BS EN 45545-1:2013 PDF

1   Scope The measures and requirements specified in EN 45545 are intended to protect passengers and staff in railway vehicles in the event of a fire on board.

EN 45545 specifies:

— fire protection measures for railway vehicles ;

— verification methods for these measures.

The protection of passengers and staff is essentially based on measures to:

— prevent fires occurring due to technical faults and due to equipment design or vehicle layout (Part 1, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 7);

— minimise the possibility of ignition of materials installed on railway vehicles due to accidents or vandalism (Part 1 and Part 2);

— detect a fire should it occur (Part 6);

— limit the spread of fire by specification of materials according to their operational categories (Part 2) and by measures for containment (Part 3);