High Speed Rail Noise Standards and Regulations

Details

• Creators:
  Paul, James ; Bubna, Piyush ; de Grauw, Hans ; Wolf, Martijn ; Jain, Shashank
• Corporate Creators:
  Ricardo, Inc
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • High speed rail
  • International
  • Locomotives
  • Railroad safety
  • Regulations
  • Standards
  • Best practices
  • Rolling stock
  • European Union
  • EU
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-21/03
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Europe ; Asia ; China ; Japan ; Netherlands ; Germany
• Edition:
  Technical Report April 1 2016–May 30, 2017 (initial); June 11, 2019–June 30, 2020 (updated)
• Contracting Officer:
  Shurland, Melissa
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
• Abstract:
  This study includes a review of European Union (EU), US and Asian standards, codes, and regulations related to high speed rail. Key results include: 1) a detailed survey performed on the topics of global standards and regulations for transportation noise with a focus on high speed rail applications in Europe (>155 mph), Asia (China and Japan, >155 mph) and US (Tier III: 160–220 mph). Researchers summarized the identified standards and regulations compared and contrasted to provide a reference document for the US rail industry; 2) identified and compared and contrasted high speed rail noise definition methods (metrics) and measurement techniques, as deployed in different global regions; 3) identified and compared and contrasted rolling stock design modifications, sound path interruption and receiver techniques used globally to reduce transportation noise to acceptable levels; and 4) industry stakeholders took part in interviews to review the study results and obtain comments regarding codes, standards, regulations and recommended practices, including compliance and enforcement.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BAA Research Topic FRA-RS-2, FRA Contract DTFR53-16-C00006
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54578/dot_54578_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.51 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b2880cbea47947490120438a43091a51484e3bb393eb18f3af22109539097e5f