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METRO RAIL DESIGN CRITERIA SECTION 9 / SYSTEMS

DE304.09 9-33 Revision 4: 05/09/12

Metro Baseline Re-Baseline: 04/29/10

High voltage circuits shall be provided with appropriate identifications in

accordance with transit industry standards and codes.

High voltage circuitry shall be physically separated from communications

circuitry and low voltage control circuitry.

HVAC temperature and overload sensors and annunciators shall be provided.

R. Other Design Features

The following other features shall be included:

1. Anticlimbers and collision posts shall be located at each end of the vehicle.

2. Patron emergency instructions shall be placed in each vehicle.

3. Emergency equipment to aid in evacuating the vehicle shall be located

within the vehicle.

4. Fire extinguishers shall be provided in accordance with Fire/Life Safety

Criteria.

5. Exterior lighting shall include vehicle headlights and taillights.

6. The capability for remote uncoupling from within the vehicle shall be

provided.

7. A safe method of externally uncoupling vehicles shall be provided.

8. Locations of fire extinguishers, patron intercoms, and door releases shall be

clearly marked.

9. Vehicle electrical, electromechanical, hydraulic and mechanical system

designs shall use approved redundancy, fail-safe or fail-operational

principles.

10. Restraining devices shall be provided to secure the truck to the carbody.

11. Provisions shall be made to electrically and pneumatically isolate a vehicle

that has an operational malfunction, such as inoperative brakes or

inoperable traction devices, from the remainder of the vehicles within that

consist.

S. Internal Climate Control

Rail Vehicles shall be provided with an automatic comfort control system to

maintain a comfortable interior temperature under normal external environmental

conditions with or without variable internal heat loads, such as passengers,

motors, lights or solar gain.

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