Rolling Stock Cables
EN 50264 EN 50306 EN 50382 Databus Cables NF F 63-826 NF F 63-808 NF F 63-827 RSE/STD/024 PART 6

Rolling Stock Cable

FIREROL Medium Wall Single Core Screened & Sheathed Cables 1.8/3 kV or 3.6/6 kV

EN 50264-3-1 (FRL-MW-3S-OS/FRL-MW-6S-OS)

EN 50264 Medium Wall Power & Control Cable

                                                   A. Conductor B. Insulation C. Screen D. Sheath

Application

Used as power and control cable for protected installations inside and outside of rail and transport vehicles,

where handling and installation cost are an important factor.

Used in control, auxillary and main circuit wiring such as cable harnesses, switchboards and control panels,

driver desks etc.

Construction

Conductor

Flexible tinned annealed copper wires, stranded as per HD 383 (IEC 60228) class 5

Insulation

LSZH elastomeric compound as defined in EN 50264-1 (EI 106 to EI 109)

Overal screen

Tinned annealed copper wires

Sheath

LSZH elastomeric compound as defined in EN 50264-1 (EM 101 to EM 104)

Electrical & Mechanical Properties

Nominal Voltage:1.8/3 kV or 3.6/6 kV

Maximum Conductor Temperature:+90 deg (fixed installation)

Minimum Permissible Ambient Temperature:-25/-40 deg (fixed installation)

Bending Radius:Fixed installation:5 x Overall Diameter (D<12mm);

                  6 x Overall Diameter (D>12mm)

        Flexible installation:10 x Overall Diameter (D<12mm);

                   12 x Overall Diameter (D>12mm)

Chemical & Environmental Properties

EN 60684-2:No fluorine

EN 50305; EN 60811-2-1:Resistance to mineral oil & fuel oil, acid & alkali

EN 50305:Resistance to ozone

Fire Performance for rolling stock application

EN 50306-2:Hazard levels HL1, HL2/HL3

DIN 5510-2:Protection level 1/2/3/4

BS 6853:Interior use 1a, 1b, II; Exterior use 1a, 1b, II

NF F 16-101:F0

EN54454-2:R15 Interior/ R16 Exterior HL1, HL2, HL3

Fire Performance in general

EN 50265-2-1; IEC 60332-1-2; NF C 32-070 2.1 (C2) Vertical flame propogation for a single insulated wire or cable
EN 50266-2-4 + EN 50305; IEC 60332-3-24;
NF C 32-070 2.2 (C1); VDE 0472 Teil 804
Vertical flame spread of vertically mounted bunched wires or cables
EN 50268-2; IEC 61034-2; NF C 32-073 ;
NF C 20-902; NF F 16 101; VDE 0472 Teil 816
Low Smoke Emission
EN 50267-2-1; IEC 60754-1; NF C 32-074;NF C 20-454; VDE 0472 Teil 815 Halogen Free
EN 50267-2-2/3; IEC 60754-2; NF C 32-074;NF C 20-453; VDE 0472 Teil 813 Low Corrosivity (Acidity & Conductivity)
EN 50305; NFX 70-100; NFF 63808; TM1-04; BS6853 Low Toxicity
NFF 16101; NFF 63808; BS6853 Smoke index
EN45545-2 Requirement for fire behavior of materials & components
R15/R16

FRL-MW-3S-OS 1.8/3 kV

Nominal
Cross-Sectional
Area
Conductor
Diameter
(a)
Min. Mean
Thickness
of Insulation
Min.
Screen
Wire
Diameter
Min. Mean
Thickness
of Sheath
Overall Diameter Weight Conductor Resistance Insulation Resistance
Min. Max. 20°C 20°C 90°C
mm2 mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km Ω/km MΩ x km MΩ x km
1.5 1.5 1.3 0.16 0.8 6.6 7.6 103 13.7 21.8 0.218
2.5 1.95 1.3 0.16 0.8 6.9 8.1 123 8.21 18.8 0.188
4 2.5 1.3 0.21 0.8 7.5 8.8 157 5.09 16.2 0.162
6 3.0 1.3 0.21 0.8 7.9 9.4 189 3.39 14.4 0.144
10 3.9 1.5 0.21 0.8 9.1 10.8 264 1.95 12.8 0.128
16 5.0 1.5 0.26 0.8 10.2 12.0 359 1.24 10.7 0.107
25 6.4 1.8 0.26 1.0 12.1 14.2 510 0.795 10.3 0.103
35 7.7 1.8 0.31 1.0 13.3 15.2 650 0.565 8.9 0.089
50 9.2 1.8 0.31 1.0 14.7 16.8 846 0.393 7.8 0.078
70 11.0 1.8 0.31 1.0 16.6 19.3 1130 0.277 6.7 0.067
95 12.5 2.2 0.31 1.0 18.7 21.1 1436 0.210 6.5 0.065
120 14.2 2.2 0.31 1.0 20.6 23.0 1765 0.164 6.1 0.061
150 15.8 2.2 0.31 1.2 22.0 25.3 2128 0.132 5.8 0.058
185 17.5 2.4 0.31 1.2 24.0 29.0 2541 0.108 5.6 0.056
240 20.1 2.4 0.31 1.2 26.8 30.5 3244 0.0817 5.0 0.050
300 22.5 2.4 0.31 1.2 29.2 33.0 3934 0.0654 4.5 0.045
400 25.8 2.6 0.31 1.4 32.9 38.0 5078 0.0495 4.4 0.044

FRL-MW-6S-OS 3.6/6 kV

Nominal
Cross-Sectional
Area
Conductor
Diameter
(a)
Min. Mean
Thickness
of Insulation
Min.
Screen
Wire
Diameter
Min. Mean
Thickness
of Sheath
Overall Diameter Weight Conductor Resistance Insulation Resistance
Min. Max. 20°C 20°C 90°C
mm2 mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km Ω/km MΩ x km MΩ x km
2.5 1.95 2.6 0.16 0.8 9.6 10.7 120 8.21 24.6 0.246
4 2.5 2.6 0.21 0.8 10.1 11.3 140 5.09 21.6 0.216
6 3.0 2.6 0.21 0.8 10.6 12.0 165 3.39 19.5 0.195
10 3.9 2.6 0.21 0.8 11.5 13.0 220 1.95 16.7 0.167
16 5.0 2.6 0.26 0.8 12.6 14.0 290 1.24 14.2 0.142
25 6.4 2.9 0.26 1.0 14.4 16.4 430 0.795 13.1 0.131
35 7.7 2.9 0.31 1.0 15.6 18.1 540 0.565 11.6 0.116
50 9.2 2.9 0.31 1.0 17.2 19.7 670 0.393 10.2 0.102
70 11.0 2.9 0.31 1.0 18.9 21.7 880 0.277 8.9 0.089
95 12.5 2.9 0.31 1.0 20.5 23.4 1100 0.210 8.0 0.080
120 14.2 2.9 0.31 1.2 22.1 25.7 1380 0.164 7.5 0.075
150 15.8 2.9 0.31 1.2 23.8 27.4 1660 0.132 6.9 0.069
185 17.5 3.2 0.31 1.2 26.0 30.0 2010 0.108 6.7 0.067
240 20.1 3.4 0.31 1.4 29.0 33.7 2670 0.0817 6.4 0.064
300 22.5 3.4 0.31 1.4 31.4 36.4 3170 0.0654 5.9 0.059
400 25.8 3.4 0.31 1.4 34.8 40.0 4150 0.0495 5.2 0.052

(a)= For information,indicative only