PRACTICAL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO MAINTAIN TIMEKEEPING IN THE EVENT OF OPERATING INCIDENTS

On most railways supervision of train running is the responsibility (for a given geographical sector) of a controlling body to which all the stations in the sector are connected. In the event of an accident or an incident, this body takes the necessary measures in conjunction with the stations concerned to maintain the running of trains in the event of an interruption on one or more tracks and to restore the situation to normal as quickly as possible. It also gives the stations concerned, and, where applicable, the control bodies of other sectors and services involved, also possibly a central control body, quick information on the immediate foreseable operating consequences of the incident; delays and cancellations of trains, diversions, transhipments, substitute methods of transport put into effect, etc. This document sets out the results of the investigation undertaken among certain UIC railways (SNCF, BR, CFF, DB, DSB, FS, NS, OBB, PKP, RENFE, SJ, SNCB).

• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

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  75015 Paris,   France 
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Passengers; Safety; Signaling; Train operation; Transportation operations
• Identifier Terms: International Union of Railways
• Old TRIS Terms: Operating strategies; Passenger operations
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052567
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOC 30
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1975 12:00AM