British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 256/WG1 and the development of standards on fire precautions in railway vehicles

Committee standards activity

In Progress (7)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 17532	Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Assessment of fire containment and control systems for railway vehicles Categories: Unclassified documents Approval begins :	Approval
BS ISO 9828-3	Railway applications — Fire protection on railway vehicles — Part 3: Fire resistance requirements for fire barriers Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 9828-1	Railway applications — Fire protection on railway vehicles —. Part 1: General Categories: Fire Protection. General \| Railway engineering. General Comment resolution begins : 2024-12-20	Comment resolution
BS EN 45545-7	Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles. Part 7: Fire safety requirements for flammable liquid and flammable gas installations Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN 45545-5	Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles. levitation vehicles Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN 45545-2	Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles. Part 2: Requirements for fire behaviour of materials and products Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN 45545-1	Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles. Part 1: General Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal

Published (5)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 45545-6:2024	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire control and management systems Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2024-11-21	Published standard
BS EN 45545-4:2024	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire safety requirements for rolling stock design Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2024-03-13	Published standard
BS EN 45545-3:2024	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire resistance requirements for fire barriers Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2024-03-25	Published standard
BS EN 45545-2:2020+A1:2023	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Requirements for fire behaviour of materials and components Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Published standard begins : 2023-10-15	Published standard
BS EN 16989:2018	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire behaviour test for a complete seat Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Trailing stock Published standard begins : 2018-06-22	Published standard

Withdrawn (19)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
DD CEN/TS 45545-7:2009	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire safety requirements for flammable liquid and flammable gas installations Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2013-07-29	Withdrawn
DD CEN/TS 45545-6:2009	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire control and management systems Categories: \| Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2013-07-29	Withdrawn
DD CEN/TS 45545-4:2009	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire safety requirements for railway rolling stock design Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2013-07-29	Withdrawn
DD CEN/TS 45545-3:2009	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire resistance requirements for fire barriers Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2013-07-29	Withdrawn
DD CEN/TS 45545-2:2009	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Requirements for fire behaviour of materials and components Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2013-07-29	Withdrawn
DD CEN/TS 45545-1:2009	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. General Categories: Trailing stock \| Fire protection equipment Withdrawn begins : 2013-07-29	Withdrawn
CLC/TS 45545-5:2009	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Part 5: Fire safety requirements for electrical equipment including that of trolley buses, track guided buses and magnetic levitation vehicles Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2013-03-05	Withdrawn
BS EN 45545-7:2013	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire safety requirements for flammable liquid and flammable gas installations Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2015-12-01	Withdrawn
BS EN 45545-6:2013	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire control and management systems Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2015-12-01	Withdrawn
BS EN 45545-5:2013+A1:2015	Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire safety requirements for electrical equipment including that of trolley buses, track guided buses and magnetic levitation vehicles Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Railway rolling stock. General Withdrawn begins : 2015-12-01	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Alstom Group
Angel Trains
Associate Committee Manager
Atkins Global
B E A M A Limited
B R E - Building Research Establishment
British Cables Association
British Plastics Federation
Committee Manager (External)
F I A - Fire Industry Association
GN Railway Consulting Limited
Interscience Fire Laboratory
London Underground Ltd
National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC)
Porterbrook Leasing Company
R I A - Railway Industry Association
R S S B - Rail Safety and Standards Board
Rail Delivery Group (Passenger Train Operators)
Rail Industry Fire Association
Siemens
U K Fashion and Textile Association
Warringtonfire

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - FSH/18
Individual Capacity - Building fire safety
Liaison - FSH/21
UK Expert - EN 45545 series
UK Expert – CEN/TC 256/WG 1

BSI roles

BSI Contact
Committee Chair

Standards Development

FSH/19 - Fire Precautions in Railway Vehicles

Committee standards activity