AS 7513 Rolling Stock Interior Environment

The closing date for comments – Monday 24 November 2025

The AS 7513 Rolling Stock Interior Environment draft is now open for Public Consultation.

How this product helps the rail industry 

This Standard provides the requirements for the interior environment of rolling stock with the primary focus being the safety and comfort of passengers and crew.

It defines good environmental practice from existing legislation and other sources to incorporate requirements and recommendations for Australian rail networks.  

About

This product underwent significant realignment, consolidating AS 7513.1, 7513.3 and 7513.4 into a single standard. Requirements relating to HVAC and EMC were removed as they are now covered in AS 7722 EMC and AS 7482 HVAC. This Standard now focuses on noise, vibration and ride comfort.

How to contribute

AS 7513 Rolling Stock Interior Environment will be available for public consultation for 60 days. All interested parties are encouraged to provide comments during this time.

It is available to download here.

To make comments on the draft, please use the commenting tools in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader to comment in-line with the text. If needed you can find instructions here.

NOTE: There is a recognised fault with some versions of Adobe Acrobat where a message displays ‘This is restricted file – The owner of this file has locked it from receiving comments or other changes.’ This message is incorrect and does not prevent you from adding comments to the PDF and saving the file prior to emailing to RISSB.

Please return your PDF with comments to jmatheson@rissb.com.au by Monday 24 November 2025.

As the rail industry’s 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.