Rail Passenger Safety: Equipment and Technologies

This digest summarizes the mission performed October 13-28, 2006, under Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Project J-03, "International Transit Studies Program." The mission investigated European rail safety programs. Countries visited included Germany, France and the United Kingdom. This overview is based on individual reports provided by the team members and is organized in the following sections: International Transit Studies Program; Rail Passenger Safety: Equipment and Technologies; General Observations; Standards and Regulations; Rail Operations/Shared Use; and Safety Measures.

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• Publication Date: 2007-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 36p
• Serial:
  • TCRP Research Results Digest
  • Issue Number: 85
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Rail transit; Regulations; Safety; Standards; Study tours; Transit safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Passenger safety; Rail transit operations; Shared use facilities
• Geographic Terms: Europe; France; Germany; United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01055759
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 27 2007 2:11PM