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Rail vehicles, environment, safety and security

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  • Matsika, Emmanuel
  • Ricci, Stefano
  • Mortimer, Philip
  • Georgiev, Nikolay
  • O'Neill, Conor

Abstract

This paper starts with a discussion on typical vehicles. The concepts and the usual practice for rail wagon design, both freight and passengers are presented. A discussion on rail and the environment comes next followed by Truck-Trains. Accident theories, metaphors and investigation methods are widely discussed; Hazard – Barrier – Target Model, Swiss Cheese Model, Bow-Tie Model, Fault Tree Analysis and Event Tree Analysis are explained. This paper concludes with a technical discussion on safety and security of rail vehicles, standards for safety and measures against terrorist attacks.

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  • Matsika, Emmanuel & Ricci, Stefano & Mortimer, Philip & Georgiev, Nikolay & O'Neill, Conor, 2013. "Rail vehicles, environment, safety and security," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 41(1), pages 43-58.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:41:y:2013:i:1:p:43-58
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.11.011
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    1. Sudarson Nayak & Sushanta Tripathy & Aishwarya Dash, 2018. "Role of non technical skill in human factor engineering: a crucial safety issue in Indian Railway," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 9(5), pages 1120-1136, October.
    2. Xuesong Feng & Hanxiao Zhang & Yong Ding & Zhili Liu & Hongqin Peng & Bin Xu, 2013. "A Review Study on Traction Energy Saving of Rail Transport," Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, Hindawi, vol. 2013, pages 1-9, September.

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