09 Sep 2025
AS 7486 Railway Energy Storage: Rolling Stock Onboard Electrical Energy Storage
The closing date for nominations – Tuesday 30 September 2025
The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) is seeking nominations to join a Development Group to review AS 7486 Railway Energy Storage: Rollingstock Onboard Electrical Energy Storage.
How will this help the rail industry?
Rolling stock onboard electrical energy storage (ROEES) systems offer numerous benefits, including increased energy independence, cost savings, and environmental advantages.
ROEES systems provide a major benefit for the provision of reliable backup power, ensuring other systems remain operational. AS 7486 helps industry understand the hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries and Electric Double-Layer Capacitors (EDLCs) and their implementation.
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ROEES are integrated into trains and capture energy during braking, improving energy efficiency and potentially enabling catenary-free operation on certain sections of the track.
This review will seek to analyse new propulsion technologies and any impact on technical requirements relating to ROEES. The review will incorporate changes to normative standards as well as zero emission technologies as the rail industry transitions towards decabonisation.
Time commitment
Development Group membership is voluntary and requires the support of your organisation to attend and contribute. There will be 6-8 meetings held between October 2025 and April 2026. Further information on the responsibilities of a Development Group member can be obtained from the RISSB Website.
How to contribute
Stakeholders and interested parties are invited to submit nominations for Subject Matter Experts to join this Development Group to contribute to the overall depth and quality of the product.
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The closing date for nominations is Tuesday 30 September 2025.
As the rail industry’s only accredited Standards Development Organisation (SDO), RISSB continues to collaborate with government, rail operators and industry leaders to improve the efficiency and harmonisation of the Australia and New Zealand’s rail network, ensuring national interoperability, safety and sustainability into the future.