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Innovations in Level Crossing Safety

Seminar

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There have been a number of fatalities at level crossings in the UK over the last few years. This seminar will explore the recent developments in technology that have been applied to improve the safety at both user worked and automatic crossings.

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Date and Time

15 May 2013 - 12:00-17:15

Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom - icon_popup  (See map)

Organiser

Jointly organised by the Birmingham local network and the Railway TPN.


About this event

There have been a number of unfortunate fatalities at both automatic half barrier crossing and user worked crossing in the UK over the last few years and user worked crossings are seen as some of the most dangerous methods of crossing a railway at a grade level.

This seminar will explore the recent developments in technology that have been applied to level crossing to improve the safety of user worked crossings and automatic half barrier type crossings.

Programme

12:00

Registration and Networking Buffet (sponsored by Bombardier Transportation Ltd)

13:00

Welcome and opening remarks - Peter Sheppard, IET Railway Network

13:05

Keynote Address - Aiden Nelson, Community Safety Partnerships Ltd

13:30

Level Crossing Safety Model - Michael Woods, RSSB

14:10

Lessons to be learnt from recent level crossing accidents/incidents - Carolyn Griffiths, RAIB

14:50

Refreshments break

15:10

RH and DR: A novel approach - Stephen Clark, Lloyds Register Rail

15:50

Ebigate 200 - Steven Williscroft, Bombardier Transportation Ltd

16:30

Solar Crossing Phone - Speaker (tbc), DAC Ltd

17:10

Closing remarks and Vote of Thanks - Mohammad Sarki, IET Birmingham Network

17:15

Seminar ends

Additional information

This event has been jointly organised by the IET Birmingham Network and the IET Railway Network and is sponsored by Bombardier Transportation Ltd.

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