THE FIRE-EXTINGUISHING AND RESCUE TRAINS OF THE SWISS FEDERAL RAILWAYS

In 1976, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have placed into service ten fire-extinguishing and rescue trains. The trains are equipped for operation in tunnels, under smoke and heat, for fire fighting with water, foam and powder. The breathing equipment of the rescue car is designed to supply 60 persons with air for more than three hours. The vehicles and the equipment are briefly described.

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  Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung

  Luetzowstrasse 105-196
  1 Berlin 30,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Ruegger, H
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 57-51
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Fire fighting; Safety; Tunnels
• Identifier Terms: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency procedures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156883
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM