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(11) EP 3 464 012 B1

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.05.2020 Bulletin 2020/21

(21) Application number: 17724577.6

(22) Date of filing: 22.05.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B61C 17/04(2006.01)
B61D 17/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2017/062311
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/202792 (30.11.2017 Gazette 2017/48)

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RAIL VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A BLAST-RESISTANT PARTITION WALL

SCHIENENFAHRZEUG MIT EINER EXPLOSIONSSICHEREN TRENNWAND

VÉHICULE FERROVIAIRE COMPORTANT UNE PAROI RÉSISTANTE AUX DÉFLAGRATIONS


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 24.05.2016 GB 201609121

(43) Date of publication of application:
10.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/15

(73) Proprietor: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
10785 Berlin (DE)

(72) Inventor:
  • MORGAN, Jerry
    Derby Derbyshire DE22 1GN (GB)

(74) Representative: Alatis 
109 Bd Haussmann
75008 Paris
75008 Paris (FR)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 882 496
WO-A1-92/15452
CN-A- 104 085 402
DE-A1- 19 838 236
US-A1- 2010 012 004
EP-A1- 2 078 538
WO-A1-2013/050783
CN-U- 203 603 729
DE-A1-102012 204 699
   
       
    Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


    Description

    TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION



    [0001] The present invention relates to a rail vehicle provided with a blast-resistant partition wall.

    BACKGROUND ART



    [0002] A rail vehicle comprising a car body structure, a driver's cabin, a passenger compartment, and driver's cabin back wall partition separating the driver's cabin from the passenger compartment is disclosed in DE 198 38 236.

    [0003] Rail vehicles provided with a driver's cabin and a passenger compartment usually include a partition between the driver's cabin and the passenger compartment, which provides a secure fire barrier, and includes a door for access to the passenger compartment from the driver's cabin and vice-versa, and a means of egress from the driver's cabin in an emergency.

    [0004] Additional requirements have emerged to take into account terrorist attacks, which are not fulfilled by the conventional designs. It is of particular importance to counteract attempts to disable the driver, whose actions during a terrorist attack are essential to limit the extent of the attack, safeguard the passengers and initiate the rescue operations.

    [0005] Blast, missile and fire resistant panels are known for instance from WO92/15452A1, US2010/012004A and WO2013/050783A1.

    SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION



    [0006] The invention aims to provide an improved design for a rail vehicle comprising a driver's cabin and a passenger compartment, which will prevent assailants from disabling the driver.

    [0007] According to the invention, there is provided a rail vehicle comprising a car body structure, a driver's cabin, a passenger compartment, and driver's cabin back wall partition separating the driver's cabin from the passenger compartment, wherein the driver's cabin back wall partition comprises partition panels made from a blast-resistant, missile-resistant and fire-resistant composite material.

    [0008] The driver's cabin back wall partition further comprises a framework comprising a floor section, two body side vertical sections and a roof section, directly fastened to the car body structure, and the partition panels are directly secured to the framework. The framework provides a robust structure that will transfer blast pressure loads on the partition panels to the car body structure.

    [0009] According to a preferred embodiment, the composite material of the partition panels comprises a sandwich assembly, preferably an autoclaved sandwich assembly, comprising a core material between a stainless steel plate on a passenger compartment side and a driver's cabin side plate made of stainless steel, fibreglass plate or carbon fibre on a driver's cabin side. The core material of the composite material of the partition panels may comprise vermiculite. The driver's cabin side plate may comprise S2-glass fibres. The vermiculite core provides the fire barrier, the S2 glass provides the penetration resistance and the strength afforded by the autoclaved sandwich construction provides inherent blast resistance.

    [0010] Preferably, the driver's cabin back wall partition further comprises one or more trim panels covering the partition panels and facing the passenger compartment, the trim panels being preferably made of aluminium. The trim panels, apart from their aesthetic function, contribute to the overall penetration resistance.

    [0011] According to a preferred embodiment, the framework further comprises a doorway frame directly secured to the roof section of the framework at a top end and to the floor section of the framework and/or to the car body structure at a lower end, the driver's cabin back wall partition further comprising an access door fitted into the doorway frame. The doorway frame comprises at least two vertical edges. It is preferably a U-shaped or rectangular structure with a top edge and/or a bottom edge joining the two vertical edges. Preferably, the access door comprises a door panel manufactured from a blast-resistant, missile-resistant, fire-resistant composite material. The composite material of the door panel may comprise a sandwich assembly, preferably autoclaved, comprising a core material between a stainless steel plate on a passenger compartment side and a driver's cabin side plate made of stainless steel, fibreglass or carbon fibres on a driver's cabin side. The core material of the composite material of the door panel may comprise vermiculite. The driver's cabin side plate of the composite material of the door panel may comprise S2-glass fibres.

    [0012] Preferably, the access door is hinged to the doorway frame so as to open into the passenger compartment only. In a closed position, the access door bears against the doorway frame along at least along two and preferably at least three edges of the access door. This further contributes to the overall blast resistance of the driver's cabin back wall partition.

    [0013] According to one embodiment, the doorway frame is equidistant or substantially equidistant from the body side sections of the framework.

    [0014] Advantageously, the door and doorway frame are provided with a key-operated lock with at least three, preferably at least four latches. The latches can be located along the vertical edge of the door opposite the hinge and/or along the horizontal upper edge of the door.

    [0015] To further prevent the blast pressure pulse entering the cab, the rail vehicle may further comprise a driver's cabin HVAC system connecting the driver's cabin to the outside of the rail vehicle without entering the passenger compartment.

    [0016] According to one embodiment, at least one back wall cubicle is located in the driver's cabin directly adjacent to the driver's cabin back wall partition. The back wall cubicle may have a back wall cubicle framework directly secured to the car body structure. Such cubicles provide additional structural support after the partition and door have deflected under blast load by a few millimetres.

    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES



    [0017] Other advantages and features of the invention will then become more clearly apparent from the following description of a specific embodiment of the invention given as non-restrictive examples only and represented in the accompanying drawings in which:
    • figure 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of a rail vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention, comprising a driver's cabin and a passenger compartment separated by a driver's cabin back wall partition;
    • figure 2 illustrates a section of the vehicle showing the driver's cabin back wall partition viewed from the passenger compartment;
    • figure 3 illustrates a section of the vehicle showing the driver's cabin back wall partition viewed from the driver's cabin;
    • figure 4 illustrates the driver's cabin back wall partition viewed from the passenger compartment;
    • figure 5 illustrates the driver's cabin back wall partition viewed from the driver's cabin;
    • figure 6 illustrates a sandwich structure of a composite material of a partition panel of the driver's cabin back wall partition;
    • figure 7 illustrates a sandwich structure of a composite material of a door panel of the driver's cabin back wall partition.

    DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS



    [0018] With reference to figure 1, a rail vehicle 10 comprises a car body 12 divided into a driver's cab 14 and one or more passenger compartments 16 by a driver's cabin back wall partition 18.

    [0019] As illustrated in figures 2 and 3, the car body 12 has a car body structure 20, which comprises a floor section 22, two body side sections 24 and a roof section 26, and consists of structural members such as longitudinal lower girders 28 and floor planks 30 in a floor section 22, external side wall planks 32 and upper cant rails 34 in the two body side sections 24 and roof planks 36, 38 joined to the external side wall panels 34 by the cant rails 32 in the roof section 26. The roof section 26 is raised in the driver's cabin 14 compared to the passenger compartment 16, and comprises a vertical diaphragm 40 joining the somewhat higher roof planks 36 of the driver's cabin 14 to the lower roof planks 38 of the passenger compartment 16. The structural members 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 are preferably made of aluminium and are permanently fastened together by any appropriate means, e.g. by welding or with rivets.

    [0020] The driver's cabin back wall partition 18 is illustrated in more details in figures 4 and 5 and comprises a framework 42, which is directly secured to the car body structure 20, e.g. with rivets or preferably with removable fasteners such as M8 bolts. The framework 42 comprises of a floor section 44, two body side vertical sections 46 and a roof section 48. The floor section 44 consists of left and right hand floor channels 50 manufactured from aluminium extrusions, which follow the profile of the floor planks 30 and are fastened directly to the floor planks 30. The two body side vertical sections 46 consist of left and right hand body side channels 52 manufactured from aluminium extrusions, which follow the profile of the external side wall planks 32 and are fastened directly to the external side wall planks 32. The roof section 48 comprises a two-piece diaphragm top beam 54 made from aluminium extrusions, which extends from one upper cant rail 34 to the other and is secured directly to the upper cant rails 34 and to the diaphragm 40.

    [0021] The framework 42 further comprises a one-piece doorway frame 56, which is an aluminium construction comprising at least two parallel vertical edges 58 joint at the top by a horizontal top edge 60 and at the bottom by a horizontal bottom edge 62. The top edge 60 is directly fastened to the diaphragm top beam 54 while the bottom edge 62 is directly secured to one of the floor planks 30.

    [0022] Left and right partition panels 64 close the driver's cabin back wall partition 18 on each side of the doorway. The partition panels 64 slide and locate into the channel sections of the body side channels 52 and floor channels 50 of the framework and are further supported by the diaphragm top beam 54 and by the vertical edges 58 of the doorway frame 56.

    [0023] The partition panels 64 are made from a blast-resistant, missile-resistant and fire-resistant composite material 66, illustrated in figure 6 and directly secured to the framework 42. The composite material 66 of the partition panels 64 is an autoclaved sandwich construction comprising a 20 mm vermiculite core 68, with 0.8mm stainless steel plate 70 on the saloon side and 3 mm of S2 glass 72 on the driver's cabin side. The vermiculite core 68 provides a fire barrier, the S2 glass provides penetration resistance and the strength afforded by the autoclaved sandwich construction provides inherent blast resistance.

    [0024] As illustrated in figure 5, the partition panels 64 can be covered by 3 mm aluminium trim panels 74 facing the passenger compartment 16. On the passenger compartment side, an emergency ladder stowage compartment 76 can be provided. These elements, however, only slightly improve the penetration resistance.

    [0025] The driver's cabin back wall partition 18 further comprises an access door 78 fitted into the doorway frame 56. The access door 78 comprises a door panel 80 manufactured from a blast-resistant, missile-resistant, fire-resistant composite material 82. The composite material 82 of the door panel is very similar to the composite material 66 of the partition panels 64 and consists of an autoclaved sandwich construction comprising a 20 mm vermiculite core 84, with a 0.8mm stainless steel plate 86 on the passenger compartment side and 5 mm of S2 glass 88 on the driver's cabin side (see figure 7). In order to provide the necessary penetration protection, the door panel 80 requires 2 mm more S2 glass material than the partition panels 64, because the access door 78 does not benefit from an aluminium trim panel.

    [0026] The access door 78 may comprise a metallic rectangular door frame and is hinged to one of the vertical edges 58 of the doorway frame 56 so as to open into the passenger compartment 16 only. In the closed position, the access door 78 bears against the doorway frame 56 at least along the vertical edges 58 and the top edge 60 of the doorway frame 56. As an option, the bottom edge 62 may be provided with a step on which the bottom edge of the access door 78 bears in the closed position to provide further structural support. However, consideration should be given to potential tripping hazard issues for train personal going through the doorway.

    [0027] The access door 78 and doorway frame 56 are provided with a key-operated lock with at least three, preferably at least four latches.

    [0028] One or more back wall cubicles 80 are located in the driver's cabin 14 directly adjacent to the back wall partition 16. Each back wall cubicle 80 has a back wall cubicle framework 82 directly secured to the car body structure 20.

    [0029] The rail vehicle comprises a driver's cabin HVAC system with and HVAC ducting 84 that connects the driver's cabin to the outside of the rail vehicle without entering the passenger compartment 16.

    [0030] The overall design of the driver's cabin back wall partition 18 provides a secure barrier against penetration due to explosion or terrorist act in the adjoining passenger compartment 16, which might disable the driver, and more specifically against penetration due to blast pressures and missiles (bullets).

    [0031] In a blast situation, the blast pressure loads will be reacted by the compression of the partition panels 64 and access door panel 80 onto the driver's cabin back wall partition framework 42 and into the car body structure 20. Additional support is provided by the back wall cubicles 82 after the partition and door panels have deflected under blast load by a few millimetres.

    [0032] The relocation of the driver's cabin ducting 84 completely outside the passenger compartment 16 further prevents the blast pressure pulse from entering the driver's cabin 14.

    [0033] The autoclaved sandwich materials 66, 82 selected for the partition and door panels 64, 80 provide a good missile penetration resistance without compromising the fire performance.


    Claims

    1. A rail vehicle (10) comprising a car body structure (20), a driver's cabin (14), a passenger compartment (16), and driver's cabin back wall partition (18) separating the driver's cabin (14) from the passenger compartment (18), characterised in that the driver's cabin back wall partition (18) comprises partition panels (64) made from a blast-resistant, missile-resistant and fire-resistant composite material (66), wherein the driver's cabin back wall partition (18) further comprises a framework (42) comprising a floor section (44), two body side vertical sections (46) and a roof section (48), directly fastened to the car body structure (20), and the partition panels (64) are directly secured to the framework (42).
     
    2. The rail vehicle of claim 1, wherein the composite material (66) of the partition panels (64) comprises a sandwich assembly, preferably an autoclaved sandwich assembly, comprising a core material (68) between a stainless steel plate (70) on a passenger compartment side and a driver's cabin side plate (72) made of stainless steel, fibreglass plate or carbon fibre on a driver's cabin side.
     
    3. The rail vehicle of claim 2, wherein the core material (68) of the composite material (66) of the partition panels (64) comprises vermiculite.
     
    4. The rail vehicle of claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the driver's cabin side plate (72) comprises S2-glass fibres.
     
    5. The rail vehicle of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the driver's cabin back wall partition (18) further comprises one or more trim panels (74) covering the partition panels (64) and facing the passenger compartment (16).
     
    6. The rail vehicle of claim 5, wherein the trim panels (74) are made of aluminium.
     
    7. The rail vehicle of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the framework further comprises a doorway frame (56) directly secured to the roof section (48) of the framework (42) at a top end and to the floor section (44) of the framework (42) and/or to the car body structure (20) at a lower end, the driver's cabin back wall partition (18) further comprising an access door (78) fitted into the doorway frame (56).
     
    8. The rail vehicle of claim 7, wherein the access door comprises a door panel (80) manufactured from a blast-resistant, missile-resistant, fire-resistant composite material (82).
     
    9. The rail vehicle of any one of claim 8, wherein the composite material (82) of the door panel (80) comprises a sandwich assembly, preferably autoclaved, comprising a core material (84) between a stainless steel plate (88) on a passenger compartment side and a driver's cabin side plate (86) made of stainless steel, fibreglass or carbon fibres on a driver's cabin side.
     
    10. The rail vehicle of claim 9, wherein the core material (84) of the composite material (82) of the door panel (80) comprises vermiculite.
     
    11. The rail vehicle of claim 9 or claim 10, wherein the driver's cabin side plate (86) of the composite material (82) of the door panel (80) comprises S2-glass fibres.
     
    12. The rail vehicle of any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the access door (78) is hinged to the doorway frame (56) so as to open into the passenger compartment (16) only, and, in a closed position, bears against the doorway frame (56) along at least along two and preferably at least three edges of the access door (78).
     
    13. The rail vehicle of any one of claims 7 to 12, wherein the doorway frame (56) is equidistant or substantially equidistant from the body side sections (46) of the framework (42).
     
    14. The rail vehicle of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a driver's cabin HVAC system connecting the driver's cabin (14) to the outside of the rail vehicle (10) without entering the passenger compartment (16).
     
    15. The rail vehicle of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one back wall cubicle (80) located in the driver's cabin (14) directly adjacent to the driver's cabin back wall partition (18), the back wall cubicle (80) having a back wall cubicle framework (82) directly secured to the car body structure (20).
     


    Ansprüche

    1. Ein Schienenfahrzeug (10) mit einer Karroseriestruktur (20), einer Fahrerkabine (14), einem Fahrgastraum (16) und einer Trennwand auf der Rückseite der Fahrerkabine (18), die die Fahrerkabine (14) von dem Fahrgastraum (18) trennt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Trennwand auf der Rückseite der Fahrerkabine (18) Trennpaneele (64) aufweist, die aus explosions-, flugkörper- und feuerbeständigem Verbundmaterial (66) bestehen, wobei die Trennwand auf der Rückseite der Fahrerkabine (18) zusätzlich einen Rahmen (42) aufweist, der einen Bodenabschnitt (44), zwei seitliche vertikale Abschnitte (46) und einen Dachabschnitt (48) aufweist, welche direkt an der Karroseriestruktur (20) befestigt sind, und wobei die Trennpaneele (64) direkt mit dem Rahmen (42) fest verbunden sind.
     
    2. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei das Verbundmaterial (66) der Trennpaneele (64) Sandwich-Elemente aufweist, vorzugsweise aus einer dampfgehärteten Sandwich-Struktur, mit einem Kernmaterial (68) zwischen einer Edelstahlplatte (70) auf der Seite des Fahrgastraums und einer Fahrerkabinen-Seitenplatte (72) aus Edelstahl, Glasfaser oder Karbonfaser auf der Seite der Fahrerkabine.
     
    3. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß Anspruch 2, wobei das Kernmaterial (68) des Verbundmaterials (66) der Trennpaneele (64) Vermiculite aufweist.
     
    4. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß Anspruch 2 oder Anspruch 3, wobei die Seitenplatte der Fahrerkabine (72) S2-Glasfasern aufweist.
     
    5. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß einer der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Trennwand auf der Rückseite der Fahrerkabine (18) zusätzlich eine oder mehrere Abschlussplatten (74) aufweist, die die Trennpaneele (64) abdecken und dem Fahrgastraum gegenüberliegen.
     
    6. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß Anspruch 5, wobei die Abschlussplatten (74) aus Aluminium bestehen.
     
    7. Schienenfahrzeig gemäß einer der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei der Rahmen zusätzlich einen Türöffnungsrahmen (56) aufweist, der direkt mit dem Dachabschnitt (48) des Rahmens (42) auf der oberen Seite und mit dem Bodenabschnitt (44) des Rahmens (42) und/oder mit der Karroseriestruktur (20) auf der unteren Ende fest verbunden ist, wobei die Trennwand auf der Rückseite der Fahrerkabine (18) zusätzlich eine Zugangstür (78) aufweist, die in den Türöffnungsrahmen (56) eingelassen ist.
     
    8. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß Anspruch 7, wobei die Zugangstür eine Türfüllung (80) aufweist, die mit einem explosions-, flugkörper- und feuerbeständigen Verbundmaterial (82) hergestellt wird.
     
    9. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß Anspruch 8, wobei das Verbundmaterial (82) der Türfüllung (80) Sandwich-Elemente aufweist, vorzugsweise dampfgehärtet, mit einem Kernmaterial (84) zwischen einer Edelstahlplatte (88) auf einer Fahrgastraumseite und einer Fahrerkabinen-Seitenplatte (86) aus Edelstahl, Glasfaser oder Karbonfasern auf der Seite der Fahrerkabine.
     
    10. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß Anspruch 9, wobei das Kernmaterial (84) des Verbundmaterials (82) der Türfüllung (80) Vermiculite aufweist.
     
    11. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß Anspruch 9 oder Anspruch 10, wobei die Fahrerkabinen-Seitenplatte (86) des Verbundmaterials (82) der Türfüllung (80) S2-Glasfasern aufweist.
     
    12. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß einer der Ansprüche 7 bis 11, wobei die Zugangstür (78) mittels Scharnieren mit dem Türöffnungsrahmen (56) verbunden ist, um ausschließlich in Richtung des Fahrgastraums (16) zu öffnen, und um im geschlossenen Zustand am Türöffnungsrahmen (56) entlang an mindestens zwei und vorzugsweise mindestens drei Rändern der Zugangstür (78) anzuliegen.
     
    13. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß einer der Ansprüche 7 bis 12, wobei sich der Türöffnungsrahmen (56) im gleichen Abstand bzw. nahezu im gleichen Abstand von den seitlichen Karroserieabschnitten (46) des Rahmens (42) befindet.
     
    14. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß einer der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, zusätzlich mit einer HLKK-Anlage in der Fahrerkabine, die die Fahrerkabine (14) mit dem Außenraum des Schienenfahrzeugs verbindet, ohne Verbindung mit dem Fahrgastraum.
     
    15. Schienenfahrzeug gemäß einer der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, zusätzlich mit mindestens einer Rückwand-Zelle (80), die sich in der Fahrerkabine (14) befindet, die direkt an die Trennwand (18) auf der Rückseite der Fahrerkabine angrenzt, wobei die Rückwand-Zelle (80) über einen Rückwand-Zellen-Rahmen (82) verfügt, der direkt mit der Karroseriestruktur (20) fest verbunden ist.
     


    Revendications

    1. Véhicule ferroviaire (10) comprenant une structure de carrosserie de voiture (20), une cabine de conducteur (14), un compartiment passagers (16), et une cloison arrière de cabine de conducteur (18) séparant la cabine de conducteur (14) du compartiment passagers (18), caractérisé en ce que la cloison arrière de cabine de conducteur (18) comprend des panneaux de cloison (64) constitués d'un matériau composite (66) résistant aux déflagrations, résistant aux missiles et résistant au feu, dans lequel la cloison arrière de cabine de conducteur (18) comprend en outre une ossature (42) qui comprend une section de sol (44), deux sections verticales de côté de carrosserie (46) et une section de toit (48), et est fixée directement à la structure de carrosserie de voiture (20), et les panneaux de cloison (64) sont directement arrimés à l'ossature (42).
     
    2. Véhicule ferroviaire selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le matériau composite (66) des panneaux de cloison (64) comprend un ensemble en sandwich, de préférence un ensemble en sandwich autoclavé, comprenant un matériau d'âme (68) entre une plaque en acier inoxydable (70) sur un côté compartiment passagers et une plaque de côté cabine de conducteur (72) constituée d'acier inoxydable, de plaque de fibre de verre ou de fibre de carbone sur un côté cabine de conducteur.
     
    3. Véhicule ferroviaire selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le matériau d'âme (68) du matériau composite (66) des panneaux de cloison (64) comprend de la vermiculite.
     
    4. Véhicule ferroviaire selon la revendication 2 ou la revendication 3, dans lequel la plaque de côté cabine de conducteur (72) comprend des fibres de verre S2.
     
    5. Véhicule ferroviaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la cloison arrière de cabine de conducteur (18) comprend en outre un ou plusieurs panneaux de garniture (74) couvrant les panneaux de cloison (64) et orientés vers le compartiment passagers (16).
     
    6. Véhicule ferroviaire selon la revendication 5, dans lequel les panneaux de garniture (74) sont constitués d'aluminium.
     
    7. Véhicule ferroviaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'ossature comprend en outre un encadrement de porte (56) arrimé directement à la section de toit (48) de l'ossature (42) au niveau d'une extrémité supérieure et à la section de sol (44) de l'ossature (42) et/ou à la structure de carrosserie de voiture (20) au niveau d'une extrémité inférieure, la cloison arrière de cabine de conducteur (18) comprenant en outre une porte d'accès (78) adaptée dans l'encadrement de porte (56).
     
    8. Véhicule ferroviaire selon la revendication 7, dans lequel la porte d'accès comprend un panneau de porte (80) fabriqué à partir d'un matériau composite (82) résistant aux déflagrations, résistant aux missiles, résistant au feu.
     
    9. Véhicule ferroviaire selon la revendication 8, dans lequel le matériau composite (82) du panneau de porte (80) comprend un ensemble en sandwich, de préférence autoclavé, comprenant un matériau d'âme (84) entre une plaque en acier inoxydable (88) sur un côté compartiment passagers et une plaque de côté cabine de conducteur (86) constituée d'acier inoxydable, de fibre de verre ou de fibres de carbone sur un côté cabine de conducteur.
     
    10. Véhicule ferroviaire selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le matériau d'âme (84) du matériau composite (82) du panneau de porte (80) comprend de la vermiculite.
     
    11. Véhicule ferroviaire selon la revendication 9 ou la revendication 10, dans lequel la plaque de côté cabine de conducteur (86) du matériau composite (82) du panneau de porte (80) comprend des fibres de verre S2.
     
    12. Véhicule ferroviaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 11, dans lequel la porte d'accès (78) est fixée par charnière à l'encadrement de porte (56) de façon à s'ouvrir dans le compartiment passagers (16) uniquement, et, dans une position fermée, repose contre l'encadrement de porte (56) le long d'au moins deux et de préférence d'au moins trois chants de la porte d'accès (78).
     
    13. Véhicule ferroviaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 12, dans lequel l'encadrement de porte (56) est équidistant ou sensiblement équidistant des sections de côté de carrosserie (46) de l'ossature (42).
     
    14. Véhicule ferroviaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre un système CVC de cabine de conducteur reliant la cabine de conducteur (14) à l'extérieur du véhicule ferroviaire (10) sans entrer dans le compartiment passagers (16).
     
    15. Véhicule ferroviaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre au moins un compartiment de paroi arrière (80) situé dans la cabine de conducteur (14) directement adjacent à la cloison arrière de cabine de conducteur (18), le compartiment de paroi arrière (80) ayant une ossature de compartiment de paroi arrière (82) arrimée directement à la structure de carrosserie de voiture (20).
     




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