Abstract
The presentation includes the description of factors influencing speed
of rail traffic in Finland. In our country it is not allowed to have level
crossings if the maximum speed on rail is more than 140 km/h. In Sweden they
can have automated level crossings even on rail with the maximum speed of 200
km/h.
In road traffic the tendency is towards lower speed limits and other measures
to lower the speed of traffic. On rail the situation is contrary. There is
demand for high speed trains all over the world. One reason for that is the
congestion on roads. On rail the automatic train protection (trains can not
speed and stop automatically on red signal) is all day life, in road traffic
automatic speed control is in future. Comparisons between speed management on
road and rail are included into the presentation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 15th ICTC Workshop |
Subtitle of host publication | Speed management strategies and implementation |
Place of Publication | Brno |
Publisher | International Co-operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety ICTCT |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
Event | 15th ICTCT workshop: Speed management strategies and implementation - Brno, Czech Republic Duration: 23 Oct 2002 → 25 Oct 2002 |
Conference
Conference | 15th ICTCT workshop: Speed management strategies and implementation |
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Country/Territory | Czech Republic |
City | Brno |
Period | 23/10/02 → 25/10/02 |
Keywords
- rail traffic
- traffic safety
- speed management