Passenger rail equipment is required to meet the fire test standards as outlined in NFPA 130 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems, 2010 Edition. Bombardier’s recently released INNOVIA APM 300 car was tested under the provisions of this standard. As part of the testing process, the car structure is subjected to direct flame (to the underside of the car structure) for a minimum 15 minutes in accordance with ASTM E 119. In anticipation of more stringent requirements from some potential customers, Bombardier decided to develop two options for vehicle fire protection. The first and base option is a vehicle that meets the 15 minute requirement. The next option is a vehicle that will survive an ASTM E 119 test for 30 minutes. This paper will summarize the results of the fire tests including pretest and post-test analysis and observations.
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ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference
October 16–18, 2012
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Rail Transportation Division
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978-0-7918-4507-3
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Results of Fire Test of Aluminum Car Structure Bombardier Innovia APM 300 System Available to Purchase
Randall Thomure,
Randall Thomure
Sapa Extrusions, Frankfort, IL
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Goran Olsson,
Goran Olsson
Sapa Extrusions, Finspang, Sweden
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Angel Rosario
Angel Rosario
Sapa Extrusions, Rosemont, IL
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Kevin Lewis
Bombardier, Pittsburgh, PA
Randall Thomure
Sapa Extrusions, Frankfort, IL
Scott Moore
Bombardier, Pittsburgh, PA
Goran Olsson
Sapa Extrusions, Finspang, Sweden
Angel Rosario
Sapa Extrusions, Rosemont, IL
Paper No:
RTDF2012-9439, pp. 119-155; 37 pages
Published Online:
July 26, 2013
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Lewis, K, Thomure, R, Moore, S, Olsson, G, & Rosario, A. "Results of Fire Test of Aluminum Car Structure Bombardier Innovia APM 300 System." Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference. ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference. Omaha, Nebraska, USA. October 16–18, 2012. pp. 119-155. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9439
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