Technical Exchange with MTR for LRT3
- March 25, 2018
- Posted by: CASfire
- Category: Events
March 25, 2018, at the invitation of MTR, CASfire and French CREPIM visited the headquarters of MTR for technical exchanges. The purpose of this exchange is to help MTR technical and design departments to understand the requirements of EN 45545 and the latest developments of the industry, and to provide guidance for LRT vehicle requirements.
During the technical exchanges, Mr. Liu, Director of CASfire, Mr. Franck Poutch, President of CREPIM and Mr. Skander KHELIFI ,Technical Director of CREPIM, arrived at Yuen Long Station to inspect the operating environment and conditions of LRT of Hong Kong Railway, and to provide technical reference for meeting EN 45545 requirements.
EN 45545-1 Operation Category：
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Operation Category |
Characteristics |
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OC 1 |
Vehicles for operation on infrastructure where railway vehicles may be stopped with minimum delay, and where a safe area can always be reached immediately. |
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OC 2 |
Vehicles for operation on underground sections, tunnels and/or elevated structures, with side evacuation available and where there are stations or rescue stations that offer a place of safety to passengers, reachable within a short running time. |
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OC 3 |
Vehicles for operation on underground sections, tunnels and/or elevated structures, with side evacuation available and where there are stations or rescue stations that offer a place of safety to passengers, reachable within a long running time. |
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OC 4 |
Vehicles for operation on underground sections, tunnels and/or elevated structures, without side evacuation available and where there are stations or rescue stations that offer a place of safety to passengers, reachable within a short running time. |
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