Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance - Thin wall - Part 1: General requirements

EN 50306 1 specifies the general requirements applicable to the cables given EN 50306 2, EN 50306 3 and EN 50306 4. It includes the detailed requirements for S2 sheathing materials and other components called up in the separate Parts. In particular EN 50306 1 specifies those requirements relating to fire safety which enable the cables to satisfy Hazard Level3 of EN 45545-1 and -2.

Bahnanwendungen - Kabel und Leitungen für Schienenfahrzeuge mit verbessertem Verhalten im Brandfall - Reduzierte Isolierwanddicken - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen

Die EN 50306-1 legt die allgemeinen Anforderungen für die in den Teilen EN 50306-2, EN 50306-3 und EN 50306-4 genormten Kabel und Leitungen fest. Sie enthält die genauen Anforderungen für die Mantelmischung S2 und andere Komponenten, die in einzelnen Teilen verwendet werden.
ANMERKUNG Genaue Anforderungen an Isoliersysteme sind in EN 50306-2 festgelegt.
Insbesondere legt EN 50306-1 die Anforderungen fest, die die Brandsicherheit betreffen und es ermöglichen, dass Kabel und Leitungen die Gefährdungsstufe 3 von EN 45545-1 und EN 45545-2 erfüllen.
Diese Kabel und Leitungen sind für gelegentliche Wärmebeanspruchung ausgelegt, die zu einer Werkstoffalterung führt, die dem des Dauerbetriebs bei 90 °C oder 105 °C entspricht. Für Standardkabel und –leitungen wird dies durch die in EN 50305 festgelegte Prüfung nachgewiesen, wobei eine beschleunigte thermische Langzeitalterung (5 000 h) verwendet wird, die einen Temperaturindex von 110 °C oder 125 °C / 20 000 h anzeigt. Würde der Kunde Lebensdauervorhersagen verlangen, würde dies anhand des vom Hersteller gelieferten Temperaturindex des Produkts demonstriert werden. Die höchste zulässige Temperatur unter Kurzschlussbedingungen, bezogen auf eine Dauer von 5 s, beträgt 160 °C.
EN 50306-1 wird voraussichtlich in Verbindung mit einem oder mehreren anderen Teilen der EN 50306 verwendet werden.

Applications ferroviaires - Câbles pour matériel roulant ferroviaire ayant des performances particulières de comportement au feu - Isolation mince - Partie 1: Prescriptions générales

L’EN 50306 1 définit les exigences générales relatives aux câbles figurant dans les normes EN 50306 2, EN 50306 3 et EN 50306 4. Elle comporte les exigences détaillées relatives aux matériaux de gainage S2 et autres constituants évoqués dans les parties individuelles.
NOTE   Les exigences détaillées relatives aux systèmes d'isolation sont données dans l’EN 50306-2.
L’EN 50306-1 spécifie notamment les exigences de sécurité contre l'incendie permettant aux câbles de satisfaire au niveau de risque 3 de l’EN 45545-1 et de l’EN 45545-2.
Ces câbles sont conçus pour résister à des contraintes thermiques occasionnelles provoquant un vieillissement thermique équivalent à celui résultant d’un fonctionnement continu à 90 °C. Pour les câbles normalisés, cette température est déterminée par l’essai d’acceptation décrit dans l’EN 50305, qui consiste à appliquer un vieillissement thermique accéléré de longue durée (5 000 h) indiquant un indice de température de 125 °C ou de 110 °C/20 000 h. Si le client exigeait des prédictions de durée de vie, ces prédictions seraient fondées sur l’indice de température du produit tel que fourni par le fabricant. La température maximale admissible en cas de court-circuit est de 160 °C pendant 5 s.
L’EN 50306-1 est prévue pour être utilisée conjointement avec une ou plusieurs des autres parties de l’EN 50306.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 50306-1:2020
01-junij-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 50306-1:2003
Železniške naprave - Kabli v železniških vozilih s posebno požarno odpornostjo -
Tanka stena - 1. del: Splošne zahteve
Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance - Thin
wall - Part 1: General requirements
Bahnanwendungen - Kabel und Leitungen für Schienenfahrzeuge mit verbessertem
Verhalten im Brandfall - Reduzierte Isolierwanddicken - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderunge
Applications ferroviaires - Câbles pour matériel roulant ferroviaire ayant des
performances particulières de comportement au feu - Isolation mince - Partie 1:
Prescriptions générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50306-1:2020
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
29.060.20 Kabli Cables
45.060.01 Železniška vozila na splošno Railway rolling stock in
general
SIST EN 50306-1:2020 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 50306-1:2020


EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50306-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2020
ICS 13.220.40; 29.060.20; 45.060.01 Supersedes EN 50306-1:2002 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having
special fire performance - Thin wall - Part 1: General
requirements
Applications ferroviaires - Câbles pour matériel roulant Bahnanwendungen - Kabel und Leitungen für
ferroviaire ayant des performances particulières de Schienenfahrzeuge mit verbessertem Verhalten im
comportement au feu - Isolation mince - Partie 1: Exigences Brandfall - Reduzierte Isolierwanddicken - Teil 1:
générales Allgemeine Anforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2019-12-30. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN 50306-1:2020 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword .4
Introduction .5
1 Scope .6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .7
4 Rated voltage .8
5 Marking .9
5.1 Indication of origin .9
5.2 Continuity of marks .9
5.3 Durability .9
5.4 Legibility .9
5.5 Additional marking . 10
5.6 Use of the name CENELEC . 10
6 General requirements for the construction of cables . 10
6.1 Conductors . 10
6.1.1 Material . 10
6.1.2 Construction . 10
6.1.3 Check of construction . 10
6.1.4 Electrical resistance . 10
6.2 Insulation system . 10
6.2.1 Material . 10
6.2.2 Application . 10
6.2.3 Thickness and concentricity . 10
6.3 Fillers and tapes . 11
6.3.1 Material . 11
6.3.2 Application . 11
6.4 Inner sheath . 11
6.4.1 Material . 11
6.4.2 Application . 11
6.4.3 Thickness . 11
6.5 Metallic screen . 11
6.5.1 Type of screen . 11
6.5.2 Application . 11
6.6 Sheath . 11
6.6.1 Material . 11
6.6.2 Application . 12
6.6.3 Thickness . 12
6.7 Overall diameter . 12
7 Electrical performance . 12
8 Fire performance - cables . 12
8.1 Flame propagation (flame spread) - single vertical cable . 12
8.2 Flame propagation (flame spread) - bunched cables . 12
8.2.1 Cables with diameter more than or equal to 12 mm . 12
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8.2.2 Cables with diameter greater than 6 mm and less than 12 mm. 12
8.2.3 Cables with diameter not greater than 6 mm . 13
8.3 Smoke emission . 13
9 Fire performance - components . 13
9.1 Tests for corrosive and acid gas emission, and for fluorine . 13
9.2 Toxicity . 13
Annex A (normative) Thickness and overall diameter Selection of samples and calculation of
results . 15
A.1 Insulation thickness . 15
A.1.1 Procedure . 15
A.1.2 Evaluation of results . 15
A.1.3 Concentricity . 15
A.2 Measurement of sheath thickness . 15
A.2.1 Procedure . 15
A.2.2 Evaluation of results . 15
A.3 Measurement of overall diameter . 15
Bibliography . 16

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EN 50306-1:2020 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 50306-1:2020) has been prepared by CLC/TC 20, “Electric cables”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has (dop) 2020-12-30
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2022-12-30
standards conflicting with this document
have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 50306-1:2002 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
— the documents have been updated to reflect the changes in the test standard EN 50305;
— the range of the conductor cross sections has been extended;
— the reference to cited standards (e.g. 60811 series) has been updated.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
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EN 50306-1:2020 (E)
Introduction
The railway industry is generally concerned with the movement of people as well as goods. It is
therefore essential that a high level of safety is achieved, even when failures occur which could
involve fire, howsoever caused, affecting railway rolling stock.
Hence it is necessary to provide cables for use in railway environments which minimize the hazard to
people when a fire could damage the cable, irrespective of whether the fire is caused by an external
source or from within the electrical system.
The EN 50306 series specifies cables which, in the event of fire will limit the risk to people and
improve the safety on railways in general. It covers cables with thin wall thickness of both insulation
and sheath, based on halogen free materials, for use in railway rolling stock. There is provision for
screening in some of the parts and also for a standard wall thickness sheath. In the event of a fire
affecting cables to the EN 50306 series they will have a limited flame spread and limited emission of
toxic gases. In addition these cables when burnt, produce limited amounts of smoke. This last
characteristic will minimize loss of visibility in the event of a fire and will aid reduced evacuation times.
The objectives of this standard are:
— to standardize cables that are safe and reliable when properly used;
— to state the characteristics, performance, and construction requirements directly or indirectly
bearing on safety;
— to specify methods for checking conformity with these requirements.
The EN 50306 series, which covers a range of cables of rated voltage U = 300V with conductor sizes
0
2 2
0,5 mm up to 2,5 mm , is divided into 4 parts:
Part 1: General requirements;
Part 2: Single core cables;
Part 3: Single core and multicore cables screened and thin wall sheathed;
Part 4: Multicore and multipair screened or not screened sheathed cables.
These cables are intended for a limited number of applications. Further information on these
applications is given in EN 50355 and EN 50343.
Special test methods referred to in the EN 50306 series are given in EN 50305.
A separate European Standard, the EN 50264 series covers cables for similar applications up to
3,6/6 kV rating with a conductor temperature at 90°C, but with standard wall and medium wall
2
thicknesses of both insulation and sheath, and provides for a maximum conductor size of 400 mm .
A separate European Standard, the EN 50382 series covers cables for similar applications up to
3,6/6 kV rating with a conductor temperature at 120°C and 150°C, and provides for a maximum
2
conductor size of 400 mm .
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EN 50306-1:2020 (E)
1 Scope
EN 50306-1 specifies the general requirements applicable to the cables given in EN 50306-2,
EN 50306-3 and EN 50306-4. It includes the detailed requirements for S2 sheathing materials and
other components called up in the separate parts.
NOTE Detailed requirements for insulation systems are given in EN 50306-2.
In particular, EN 50306-1 specifies those requirements relating to fire safety which enable the cables
to satisfy Hazard Level 3 of EN 45545-1 and EN 45545-2.
These cables are rated for occasional thermal stresses which causes ageing equivalent to continuous
operational life at a temperature of 105 °C or 90 °C. For standard cables, this is determined by the
acceptance test defined in EN 50305, using accelerated long-term (5 000 h) thermal ageing indicating
a 125 °C or 110 °C /20 000 h temperature index. If the customer were to require lifetime predictions,
this would be demonstrated based on the temperature index of the product as supplied by the
manufacturer. The maximum temperature for short circuit conditions is 160 °C based on duration of
5 s.
EN 50306-1 is expected to be used in conjunction with one or more of the other parts of EN 50306.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
EN 50264-1, Railway applications — Railway rolling stock power and control cables having special fire
performance — Part 1: General requirements
EN 50305:2020, Railway applications — Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance -
Test methods
EN 50306-2:2020, Railway applications — Railway rolling stock cables having special fire
performance — Thin wall — Part 2: Single core cables
EN 50306-3:2020, Railway applications — Railway rolling stock cables having special fire
performance — Thin wall — Part 3: Single core and multicore cables screened and thin wall sheathed
EN 50306-4:2020, Railway applications — Railway rolling stock cables having special fire
performance — Thin wall — Part 4: Multicore and multipair screened or not screened sheathed cables
EN 50355, Railway applications — Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance —
Guide to use
EN 60332-1-2, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions — Part 1-2: Test for
vertical flame propagat
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 50306-1:2019
01-januar-2019
Železniške naprave - Kabli v železniških vozilih s posebno požarno odpornostjo -
Tanka stena - 1. del: Splošne zahteve
Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance - Thin
wall - Part 1: General requirements
Bahnanwendungen - Kabel und Leitungen für Schienenfahrzeuge mit verbessertem
Verhalten im Brandfall - Reduzierte Isolierwanddicken - Teil 1: Allgemeine
Anforderungen
Applications ferroviaires - Câbles pour matériel roulant ferroviaire ayant des
performances particulières de comportement au feu - Isolation mince - Partie 1:
Prescriptions générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 50306-1:2018
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
29.060.20 Kabli Cables
45.060.01 Železniška vozila na splošno Railway rolling stock in
general
oSIST prEN 50306-1:2019 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN 50306-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

November 2018
ICS  Will supersede EN 50306-1:2002
English Version
Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having
special fire performance - Thin wall - Part 1: General
requirements
Applications ferroviaires - Câbles pour matériel roulant Bahnanwendungen - Kabel und Leitungen für
ferroviaire ayant des performances particulières de Schienenfahrzeuge mit verbessertem Verhalten im
comportement au feu - Isolation mince - Partie 1: Exigences Brandfall - Reduzierte Isolierwanddicken - Teil 1:
générales Allgemeine Anforderungen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2019-02-08.

It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 20.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.



European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2018 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 67182 Ref. No. prEN 50306-1:2018 E

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prEN 50306-1:2018 (E)
Contents
European foreword .4
Introduction .5
1 Scope .6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .7
4 Rated voltage .8
5 Marking .8
5.1 Indication of origin .8
5.2 Continuity of marks .9
5.3 Durability .9
5.4 Legibility .9
5.5 Additional marking .9
5.6 Use of the name CENELEC .9
6 General requirements for the construction of cables .9
6.1 Conductors .9
6.1.1 Material .9
6.1.2 Construction .9
6.1.3 Check of construction . 10
6.1.4 Electrical resistance . 10
6.2 Insulation system . 10
6.2.1 Material . 10
6.2.2 Application . 10
6.2.3 Thickness and concentricity . 10
6.3 Fillers and tapes . 10
6.3.1 Material . 10
6.3.2 Application . 10
6.4 Inner sheath . 11
6.4.1 Material . 11
6.4.2 Application . 11
6.4.3 Thickness . 11
6.5 Metallic screen . 11
6.5.1 Type of screen . 11
6.5.2 Application . 11
6.6 Sheath . 11
6.6.1 Material . 11
6.6.2 Application . 11
6.6.3 Thickness . 11
6.7 Overall diameter . 12
7 Electrical performance . 12
8 Reaction to fire - cables . 12
8.1 Flame propagation (flame spread) - single vertical cable . 12
8.2 Flame propagation (flame spread) - bunched cables . 12
8.2.1 Cables with diameter more than or equal to 12 mm . 12
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8.2.2 Cables with diameter greater than 6 mm and less than 12 mm. 12
8.2.3 Cables with diameter not greater than 6 mm . 12
8.3 Smoke emission . 12
9 Reaction to fire - components . 13
9.1 Tests for corrosive and acid gas emission, and for fluorine . 13
9.2 Toxicity . 13
Annex A (normative) Thickness and overall diameter Selection of samples and calculation of
results . 15
A.1 Insulation thickness . 15
A.1.1 Procedure . 15
A.1.2 Evaluation of results . 15
A.1.3 Concentricity . 15
A.2 Measurement of sheath thickness . 15
A.2.1 Procedure . 15
A.2.2 Evaluation of results . 15
A.3 Measurement of overall diameter . 16
Bibliography . 17


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oSIST prEN 50306-1:2019
prEN 50306-1:2018 (E)
European foreword
This document (prEN 50306-1:2018) has been prepared by Working Group 12, “Railway cables”, of
Technical Committee CENELEC TC 20, “Electric cables,” as part of the overall programme of work in
CENELEC TC 9X, “Electrical and electronic applications for railways”.
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this document has to (doa) dor + 6 months
be announced at national level
• latest date by which this document has to be implemented (dop) dor + 12 months
at national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with (dow) dor + 36 months
this document have to be withdrawn (to be confirmed or
modified when voting)
This document will supersede EN 50306-1:2002.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) The documents have been updated to reflect the changes in the test standard EN 50305 (revision
starting in 2018);
b) The range of the conductor cross sections has been extended.
c) The reference to cited standards (e.g. 60811 series) has been updated.
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oSIST prEN 50306-1:2019
prEN 50306-1:2018 (E)
Introduction
The railway industry is generally concerned with the movement of people as well as goods. It is
therefore essential that a high level of safety is achieved, even when failures occur which may involve
fire, howsoever caused, affecting railway rolling stock.
Hence it is necessary to provide cables for use in railway environments which minimize the hazard to
people when a fire may damage the cable, irrespective of whether the fire is caused by an external
source or from within the electrical system.
EN 50306 specifies cables which, in the event of fire will limit the risk to people and improve the safety
on railways in general. It covers cables with thin wall thickness of both insulation and sheath, based on
halogen free materials, for use in railway rolling stock. There is provision for screening in some of the
parts and also for a standard wall thickness sheath. In the event of a fire affecting cables to EN 50306
they will have a limited flame spread and limited emission of toxic gases. In addition these cables
when burnt, produce limited amounts of smoke. This last characteristic will minimize loss of visibility in
the event of a fire and will aid reduced evacuation times.
The objects of this standard are
– to standardize cables that are safe and reliable when properly used,
– to state the characteristics, performance, and construction requirements directly or indirectly
bearing on safety,
– to specify methods for checking conformity with these requirements.
2
EN 50306, which covers a range of cables of rated voltage U = 300V with conductor sizes 0,5 mm
0
2
up to 2,5 mm , is divided into 4 parts:
Part 1: General requirements;
Part 2: Single core cables;
Part 3: Single core and multicore cables screened and thin wall sheathed;
Part 4: Multicore and multipair cables standard wall sheathed.
These cables are intended for a limited number of applications. Further information on these
applications is given in EN 50355 and EN 50343.
Special test methods referred to in EN 50306 are given in EN 50305.
A separate European Standard, EN 50264 covers cables for similar applications up to 3,6/6 kV rating
with a conductor temperature at 90°C, but with standard wall and medium wall thicknesses of both
2
insulation and sheath, and provides for a maximum conductor size of 400 mm .
A separate European Standard, EN 50382 covers cables for similar applications up to 3,6/6 kV rating
with a conductor temperature at 120°C and 150°C, and provides for a maximum conductor size of
2
400 mm .
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oSIST prEN 50306-1:2019
prEN 50306-1:2018 (E)
1 Scope
EN 50306-1 specifies the general requirements applicable to the cables given EN 50306-2,
EN 50306-3 and EN 50306-4. It includes the detailed requirements for S2 sheathing materials and
other components called up in the separate parts.
NOTE Detailed requirements for insulation systems are given in EN 50306-2.
In particular EN 50306-1 specifies those requirements relating to fire safety which enable the cables to
satisfy Hazard Level3 of EN 45545-1 and −2.
These cables are rated for occasional thermal stresses causing ageing equivalent to continuous
operational life at a temperature of 90 °C. For standard cables this is determined by the acceptance
test defined in EN 50305, using accelerated long-term (5000 h) thermal ageing indicating a
110 °C/20 000 h temperature index. Should the customer require lifetime predictions this should be
demonstrated based on the temperature index of the product as supplied by the manufacturer. The
maximum temperature for short circuit conditions is 160 °C based on duration of 5 s.
EN 50306-1 has to be used in conjunction with one or more of the other parts of EN 50306.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
EN 50264-1, Railway applications - Railway rolling stock power and control cables having special fire
performance - Part 1: General requirements
EN 50305:2002, Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance -
Test methods
prEN 50306-2:2018, Railway applications — Railway rolling stock cables having special fire
performance — Thin wall — Part 2: Single core cables
prEN 50306-3:2018, Railway applications — Railway rolling stock cables having special fire
performance — Thin wall — Part 3: Single core and multicore cables screened and thin wall sheathed
prEN 50306-4:2018, Railway applications — Railway rolling stock cables having special fire
performance — Thin wall — Part 4: Multicore and multipair sheathed cables
EN 50355, Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance - Guide
to use
EN 60332-1-2, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 1-2: Test for
vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable - Procedure for 1 kW pre-
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