NFPA 130 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems 2007 Edition.doc

NFPA 130 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems 2007 Edition 
Copyright © 2006 National Fire Protection Association. All Rights Reserved. 
This edition of NFPA 130, Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems, was prepared by the mittee on Fixed Guideway Transit Systems and acted on by NFPA at its June Association Technical Meeting held June 4–8, 2006, in Orlando, FL. It was issued by the Standards Council on July 28, 2006, with an effective date of August 17, 2006, and supersedes all previous editions.          
This edition of NFPA 130 was approved as an American National Standard on August 17, 2006.  
Origin and Development of NFPA 130 
The Fixed Guideway Transit Systems mittee was formed in 1975 and immediately began work on the development of NFPA 130. One of the primary concerns of mittee in the preparation of this document centered on the potential for entrapment and injury of large numbers of people who routinely utilize these mass transportation facilities. 
During the preparation of the first edition of this document, several significant fires occurred in fixed guideway systems, but fortunately the loss of life was limited. mittee noted that the minimal loss of life was due primarily to chance events more than any preconceived plan or the operation of protective systems. 
mittee developed material on fire protection requirements to be included in NFPA 130, Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit Systems. This material was adopted by NFPA in 1983. The 1983 edition was partially revised in 1986 to conform with the NFPA Manual of Style. Incorporated revisions included a new Chapter 8; a new Appendix F, “Creepage Distance”; minor revisions to the first four chapters and to Appendices A, B, C, and E; and plete revision of Appendix D. 
The scope of the 1988 edition was expanded to include automated guideway transit (AGT) systems. The sample calculations in Appendix C were revised, and Appendix D pletely revised. 
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