Citation

Wullems C, Hughes P, Nikandros G. Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Pt. F J. Rail Rapid Transit 2013; 227(5): 560-569.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0954409713501814

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper describes a risk model for estimating the likelihood of collisions at low-exposure railway level crossings, demonstrating the effect that differences in safety integrity can have on the likelihood of a collision. The model facilitates the comparison of safety benefits between level crossings with passive controls (stop or give-way signs) and level crossings that have been hypothetically upgraded with conventional or low-cost warning devices. The scenario presented illustrates how treatment of a cross-section of level crossings with low-cost devices can provide a greater safety benefit compared with treatment with conventional warning devices for the same budget.

Language: en