Standards

Fuel Tank Integrity on Non Passenger Carrying Locomotives

Abstract

This standard establishes requirements, and provides guidance, for establishing a minimum level of integrity for all diesel fuel containment systems designed to accept, store and feed fuel to primary diesel engines installed on passenger rail equipment. This includes diesel electric and diesel electric dual mode locomotives (i.e., electrical and diesel electric compatible equipment) used in passenger revenue service. Minimum structural integrity, vehicle integration and construction requirements applied to the fuel containment systems are covered. Specific exceptions are stated. This standard does not apply to fuel transfer, feed, DMUs or fuel tender systems.

Document History
Document Number Version Publication Date Publication Related Information
APTA PR-CS-S-007-98

Modeling Files:
AREMA136REscaled2inHead
StraightSides2inHead

Rev. 3 09/16/2024 Published Current
APTA PR-CS-S-007-98 Rev. 2 02/13/2004 Published Superseded

Keywords

containment, design, diesel, electric, fuel, integrity, locomotive, spills, tanks

Summary

This standard applies to the structural design of new passenger motive power fuel containment systems. The requirements laid down herein are not intended to be retroactive in their application to equipment now in service. New manufacture of a tank designed prior to this standard may be used in new passenger equipment as agreed between the builder and the operator. Design attributes or considerations given as examples of recommendation are presented merely to provide the designer with conventional options and are not prescriptive in nature.

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