With the development of cities, urban rail transit has become an indispensable means of transportation in today's society.However, rail transit also has many risks affecting fire safety. Once a fire is caused, it may seriously endanger people's lives and safety.

At present, there are two mainstream standards for fire test of rail transit materials, specifically: European Standard EN 45545, American standard NFPA 130.Among them, EN 45545 European Rail transit fire protection standard was officially released in 2013 and revised in 2015. It has formally replaced German DIN 5510-2, British BS 6853 and French NF F16-101, etc., and has become a mandatory new rail transit fire protection standard in European countries.EN 45545 standard is also widely used in China and Southeast Asia.

EN 45545 European Standards

EN 45545-2 Requirement for fire behaviors of materials and components

Fire Hazard Level：HL1，HL2，HL3

Product Category：R1 – R26

Test Method：ISO5658-2，ISO5660-1，ISO9239-2，ISO4589-2，ISO5659-2，NFX70-100

EN 45545-3 Fire resistance requirements for fire barriers

Test Items：Integrate E，Insulation I

NFPA 130 American Standard

NFPA 130 Standard for fixed guideway transit and passenger rail systems

Test Items：Surface Flammability, Smoke Density, Heat Release

Test methods：ASTM E162，ASTM E662，ASTM E1354，ASTM C1166，ASTM E119

TB/T 3237 Chinese Standard

TB/T3237 Flame retardant technical specification of decorating materials for multiple unit train

Test Item: Oxygen Index, Flammability, Smoke Density, Smoke Toxicity

Test Methods：GB/T2406.2 ,UIC564-2, GB/T8323

DIN 5510-2 Germany Standards

DIN5510-2 Preventive fire protection in railway vehicles; Part 2: Fire behaviour and fire side effects of materials and parts, classification, requirement and test methods

BS 6853 British Standards

BS6853 Code of practice for fire precautions in the design and construction of passenger carrying trains

Fire Classification: Category Ia , Ib, II

NF F16-101 French Standards

NF F16-101/102 Railway Rolling Stock Fire Behavior Choice of Material

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