Tekst fra IEC om Electrical equipment and systems for railways
To prepare international standards for the railways field which includes rolling stock, fixed installations, management systems for railway operation, their interfaces and their ecological environment.
These standards cover railway networks and also metropolitan transport networks (including metros, tramways, trolleybuses and fully automated transport systems).
These standards relate to systems, components and software and they will deal with electrical, electronic and mechanical aspects, the latter being limited to items depending on electrical factors.
These standards deal with electromechanical and electronic aspects of power components as well as with electronic hardware and software components