Railway safety is concerned with the protection of life and property through regulation, management and technology development of all forms of rail transportation. The analytical results of the world modern tendencies and approaches to solve the problem of a passive safety
of railway vehicles, in particular passenger wagons are presented. Also, the existing legislation of the European countries that regulates a passive safety of express and high-speed passenger trains is considered. The basic concepts of the design of a passive protection of a high-speed passenger train wagon are determined. The paper analyzes the necessary reconstruction of passenger wagons in Bulgaria to ensure their passive safety.

rolling stock, railway maintenance, innovation, vehicle dynamic, passenger wagons (coaches), passive safety