Products Qualification

Qualify the radio installed in the cab used by drivers to communicate with the network operator.

Tests objectives :

• Perform technical qualification of the GSM-R and/or UIC cab radio:
  – Check compliance with EIRENE, GSM-R and UIC standards
  – Perform functional qualification
  – Check the interface with the rail network: Nominal operation, lack of impact between the “Ground” and “Train” subsystems
  – Check equipment integration on trains
• Deliver technical assessment for the use of GSM-R and/or UIC cab radio on the network

Tests facilities :

• Laboratory equipped with a GSM-R test network and a UIC ground-to-train radio network
• 60 km of lines equipped with UIC ground-to-train radio and GSM-R
• Telecommunication laboratory on board the IRIS 320 train (up to 320 km/h)
• Railway test cars

Testing norms :

EIRENE FRS (Functional Requirement Specification), SRS (System Requirement Specification),

UIC 751-1 – Railway radio equipment – Fixed and mobile units – General technical considerations

UIC 751-2- Equipement radio-électrique du Chemin de fer – Spécifications techniques

UIC 751-3- Technical regulations for international ground-to-train radio systems

Ensuring passenger safety and accessibility in railway stations and on rolling stock with regard to contrasts, colours, tags and skid resistance.

Tests objectives :

• Ensure cleanability of coatings and compatibility of cleaning products thanks to effectiveness and chemical aggressiveness tests on materials intended for rolling stock and infrastructure
• Measure skid resistance of floor coatings
• Measure luminance contrast in passenger areas (accessibility)
• Maintain operator visual identity by means of colour codes

Tests facilities :

• Spectrocolorimeter
• Pendulum SRT (Skid Resistance Tester)

Testing norms :

NF F31-112 et STM-C-004- Railway rolling stock – Protection in relation to graffiti – Tests procedures and methods of evaluation, behaviour of materials and removal products

EN 13036-4- Road and airfield surface characteristics – Test methods – Part 4: Method for measurement of slip/skid resistance of a surface: The pendulum test

ISO 7724-2- Paints and varnishes – Colorimetry – Part 2: Colour measurement

PRM TSI (EU Official Journal L64/134 of 7 March 2008)-

Ensure proper operation of contactless cards used for ticketing – whatever their environment.

Tests objectives :

Check technical compliance of physical and chemical characteristics of contactless cards with regard to the customer’s standards or technical specifications

Tests facilities :

• Test bench for radio
• Test benches for bending and torsional stress
• Climatic test chambers and heat chambers
• Abrasion test bench
• Peel strength test bench
• Profile projector
• Inflammability, colorimetry and chemical contamination tests

Accreditations :

ISO/IEC 17025 awarded by COFRAC

Testing norms :

ISO/CEI 7810- Identification cards – Physical characteristics

ISO/CEI 10373- Identification cards – Test methods

ISO/CEI 24789- Identification cards – Card service life

Ensure that these components comply with standards and technical specifications.

Tests objectives :

Check conformity of mechanical, electrical and physico-chemical behaviour, and the fire resistance of heat-shrink tubes and electrical cables.

Tests facilities :

• Climatic test chambers for accelerated product ageing
• Tensile testing machines for plastomers and elastomers
• High voltage cage for rigidity tests
• Megohmmeter

Accreditations :

ISO/IEC 17025 awarded by COFRAC (for Fire & Smoke tests)

Testing norms :

NF F00-608- General railway equipment – Identifiable heat-shrink sleeves

NFF and NFC standards applicable to cables-