TSI PRM - Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014

What the declaration of conformity means

Component conformity with the PRM TSI has two meanings. Interoperability constituents are only the elements listed in point 5.3: for infrastructure, platform ramps (5.3.1.2) and platform lifts (5.3.1.3); for rolling stock, the door-control-device interface (5.3.2.1), toilet modules (5.3.2.2–5.3.2.4), baby-changing unit (5.3.2.5), call-for-aid-device interface (5.3.2.6), and boarding-aid devices (5.3.2.8–5.3.2.10).

For these, the manufacturer obtains a notified-body certificate and issues an EC declaration of conformity for the interoperability constituent, which the integrator uses in EC verification of the subsystem. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1694 deleted items 5.3.1.1 and 5.3.2.7. A pushbutton, switch or display outside point 5.3 does not have its own EC declaration under the PRM TSI; its characteristics (operating force, contrast, tactile marking, mounting height) are assessed by the notified body as part of the “Rolling stock” or “Infrastructure” subsystem, and a component manufacturer's statement of PRM TSI compliance is then a declaration of characteristics enabling the integrator to meet points 4.2.2.x.

Conformity-assessment procedure

Conformity-assessment procedures for interoperability constituents and EC verification of subsystems are based on the modules in Commission Decision 2010/713/EU (Article 3(1) of the Regulation). Table 15 in point 6.1.2 assigns modules to constituents: for the door-control-device interface, baby-changing unit and call-for-aid device - CA, CB+CD or CH; for toilet modules - CA1 or CA2, CB+CC, CB+CD, CH or CH1; for platform ramps and lifts and boarding aids - CA1 or CA2, CB+CD, CB+CF, CH or CH1.

Modules CA1, CA2 and CH may be used only for products manufactured according to a design developed and already used before application of the TSI, where the manufacturer demonstrates to the notified body that design review and type examination were performed under comparable conditions.

The notified body issues a type-examination certificate or approves the quality-management system, and the manufacturer issues an EC declaration of conformity for the interoperability constituent. The subsystem undergoes EC verification by a notified body against the characteristics in Appendix E (Tables E.1 for infrastructure and E.2 for rolling stock), with the possibility of an intermediate statement of verification (ISV) at the design stage for repeatable solutions.

The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) publishes the PRM TSI application guide.

Scope and key provisions

• Article 2: Infrastructure, Operation and traffic management, Telematics applications, Rolling stock subsystems
• point 2.1.1 (infrastructure: public station areas), point 2.1.2 (rolling stock within the LOC&PAS TSI scope)
• point 4.2.2.2 (13): call-for-aid device in a wheelchair space - no narrow recess preventing immediate palm operation; protection against accidental operation is permitted
• point 4.2.2.3.2 (8): exterior-door indication - release indicated for ≥ 5 s (or 3 s if the door is opened), automatic or remote opening for ≥ 3 s, automatic or remote closing indicated from ≥ 2 s before closing starts until the door is closed
• point 4.2.2.3.2 (15): center of exterior door-control devices 800–1,200 mm above the platform surface (800–1,100 mm where the train is designed for a single platform height)
• point 4.2.2.3.2 (16): center of interior exterior-door-control devices 800–1,100 mm above the vehicle floor
• point 4.2.2.7.3 (10): station name or message words displayed for ≥ 2 s
• point 4.2.2.9 (1): handrails with circular profile, outside diameter 30–40 mm, clearance from adjacent surfaces ≥ 45 mm
• point 4.2.2.9 (5): handrails at exterior doors - vertical from 700 mm to 1,200 mm above the threshold of the first step; additional handrails 800–900 mm above the first usable step where there are at least two entrance steps
• point 5.3.2.1: door-control device - palm operation with force ≤ 15 N, visual indication of activation on or adjacent to the device, tactile identification indicating its function
• point 5.3.2.2 (1): center of toilet-door handle, lock or control device 800–1,100 mm above the door threshold
• point 5.3.2.2 (3): controls and fittings inside the toilet cubicle operable with force ≤ 20 N
• point 5.3.2.2 (9): opening or closing force for manually operated doors ≤ 60 N
• point 5.3.2.5 (3): baby-changing unit foldable with one hand using force ≤ 25 N
• point 5.3.2.6: call-for-aid device - black bell or telephone symbol on a yellow background, tactile symbols, visual or audible activation indication, palm operation with force ≤ 30 N
• interoperability constituents: 5.3.1.2, 5.3.1.3 (infrastructure) and 5.3.2.1, 5.3.2.2–5.3.2.4, 5.3.2.5, 5.3.2.6, 5.3.2.8–5.3.2.10 (rolling stock); items 5.3.1.1 and 5.3.2.7 deleted by Regulation (EU) 2023/1694
• Table 15 in point 6.1.2: modules CA, CA1/CA2, CB+CC, CB+CD, CB+CF, CH, CH1 - selection depends on the constituent