London Underground Ltd´s materials fire performance requirements

Throughout London Underground Ltd. (LUL) there is an overriding priority for the safety of passengers. One of the greatest dangers in any deep bore metro system is the difficulty of evacuating customers and staff in the event of a major fire. It has therefore been LUL´s policy for many years to control the fire performance of materials used underground through its own requirements in addition to those required by legislation alone. This paper gives an overview of LUL´s fire performance requirements