BS EN 50546:2020

This standard BS EN 50546:2020 Railway applications. Rolling Stock. Three-phase shore (external) supply system for rail vehicles and its connectors is classified in these ICS categories:

• 45.060.01 Railway rolling stock in general
• 29.120.30 Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers
• 29.280 Electric traction equipment

This document specifies requirements for the shore supply system for auxiliaries and pre-conditioning and the related intermateable connector pairs. This standard specifies the characteristics of the connectors in order to achieve interoperability at the rolling-stock/shore power supply interface.

This document does not apply to shore supplies to move the rolling stock.