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Evaluation of Cost-Effective Systems for Railway Level-Crossing Protection, 2000


Author(s): Transport Division (TD)
Economic Sector(s): (1) Rail transport
ESCAP Reference No.: ST/ESCAP/2088
Division/Office: Transport
Published Date: 2000
Country: {Non-country Specific Publication}
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Railway safety is a crucial aspect of rail operation. The study focuses on the railway level crossing problems in the region and effective protection systems. It examines the problems in India, Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and Viet Nam, and provides examples of safety performance and effective safety measures in selected developed countries. It concludes with the comparative analysis of railway safety performance in developing and developed countries and recommendations for the railway managements in dealing effectively with level crossing problems.




1.

INTRODUCTION

2.

SCALE AND SEVERITY OF RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING ACCIDENT PROBLEM IN SELECTED COUNTRIES OF THE REGION

 

2.1

General

 

2.2.

Level Crossing Safety in India

 

2.3.

Level Crossing Safety in the Islamic Republic of Iran

 

2.4

Level Crossing Safety in the Russian Federation

 

2.5

Level Crossing Safety in Viet Nam

 

2.6

Level Crossing Safety in Bangladesh, Philippines and Thailand

3.

RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING SAFETY EXPERIENCE AND ENHANCEMENT IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

 

3.1.

General

 

3.2.

Some definitions

 

3.3.

Experience of the United Kingdom in safety management

 

3.4.

Level crossing experience of the United States of America

 

3.5.

Level crossing experience of Canada

 

3.6.

Level crossing experience of continental Europe

 

3.7.

Level crossing experience of Japan

4.

RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUES FOR RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING SAFETY ASSESSMENT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

 

4.1.

General

 

4.2.

Requirements of a Safety Management Information System

 

4.3.

Relevance and application of Quantified Risk Analsyis to level crossing safety management

 

4.4.

Cost-Benefit Evaluation of level crossing safety management measures

 

4.5.

Technical assessment of level crossing protection devices

5.

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

5.1.

General

 

5.2.

Conclusions

 

5.3.

Recommendations




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