EN 45545-4 Railway applications — Fire protection on railway vehicles Part 4: Fire safety requirements for rolling stock design

1 Scope

This part specifies fire safety requirements for railway vehicle design to cover the objectives defined in EN 45545-1.

The measures and requirements specified in this part of EN 45545 aim to protect passengers and staff in railway vehicles in the event of a fire on board by minimizing the risk of a fire starting, delaying the fire
development and controlling the spread of fire products through the railway vehicle, thus aiding evacuation.

It is not within the scope of this standard to describe measures which ensure the preservation of the railway vehicles in the event of a fire.

2 Normative references

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 14752, Railway applications — Bodyside entrance systems
EN 15663, Railway applications — Definition of vehicle reference masses
EN 45545-1:2013, Railway applications — Fire protection of railway vehicles — Part 1: General
EN 45545-2, Railway applications — Fire protection of railway vehicles — Part 2: Requirements for fire behaviour of materials and components
EN 45545-3:2013, Railway applications — Fire protection of railway vehicles — Part 3: Fire resistance requirements for fire barriers
EN 45545-6, Railway applications — Fire protection of railway vehicles — Part 6: Fire control and management systems
EN 45545-7, Railway applications — Fire protection of railway vehicles — Part 7: Fire safety requirements for flammable liquid and flammable gas installations
EN 50553, Railway applications — Requirements for running capability in case of fire on board of rolling stock
EN ISO 13943:2010, Fire safety — Vocabulary (ISO 13943:2008)