HIGH SPEED TRAINS AND SAFETY IN THE NETHERLANDS: REPORT OF A NATIONAL WORKING GROUP FOR DISASTER RESPONSE

This paper describes the results of a safety study undertaken to evaluate the safety and potential design of high speed trains in the Netherlands. The working group who conducted the study used the perspective of disaster planning and response. This perspective was found to be useful in the beginning stages of high speed train design, in that it identified bottlenecks along the planned route of the train.

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  Delft University Press

  11 Mijnbouwplein
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • van der Torn, P
  • Dekker, P
  • van der Velden, T
• Conference:
  • Second World Congress on Safety of Transportation: Imbalance between Growth and Safety?
  • Location: Delft, the Netherlands
  • Date: 1998-2-18 to 1998-2-20
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 252-257

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bottlenecks; Design; Disaster preparedness; Emergency response time; High speed rail; Routes; Safety
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00793820
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9040718520
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 2000 12:00AM