Fire Safety of Passenger Trains: A Review of U.S. and Foreign Approaches

Peacock, R. D.; Bukowski, R. W.; Jones, W.J.; Reneke, P. A.; Babrauskas, V.; Brown, J.E.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

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Fire Safety of Passenger Trains: A Review of U.S. and Foreign Approaches

1993-12-01
By Peacock, R. D. ; Bukowski, R. W. ; Jones, W.J. ; ...

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Peacock, R. D. ; Bukowski, R. W. ; Jones, W.J. ; Reneke, P. A. ; Babrauskas, V. ; ... More +

Peacock, R. D. ; Bukowski, R. W. ; Jones, W.J. ; Reneke, P. A. ; Babrauskas, V. ; Brown, J.E. Less -
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
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Building and Fire Research Laboratory (U.S.)
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Commuting Federal Railroad Administration Fire Detection Systems Fires Fire Safety Fire Test Methods Hazards Heat Release Rate High-speed Ground Transportation High Speed Ground Transportation Large-scale Fire Tests NIST Passenger Rail Passenger Trains Passenger Train Safety Railroads Railroad Safety Small-scale Fire Tests System Safety Transportation Transportation Fire Safety Transportation Safety
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DOT-VNTSC-FRA-93-26 ; DOT/FRA/ORD-93/23

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Tech Report
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Final Report March 1993-November 1993
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
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could develop into potentially life-threatening events. Fire safety is an area of particular interest for both

conventional intercity and commuter trains, as well as new alternative high-speed train technologies. These

technologies include steel-wheel-on-rail and magnetic levitation (maglev) systems.

In 1989, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published fire safety guidelines which address the fIamiability and

smoke characteristics of materials used in intercity and commuter passenger cars.

Recent advances in fire test methods and hazard analysis techniques necessitate re-examination of fire safety

requirements for passenger trains. Several studies have indicated almost random ability of current tests to predict

actual fire behavior. Fire safety in any application, including transportation systems, requires a multi-faceted

systems approach. The effects of vehicle design, material controls, detection and suppression systems, and emergency

egress/access on the overall fire safety of the particular transportation system must all be considered.

This report presents a detailed comparison of fire safety approaches used for passenger trains in the United States,

France, and Germany. Strengths and weaknesses of current methods for measuring the fire performance of rail

transportation systems are presented. An optimum systems approach to fire safety which addresses typical passenger

train fire scenarios is analyzed.

A major conclusion is that fire hazard and fire risk assessment methods supported by measurement methods based on heat

release rate (HRR) provide a means to better predict real world fire behavior.
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