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Icx with the Latest Fire Protection Technology from WAGNER Special edition Rail 2012 Rail News The WAGNER Group Customer Magazine www.wagner-railsystems.de DEUTSCHE BAHN AG ICx with the latest fire protection technology from WAGNER THE MUNICH UNDERGROUND A follow-up order for WAGNER FIRE DETECTION SIL 2 air sampling smoke detection systems certified for use in rail trans- © Siemens AG portation CONTENTS 3 4 WAGNER continues to develop its low pressure water mist systems 5 A brief overview of projects The Munich Underground A follow-up order for WAGNER Fire detection for the new generation of SBB double-decker Intercity trains 6 Low pressure water mist system for regional trains in Italy TITANUS® – SIL 2 air sampling smoke detection systems certified for use in rail transportation © Siemens AG 7 News in brief 3 Cover article Velaro RUS: A success story continues A major order for WAGNER: Metro Helsinki State-of-the-art fire protection technology for ICx Comprehensive system certification for WAGNER fire protection systems WAGNER is equipping up to 300 multiple units of the next generation ICE trains with state-of-the-art fire protection systems. LEGAL Distributed by: Reproduction of this publication, in full or in part, is only permitted with WAGNER Bayern GmbH our written approval and provided Trausnitzstraße 8 that the source is quoted in the D-81671 München reproduction. Phone: +49-89-450551-0 [email protected] Brand names or product names are www.wagner-railsystems.de registered trademarks of the respec- tive manufacturers and organisations. Responsibility in terms of media law: Christoph Kainz, Dr. Markus Müller © WAGNER Group GmbH Project Management and Editing: We reserve the right to make techni- Lars Schröder cal and editorial changes without Co-editor: prior notification. Tanja Rubas WAGNER®, TITANUS®, RACK·SENS®, Layout and Image Processing: MICRO·SENS®, SUPER·SENS®, Katharina Homann, Lars Schröder PRO·SENS®, TOP·SENS®, OxyReduct®, FirExting®, VisuLAN® are Image Sources: registered trademarks of WAGNER Siemens AG, SBB,©istockphoto. Group GmbH. com/claudio.arnese, Ralf Roletschek/ Art no. 68-30-3378, Last updated Wikipedia 09/12 2 WAGNER Impulse | Rail News FIRE DETECTION FOR THE ICx © Siemens AG A major order for WAGNER: State-of-the-art fire protection technology for ICx TITANUS® very early fire detection for the ICx WAGNER has received a frame- The sampling orifices are small and portation industry. Alarms are trans- work order from Siemens AG to invisible, making them extremely se- mitted directly to the higher level train equip up to 300 multiple unit trains cure against sabotage and vandalism. bus system, making it possible for with its state-of-the-art fire protec- Together with a reliable fire detection action to be taken at an early stage via tion systems. system, this is essential in the rail trans- rapid signal processing. Starting in 2016, Deutsche Bahn AG will replace its Intercity and Eurocity fleets, built between 1971 and 1991, with the ICx. In the first phase, 130 ICx trains will be ordered from Siemens AG. There are later plans to replace the ICE 1 and ICE 2 models. The ICx will then cover around 70% of Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance routes, represen- ting the backbone of their business. From the start, all trains will be fitted with the latest fire protection techno- logy from WAGNER. The TITANUS® air sampling smoke detection systems will monitor the entire passenger area, actively drawing in air and capable of detecting even the tiniest amounts of smoke. The LOGIC·SENS intelligent evaluation logic guarantees an extre- mely high level of false alarm immunity. Given the space restrictions and the compact design of the vehicles, and taking design specifications into ac- count, a flexible air sampling system will be installed. © Siemens AG WAGNER Impulse | Rail News 3 FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE ExTINGUISHING CONCEPTS WAGNER continues to develop its low pressure water mist systems New types of nozzle – New fire extinguishing concepts New system solutions, which gene- free space at the nozzle outlet to the discharge, which lasts a few minu- rate a fine water mist with excepti- allow a mist to form fully and prevent it tes, the oxygen concentration is reduced onal fire extinguishing results are hitting a nearby obstacle before it can to 10-12 % residual oxygen by volume specifically tested in technical areas actually have an effect. With this in mind, in the protected area by discharging and machinery rooms, where space WAGNER has tested and developed nitrogen. A mist is produced which is highly limited. new types of nozzles with an extremely simultaneously cools the protected area narrow spray angle which can be direc- and prevents reignition. The tests aim In modern rail vehicles, space is usually ted with precision within the remaining to optimise hazard-dependent gas and extremely limited in machinery spaces free areas. A space less than 5 cm wide water volumes and flooding times, to and technical areas. This complicates is actually enough to form a full mist. extinguish the fire safely and minimise not only the installation of the pipes and the weight. This solution is especially positioning of the fire protection nozz- Fire tests at the WAGNER test site have useful for enclosed technical areas and les, but also the ability to produce a fine shown it is also possible to fight a fire machinery spaces where there is a risk water mist. Water mist systems need successfully in a 50 m3 volume, even of deep-seated or liquid fires, where when the water is nebulised in an ext- fires must be extinguished quickly and remely narrow gap which is shielded by reliably. room structures from the main volume containing the fire load. Spraying into To deploy the water mist system in rail the narrow gap is sufficient to success- vehicles and save even more space, it is fully extinguish a fire. possible to operate the system using the Fire extinguishing using a combinati- on-board compressed air supply, or even on of water mist and gas extinguishing with the fresh water from the toilets. This using nitrogen has been tested for closed eliminates the need for gas bottles and technical areas and machinery spaces. water tanks, saving on both space and The objective is to safely put out a fire weight. using as little water as possible. During 4 WAGNER Impulse | Rail News A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PROJECTS The Munich Underground A follow-on order for WAGNER FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE ExTINGUISHING CONCEPTS Over the next few years, WAGNER ishing performance. TITANUS® air lism. It was also possible to greatly will fit the entire fleet of vehicles sampling detection systems from reduce the problem of dirt or dust sett- for the Munich underground with a WAGNER are installed in the ling on the detectors, as the sensitive comprehensive fire protection sys- passenger areas and are practically smoke sensors in the air sampling sys- tem. invisible to passengers, thus offe- tems are protected by special filters. ring the best protection from vanda- This means all passenger and tech- nical areas will be monitored by the WAGNER Rail 138 fire detection and alarm system. Technical areas will be protected with a nitrogen gas extingu- ishing system, while passenger areas will be equipped with a low pressure mist system. All existing B and C cars will be retrofitted with the WAGNER system; in addition, all newly ordered C2 cars will be equipped by Siemens AG. The water mist fire extinguishing system was designed so that in the event of a fire in an underground station, operation is possi- ble even with the vehicle doors open, without compromising the extingu- Fire detection for the new generation of SBB double-decker Intercity trains to monitor all personnel and technical areas supervised by a ring bus system. The PRO·SENS® Rail models from the TITANUS® air sampling detection sys- tems are installed in the personnel areas. They are inaudible to passengers thanks to their special silent technolo- gy and invisible thanks to the invisible optics. The Rail 138 fire alarm panel is multilingual, which means the system can be operated and serviced in the new Intercity trains in the respective languages of the various regions. Multi- level fire detection processes in the toilets and technical areas also facilitate WAGNER has won a major contract The eight-section and four-section early intervention by the train driver, so from Bombardier Transportation to coaches are being built by Bombar- that any fires which may have started fit all new Intercity double-decker dier Transportation in Görlitz (Ger- can be dealt with as quickly as possible trains for Swiss National Railways many) and Villeneuve (Switzerland). before they spread. (SBB) with a comprehensive fire WAGNER uses the Rail 138 fire protec- alarm system. tion system, which use a ring bus system WAGNER Impulse | Rail News 5 FIRE DETECTION FOR REGIONAL TRAINS Thanks to the low pressure technology and the option to configure the water supply specifically for the free space, Low pressure water mist system the water mist system and all associa- ted components can be installed inside for regional trains in Italy the car in the smallest spaces availa- ble (0.8 x 0.6 x 1.2 m). The system is designed to allow the water supply to be refilled locally using drinking water After the initial Semipilota railcars and without the need to remove the for TrenItalia, WAGNER and its Itali- system. This greatly reduces system an partner GastecVesta srl. are now downtime after a legitimate system installing the innovative WAGNER release. The first double-decker fire extinguishing systems in the regional trains are already running new double-decker regional trains. successfully. FIRE DETECTION WITH SIL 2 CERTIFICATION TITANUS® – SIL 2 air sampling smoke detection systems certified for use in rail transportation TITANUS® air sampling smoke strong air currents are generated in air detection systems from WAGNER ducts or machine rooms.
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