THE PRICE OF SAFETY-DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY SAFETY

The author shows how railway safety has developed, usually in response to public opinion, to the high standard of today. He traces the significant improvements in safety that have been achieved during the past 15 years and discusses the extent to which further improvements might be justified. The lecture also raises the possibility that, for certain lines, some relaxation of the current safety requirements, with consequent cost savings, might be made without a significant lowering of safety standards.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Mechanical Engineers

  1 Birdcage Walk
  London SW1H 9JJ,   England 
• Authors:
  • McNaughton, IKA
• Conference:
  • Institution of Mechanical Engineers Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 1-9
• Serial:
  • Volume: 191
  • Issue Number: 1/77

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost estimating; Costs; Crash causes; Crash data; Crashes; Estimates; History; Legislation; Railroads; Safety; State of the art reports; Statistics
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Railway
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 224: Cost; 9096: History; 1556: Legislation; 1665: Safety; 8588: State of the art report; 6555: Statistics; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; History; Law; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I80: Accident Studies; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179520
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 14/77
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1978 12:00AM