prEN 45545-5 rev

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 prEN 45545-5 rev

Scope

This Part of EN 45545 specifies the fire safety requirements for electrical equipment on railway vehicles, including that of trolley buses, track guided buses and magnetic levitation vehicles.
The measures and requirements, specified in this European Standard meet the objective of protecting passengers and staff in railway vehicles in the event of a fire on board by:
- lowering the risk of starting a fire both during operation and as a result of technical defect and/or malfunction of the electrical equipment,
- lowering the risk of electrical emergency equipment failure during the running time and the evacuation to a station or rescue station.
This part is valid for railway vehicles defined in EN 45545-1.

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