12\nMinimum measurement time interval for a unit composed of two different and permanently coupled vehicles\nE6.2.3.4.\nMeasurement of a single trailer unit\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFigure A.13\nMeasurement time interval for the situation where only one unit is being tested at the end of the train\nE7.\nData processing\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": "repealed",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Repealed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1304/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock — noise’ amending Decision 2008/232/EC and repealing Decision 2011/229/EU (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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