ASTM_F_2960_-_15.pdf

Designation:F296015Standard Practice forPermanent Amusement Railway Ride Tracks and RelatedDevices1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2960;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 Thisstandardappliestodesign,manufacture,installation,operation,maintenance,and inspection of perma-nent amusement railway ride(s)that have a track gauge greaterthan or equal to 12 in.(305 mm)measured between the headsof the rails and their related devices and facilities,for example,bridges,tunnels,and signal support structures,excludingrolling stock.This“track”specific standard provides require-ments which are not covered in the“core”or“supporting”standards of the ASTM F24 committee.1.2 This standard does not apply to track of rides,such asroller coasters,that may resemble railways,but may fall withinthe scope of Practice F2291-11 or Practice F1159-02 and doesnot apply to funiculars as defined in ANSI B77.2 or BS EN1907.1.3 This standard does not apply to Amusement RailwayRides and their associated track,devices and facilities that aremanufactured and intended for use as a portable amusementride or attraction.1.4 This standard does not apply to permanently installedamusement railway rides and tourist railways,and their asso-ciated track,devices and facilities that are under the jurisdic-tion of the United States Federal Railroad Administration(FRA)in whole or part,or national equivalent.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F747 Terminology Relating to Amusement Rides and De-vicesF770 Practice for Ownership,Operation,Maintenance,andInspection of Amusement Rides and DevicesF1159 Practice for Design ofAmusement Rides and Devicesthat are Outside the Purview of Other F24 Design Stan-dardsF1193 Practice for Quality,Manufacture,and Constructionof Amusement Rides and DevicesF2137 Practice for Measuring the Dynamic Characteristicsof Amusement Rides and Devices2.2 Industry Standards:AREMA Manual for Railway Engineering(2013)AWPA U1(American Wood Preservers Association Stan-dard)The Use Category System(2013)BS EN 1907 Safety Requirements for Cableway Installa-tions Designed to Carry PersonsTerminology(Funicu-lars)(2005)Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets andHighways(MUTCD)(2009)3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 amusement railway ride,nan amusement ride thatmay have multiple vehicles(for example,locomotive(s),coach(es),etc.)linked together,at least one of which has onboard mechanical propulsion that has an on board operator(s),utilizing flanged wheels on railroad type rails with a gauge of12 in.or greater,that is insular to national regulations,whichis designated by the Designer/Engineer as an amusementrailway ride.3.1.2 Type AP-A track,nactive main lines;any trackwhere the operating speed exceeds walking speed.3.1.3 Type AP-B track,nactive passing tracks,loadingtracks,classification yard tracks,and storage tracks;all other1This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F24 on AmusementRides and Devices and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F24.60 onSpecial Rides/Attractions.Current edition approved April 1,2015.Published May 2015.Originallyapproved in 2014.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F2960 14.DOI:10.1520/F2960-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 tracks(both active and inactive)that are not previouslyidentified as Type AP-A track;tracks having an occasional useor a foreseeable need.3.1.4 Type AP-C track,ninactive track with no currentoperation requirements.3.1.5 walking speed,nless than 5 ft(1.5 m)per second.4.Significance and Use4.1 The user of this standard shall be required to review andcomply with the referenced“core”ASTM F24 Committeestandards in 2.1 of this standard.Modified or alternate require-ments to those standards may be required in this standard.4.1.1 Amusement railway sub-systems may be built tovarious scales,that is,rolling stock maybe to one scale and thetrack to another but have common gauge.The railroadsdocumentation or maintenance manuals shall identify therailroad standards of the respective subsystems/interfaces.4.1.2 The Designer/Engineers requirements shall considerthe track equipment manufacturers and ro