SAFER TRAVELLING IN ROAD AND RAIL TUNNELS

This article reviews operating systems in road and rail tunnels, emphasising equipment for road tunnels and safety aspects for rail tunnels. During recent years, there has been growing emphasis on safety in the operation of tunnels, and the importance of monitoring and communications during incidents has also been recognised. The International Tunnelling Association now gives high priority to these topics. PIARC has published many reports on road tunnel operating systems, which should be the basis for international standards. Lighting plays a major part in managing the safe passage of road traffic through tunnels and underpasses, especially at tunnel portals. The need for secure tunnel systems is rising, including security of continuous power supply and access to control systems. Traffic control and surveillance systems for road tunnels use a range of technologies including closed circuit television (CCTV) image processing, radar, and vehicle sensors. For a railway tunnel, it is important to have a safety strategy early in the design process, to inform and assist project decisions in designing and specifying equipment and systems. A key aspect of safety management is to keep systems and procedures simple, and address human factor issues. Tunnel systems and facilities in major rail tunnels are described. Incident control, risk assessment, and ventilation are also important.

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  Miller Freeman

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  London,   United Kingdom  SE18 6QH
• Authors:
  • CRAIG, R
  • METCALFE, R
  • Bates, P
• Publication Date: 1999-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 34-6
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communications; Continuous structures; Equipment; Highways; International; Railroad tracks; Safety; Standards; Strategic planning; Street lighting; Surveillance; Traffic control; Transportation operations; Tunnels
• ITRD Terms: 9098: Communication; 9006: Continuous; 3674: Equipment; 2755: Highway; 9034: International; 545: Lighting (street); 1144: Operations (transp network); 141: Priority (gen); 1665: Safety; 187: Specification (standard); 9101: Surveillance; 654: Traffic control; 3374: Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765693
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 1 1999 12:00AM