FIRE TESTS OF AMTRAK PASSENGER RAIL VEHICLE INTERIORS

A series of fire tests was conducted to assess the burning behavior of the interior of passenger rail vehicles. Three types of tests were performed: (1) small-scale laboratory tests to study the flammability and smoke generation characteristics of the individual materials, (2) full-scale calorimeter tests on the seats to determine the rate of heat release from burning seat assemblies, and (3) full-scale tests on mock-ups of the interior of the cars to investigate the potential for fire hazard in the fully furnished vehicles.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fire-tests-amtrak-passenger-rail-vehicle-interiors
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Bureau of Standards

  Center for Fire Research
  Washington, DC  United States  20234
• Authors:
  • Peacock, R D
  • Braun, E
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 119 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Flammability; Flammability tests; Heat; Laboratory tests; Passenger cars; Polymers; Seats; Smoke; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Amtrak
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390663
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NBS/TN-1193
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM