BS EN 16585-2 2017 pdf free download.Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components on board rolling stock Part 2: Elements for sitting, standing and moving
4) The handholds or other items for personal stability shall not have sharp edges.
5.2.2 Priority Seats
5.2.2.1 General
1) Not less than 10 % of the seats by fixed trainset, unit or individual vehicle, and by class shall be designated as priority seats for the use of PRM.
— Assessment shall make use of a train layout diagram (drawings) on which priority seats are clearly identified.
For assessment the number of seats includes all types of seats except those tip-up seats in the vestibule and regulated wheelchair spaces. Wheelchair spaces, standing supports and all other
equipment where the user is not intended to sit down completely, are not considered as seats.
Where 10 % of the total number of priority seats does not produce a whole number the number of seats required shall be rounded up.
NOTE 1 For example, if the total number of seats in a vehicle is 61 to 70 then 7 of these seats will be priority seats.
2) The priority seats and vehicles containing them shall be identified by signs complying with EN 16584-2.
— for the vehicle interior, the signs shall be located on or near to a priority seat in a way that a passenger is able to identify this seat as a priority seat at all times;
— for the vehicle exterior, the signs shall be located on the exterior of the vehicle at each external passenger door which is in close proximity to priority seats;
— the signs shall be visible when the door is in the open and closed positions. (see Figure 3);
— the signs located on or near to a priority seat shall include text to state that other passengers shall make such seats available to those who are eligible to use them;
— text shall be in accordance with EN 16584-2;
— for vehicles with single leaf end doors the sign should be placed within 2 m of the edge of the open door leaf on the same vehicle.
3) The priority seats:
— shall be located within the passenger saloon and in close proximity to external doors; Ideally, these are to be equally distributed throughout the train.
— for a vehicle, with designated priority seats, with a single external door the priority seats shall be within the first 30 % of the fixed seats arrived at from the external door;
— for a vehicle, with designated priority seats, with multiple external doors the priority seats shall be within the first 15 % of fixed seats, in each possible direction from each external door (only where there are more than eight seats fitted);
— in addition to the requirements above, where there is an area with another class of seating within a vehicle (for example 1st class) the proportionate number of priority seats for that class shall be within the first 30 % of the fixed seats arrived at when entering that area (if entry to the area is possible from multiple directions then 15 % from each direction);
— in double deck vehicles, units or trainsets, priority seats can be present on any deck.
NOTE 2 Passage to priority seats should involve as little height change as possible, preferably on the same level as the entrance.
4) The level of equipment fitted to the priority seat shall, as a minimum, be the same as that fitted to the general seats of the same type.
— “Type” in this context is understood as, for example, first class or second class seat, in a row or face to face.
— When, for example, second class seats in a row are fitted with a tray and a magazine holder, then second class priority seats in a row shall also be fitted with a tray and a magazine holder.
5) When seats are fitted with armrests, priority seats of the same type:
— shall be fitted with movable armrests:
— “Type” in this context is understood as, for example, first class or second class seat, in a row or face to face
— This excludes armrests placed along the vehicle bodyside or along a partition wall in the case of compartments.
— The required force to move an armrest out of the way should be less than 60 N but it is recommended that it should be approximately 25 N.
— The movable armrest shall move into a position in line with the seat back cushion to enable unrestricted access to the seat or to any adjacent priority seats.
— When assessing the position that the armrest is required to move to, ensure that the armrest is not protruding from the seatback cushion but is in line with or behind the line of the cushion. Where the armrest is designed to be in line with the cushion and follow its profile a tolerance of 10 mm to that profile is permitted due to the characteristics of the foam and material variance.
6) Priority seats shall not be tip-up seats.
— Tip-up in this context includes foldable seats where a continuous action is required by a passenger in order for the seat to be maintained in the usable position (other than moving the armrest or table or reclining for access).
7) Each priority seat and the space available to its user.BS EN 16585-2 pdf download.