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Curious why “who is where” is unrelated to safety? You mean it doesn’t affect the signaling?
by jtwaleson 5y ago
Curious why “who is where” is unrelated to safety? You mean it doesn’t affect the signaling?
- mpol 5y agoSignaling is on a separate system. There is ATB-EG/ATB-NG for max speed and there is ATB-Vv for stopping for red lights. Part of train history in the Netherlands is the train disaster at Harmelen in 1962 where 93 people died. It spurred the installation of these systems. Every time there is even a minor accident with a train, the national governement is asking questions, up to the highest level. For contrast, every time a child dies in traffic, only the local government (gemeente) asks questions. It is considered completely unacceptable for a train accident to involve more than 2 deaths, it seems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmelen_train_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmelen_train_disaster
- mikebos 5y agoThere are several systems all with specific functions. ProRail the infra manager has all the systems related to safety and long term planning. Think air traffic control to keep it simple. NS has all the systems for communication with passengers and personnel and train movement (planning). Think airliner.