A paper which discusses how global economic shifts have reshaped the ways in which governments have addresed their regulatory challenges in the rail transportation sector. The underlying argument of the paper is that the RSR’s regulatory approach should take into account the country’s socio-economic disparities.
A paper which describes the development of guidelines for new development in proximity to railway operations by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Railway Association of Canada. The guidelines aim to assist municipal governments and railways in reviewing and determining general planning policies and provisions for conversion of lands in proximity to rail operations, addressing such issues as noise, vibration, emissions and safety.
A paper which examines the automated train brake effectiveness (ATBE) process for coal trains on Canadian Pacific Railways and how it has affected various aspects of the operation including railcar health and maintenance, train cycle time and component inventory.
A paper which describes a wide range of uses for data collected during an investigation to identify causes of a rail accident. Areas covered include infrastructure, operational and equipment issues and human factors and organizational issues. Case studies are used to illustrate the results of various analyses performed on the data and conclusions are made, along with lessons learned.
A paper shows how the implemention of a differentiated approach to application of regulatory safety requirements has benefitted both regulator and operators in South Africa
A paper which describes the risk management process developed in Germany for the approval of rolling stock following European legislation which requires the implementation of a safety mangement system (SMS) which identifies hazards and risks for all technical, operational and organisational modifications.
A paper which describes how the Transportation Safety Board of Canada developed a watchlist using an analysis of the results of accident investigations. The watchlist was intended to serve as a blueprint for change and is revised every two years.
A paper which describes the reforms made to the Australian rail safety regulation and investigation agency and the estblishment of a national regulator.
A paper which summarises information presented at a meeting of the Transportation Research Board’s Railroad Operational Safety Committee in Nebraska in 2013. The meeting discussed the evolution of a cab design and the formation of an industry cab committee to devise the next generation of North American locomotive cabs.
a paper which discusses the actual role of human factors in reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) analysis. The paper also presents suggestions on how these specifications need to evolve in order to properly assess complex socio-technical systems focusing on identifying human errors and creating appropriate safety barriers in the system.
