Railway level crossings

Kluge, O. 2003 completes the work on Petri net modeling in the rail traffic analysis with a detailed communication on the relationship of MSC (Message Sequence Charts) and Petri Nets applied to the safety management of railway level crossings. 

Selection of appropriate intersection sites. The first step of the pilot study methodology involves the selection of appropriate intersection sites on which to focus the Phase four pilot study. It is proposed that a range of intersection sites will be used for the study, including a T-intersection, a roundabout, a crossroad intersection, and a railway level crossing intersectioa The intersection sites will be chosen on the basis of the VicRoads BlackSpot intersection ranking scheme and their suitability for observational study. 

Human Factors at Railway Level Crossings Key Issues and Target Road User Groups... 

This chapter discusses selected results of preliminary research that was conducted as part of the Level Crossing Risk Management Project. This three-year project is investigating motorist behaviom at railway level crossings and the role of edncational interventions for different road nser groups. 

Afxentis, D. (1994), Urban Railway Level Crossings Civil Engineering Working Paper. Melbourne Monash University. 

Bayley, J. M., and C. B. Uber. Comprehensive Program to Improve Road Safety at Railway Level Crossings. Proceedings of the 15th ARRB Conference, 1990,217-234. 

Elowever in the event of lamp usage in a warning board it is necessary to apply another correction in the case of estimation of filament failure rate. The reason for this correction is different active time of a warning board with regard to its place of installation. It depends on the volume of railway traffic on particular level crossing. 

The highest train accident related hazardous event is HET-10, passenger train collision with road vehicle on level crossing, at 3.9 equivalent fatalities representing 1.9% of the overall risk on the mainline railway. 

Includes all situations in which a user (i.e. a Neighbour) is present on a level crossing without the intended degree of protection from trains. This may arise from intentional or inadvertent misuse of the crossing by the Neighbour as well as from failures and errors in railway equipment and procedures. 

The modelling of railway suicides is statistically based, and split into suicides at stations, suicides at level crossings and suicides at other locations. The model considers the size of the local population, characteristics of the local population such as gender, age profile, income and employment levels, health deprivation and disability, education, housing and crime. The model also takes into account train frequency and speed and features of the station such as ticket barriers, presence of staff and CCTV. 

A framework for cross-acceptance is under development, i.e., development of an agreed common approach for demonstrating the safety levels of the railway system (in addition toi the common risk criteria already in place). To achieve this, the methods used for the identification and the management of system hazards and risks have to be harmonised. 

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