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Paragraph 3 Light signals to be ES compliantI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A light signal that forms part of a sign provided for in the Part 2 sign table that is mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) must be ES compliant (including, subject to sub-paragraph (3), those light signals that form part of such a sign by virtue of paragraph 2).

(2)

The signs are those provided for at items 1 to 3, 5, 8 (shown in the diagram marked as “776”), 9, 15, 19 and 25.

(3)

The requirement in sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to light signals for the control of tramcars (items 2 to 7 of the Part 3 sign table).

(4)

A light signal is ES compliant if the signal head, in relation to each aspect of performance in column 2 of the table below, satisfies the requirement or test specification of British Standard BS EN12368: 2015f1 specified in column 3 (but see sub-paragraph (5) for an exception).

(1)

Item

(2)

Aspect of performance

(3)

Requirement or test specification and class

1Protection ratingClass IV: IP 55
2Operating temperature rangeClass A
3Luminous intensityPerformance level 3, class 2
4Distribution of luminous intensityType M
5Maximum signal phantomClass 5
6Signal lights incorporating symbolsClass S1
7Background screenthe requirement in paragraph 6.9 of the British Standard
8Impact resistanceClass IR2
(5)

A light signal that forms part of the traffic light signals provided for at item 4 of the Part 2 sign table is ES compliant if the signal head, in relation to each aspect of performance in column 2 of the table below, satisfies the requirement or test specification of British Standard BS EN12368: 2015 in column 3.

(1)

Item

(2)

Aspect of performance

(3)

Requirement or test specification and class

1Protection ratingClass IV: IP 55
2Operating temperature rangeClass A
3Luminous intensityPerformance level 1, class 1
4Distribution of luminous intensityType W
5Maximum signal phantomClass 1
6Signal lights incorporating symbolsClass S1
7Impact resistanceClass IR2 or IR3

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 14 Pt. 1 para. 3 in force at 22.4.2016, see reg. 1(b)

Footnotes

f1

Published 30th June 2015 (ISBN 9780580796159).