Open AccessImplementation of EU Requirements in the Field of Fire Safety of Passenger Rolling Stock
Author(s) -
Jolanta Maria Radziszewska-Wolińska,
Adrian Kaźmierczak
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of engineering research and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2506-8016
DOI - 10.24018/ejers.2019.4.12.1660
Subject(s) - fire safety , engineering , fire protection , stock (firearms) , fire test , transport engineering , forensic engineering , construction engineering , aeronautics , civil engineering , mechanical engineering
The article discusses fire test results according to EN 45545-2 [1] requirements, for various material groups which were tested at Instytut Kolejnictwa (Railway Research Institute) for Polish producers. Approach to evaluation of CCS equipment and electrical equipment to meet the requirements of fire protection are characterized. Areas of requirements of the EN 45545-2 [1] standard are also presented, which are a challenge for the Polish railways, i.e. producers and research laboratories.