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Railway rolling stock (EN 50264, EN 45545-2)
Cables in trains meet the fire hazard level of the vehicle and the rolling stock cable standards.
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Constructions that meet it
- Cross-linked halogen-free insulation and sheath (EN 50264): changes no layer: a property of the sheath compound. Cross-linked halogen-free insulation and sheath (EN 50264, EN 50306 thin wall) (cross-linked LSZH (EN 50306 S1 / S2)). Drawbacks: Reduced dimensions; e-beam cross-linking.
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Tests
- EN 45545-2 (2013+A1:2015; 2020+A1:2023) requirement sets R15 (interior) and R16 (exterior), hazard levels HL1 to HL3: EN 60332-1-2; EN 60332-3-24 (≥ 12 mm) or EN 50305 9.1.1 / 9.1.2 (smaller); EN 61034-2; EN 50305 9.2 toxicity. Pass: EN 60332-1-2 burned ≤ 540 mm, undamaged > 50 mm; bunched ≤ 2.5 m (≤ 1.5 m for ≤ 6 mm bundles); smoke and ITC by HL (see low-smoke, toxicity)
- EN 50264 series, EN 50306 series, EN 50382; test methods EN 50305:2020: cable construction and special fire performance. Pass: per standard
How specifications state it
'EN 50264-3-1, EN 45545-2 R15/R16 HL3'.
Where it is asked for
- rolling stock
- metro and tram vehicles
Sources
- Currenta, EN 45545-2 Testing of cables (2026), Table 1 (quoted by others)
- EN 50305:2020 listing (iTeh) (quoted by others)