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I.S. EN 50553:2012

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RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING CAPABILITY IN CASE OF FIRE ON BOARD OF ROLLING STOCK
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

24-02-2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2012

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National Foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
5 Methodology
6 Verification of compliance
Annex A (informative) - Existing standards and background
Annex B (normative) - Determination of compliance for
        degraded mode
Annex C (informative) - Passenger & staff area detection
        & fire fighting
Annex D (informative) - Example of an approach to CFD
        validation
Annex E (informative) - Guidance for a system function
        approach
Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential
         Requirements of EC Directives
Bibliography

Specifies requirements for running capability under fire conditions which are applicable to passenger carrying railway rolling stock.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
50
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
EN 50553 : 2012 AMD 1 2016 Identical

CEN/TS 45545-4:2009 Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 4: Fire safety requirements for railway rolling stock design
CEN/TS 45545-1:2009 Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 1: General
CEN/TS 45545-3:2009 Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 3: Fire resistance requirements for fire barriers
CEN/TS 14972:2011 Fixed firefighting systems - Watermist systems - Design and installation
CEN/TS 45545-6:2009 Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 6: Fire control and management systems
EN 50200:2015 Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits
CLC/TS 45545-5:2009 Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 5: Fire safety requirements for electrical equipment including that of trolley buses, track guided buses and magnetic levitation vehicles
CEN/TS 45545-2:2009 Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 2: Requirements for fire behaviour of materials and components
EN 286-3:1994 Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air or nitrogen - Part 3: Steel pressure vessels designed for air braking equipment and auxiliary pneumatic equipment for railway rolling stock
ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety — Vocabulary
EN ISO 15540 : 2001 SHIPS AND MARINE TECHNOLOGY - FIRE RESISTANCE OF HOSE ASSEMBLIES - TEST METHODS
ISO 15540:2016 Ships and marine technology — Fire resistance of non-metallic hose assemblies and non-metallic compensators — Test methods
ISO/TR 9705-2:2001 Reaction-to-fire tests Full-scale room tests for surface products Part 2: Technical background and guidance
EN 286-4:1994 Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air or nitrogen - Part 4: Aluminium alloy pressure vessels designed for air braking equipment and auxiliary pneumatic equipment for railway rolling stock
EN 3-7:2004+A1:2007 Portable fire extinguishers - Part 7: Characteristics, performance requirements and test methods
EN 50362:2003 Method of test for resistance to fire of larger unprotected power and control cables for use in emergency circuits
EN ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety - Vocabulary (ISO 13943:2017)
CEN/TS 45545-7:2009 Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 7: Fire safety requirements for flammable liquid and flammable gas installations
EN 1363-1:2012 Fire resistance tests - Part 1: General Requirements
EN 61034-1:2005/A1:2014 MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS - PART 1: TEST APPARATUS (IEC 61034-1:2005/A1:2013)
EN 15663:2017 Railway applications - Vehicle reference masses
EN 50216-5 : 2002 AMD 3 2006 POWER TRANSFORMER AND REACTOR FITTINGS - PART 5: LIQUID LEVEL, PRESSURE AND FLOW INDICATORS, PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES AND DEHYDRATING BREATHERS
IEC 61034-1:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions - Part 1: Test apparatus
IEC 60331-3:2009 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity - Part 3: Test method for fire with shock at a temperature of at least 830 °C for cables of rated voltage up to and including 0,6/1,0 kV tested in a metal enclosure
EN 403:2004 Respiratory protective devices for self-rescue - Filtering devices with hood for escape from fire - Requirements, testing, marking
IEC 60310:2016 Railway applications - Traction transformers and inductors on board rolling stock

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