The sleep and performance of train drivers during an extended freight-haul operation

The sleep and performance of train drivers was monitored across a 106-h rail operation between the Australian cities of Adelaide and Perth. The drivers worked alternating 8-h shift rotations across the operation and rested in specially equipped, crew-van carriages during non-work periods. The crew-van rest opportunities were associated with shorter bedtime spans, less total sleep time, and poorer sleep efficiency than sleeps initiated at home. The duration of crew-van sleeps was primarily dependent on the time of day at which the rest opportunities occurred. Overall, drivers incurred a significant cumulative sleep loss across the duration of the operation. Despite the deficit, drivers were able to sustain vigilance performance across the operation. (A) Reprinted with permission from Elsevier.

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• Authors:
  • DARWENT, D
  • LAMOND, N
  • DAWSON, D
• Publication Date: 2008-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 614-622
• Serial:
  • Applied Ergonomics
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0003-6870
  • EISSN: 1872-9126
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00036870

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driving; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Locomotive engineers; Safety; Sleep
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 1855: Driving (veh); 5911: Efficiency; 2222: Fatigue (human); 1665: Safety; 1711: Train driver
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01104651
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 17 2008 1:02PM