FIRE REMAINS A BIG POTENTIAL HAZARD

One of the main hazards that can occur on a metropolitan railway is to have a fire on board. Several metropolitan railways, including those in London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Stockholm and New York, have made a study of non-flammable materials.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1980-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 47
• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire resistant materials; Passenger cars; Polymers; Rapid transit cars; Safety; Seats; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322510
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1981 12:00AM