BS EN 50553 : 2012
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RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING CAPABILITY IN CASE OF FIRE ON BOARD OF ROLLING STOCK
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English
01-01-2012
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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.
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GEL/9/-/2
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 10/30216933 DC. (03/2012) 2012 Edition Re-Issued in April 2016 & incorporates AMD 1 2016. Supersedes 15/30329540 DC.(05/2016)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
42
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| EN 50553 : 2012 AMD 1 2016 | Identical |
| RSSB GM/RT2130 : ISSUE 4 AMD 1 2016 | VEHICLE FIRE, SAFETY AND EVACUATION |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| EN ISO 15540:2001 | Ships and marine technology - Fire resistance of hose assemblies - Test methods (ISO 15540:1999) |
| 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 50155:2017 | Railway applications - Rolling stock - Electronic equipment |
| 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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