Fire testing for Railways

EN 45-545-2 European Railway Standard

  • EN ISO 5658-2 : Vertical Radiant Panel
  • EN ISO 9239-2 : Flooring radiant panel
  • EN ISO 5660 : Cone calorimeter
  • EN ISO 5659-2 : Smoke Opacity @ 25 or 50 kW/m2
  • EN 45545 Annex C : EN ISO 5659-2 @ 25 or 50 kW/m2+ IRTF measurement : Smoke Toxicity Measurement
  • EN 45545 Annexes A and B : Vandalization + Upholstery Calorimetry (EN ISO 9705)
  • EN ISO 4589-2 : Limit Oxygen Index
  • EN 60695-11-10 : Vertical and horizontal flame test (UL 94)
  • NF EN 60695-2-1-10/11: Glow Wire test
  • EN ISO 11925-2 : Vertical flame test
  • NF X 70-100 : Tubular furnace, Smoke Toxicity Measurement
  • EN 13501 : Euroclasses series
    • EN 13823: Single Burning Item
    • EN ISO 11925: Vertical flame test
    • EN ISO 1716: Bomb Calorimetric
    • EN ISO 1182: Furnace
    • EN ISO 9239-2: Flooring radiant panel

Association of these tests covers the EN 45545-2 requirements R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 ,R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R17, R18, R19, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26

EN 45-545-3 European Railway Standard

Requirement EI 15,30, 45... for Electrical cabinet

NF F 16-101, NF F 16-102, NF F 16-201

M rating :

  • EN ISO 1716: Bomb Calorimetric Test
  • NF P 92-501: Spread of flame for rigid material
  • NF P 92-503: Spread of flame for textile
  • NF P 92-504: Flaming test
  • NF P 92-505: Dripping test

I classification according to NF F 16-101 :

  • NF EN 60695-2-1-10/11 : Glow Wire Test
  • NF EN ISO 4189-2 : Limit Oxygen Index

F classification according to NF F 16-101 :

  • NF X 10-702: Smoke Box @ 25 kW/m2
  • NF X 70-100: Tubular furnace, Smoke Toxicity Measurement

NFPA130 / FRA 2002 US railways standard

  • ASTM E 162 Vertical Radiant panel
  • ASTM E 648 Flooring radiant panel
  • ASTM E 662 Smoke opacity Measurement @ 25 kW/m2
  • ASTM E 1354 Heat Release Measurement
  • BSS 7239 Smoke opacity and Smoke Toxicity Measurement
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