People and Rail Systems: Human Factors at the Heart of the Railway

Following on from 2005''s Rail Human Factors: Supporting the Integrated Railway, this book brings together an even broader range of academics and practitioners from around the world to share their expertise and experience on rail human factors. The content is both comprehensive and cutting-edge, featuring more than 55 chapters addressing the following topics:- Passengers and public- Driver performance and workload- Driving and cognition- Train cab and interfaces: simulation and design- Routes, signage, signals and drivability- Signalling and control of the railway- Planning for the railway- Engineering work and maintenance- Level crossings- Accidents and safety- Human error and human reliability- SPADs: signals passed at danger- Human factors integration and standards- Impairments to performance- Staff competencies and training.People and Rail Systems: Human Factors at the Heart of the Railway will be invaluable for all those concerned with making railways safer, more reliable, of higher quality and more efficient. It will be essential reading for policy-makers, researchers and industry around the world.About the Author: John Wilson is Professor of Occupational Ergonomics in the School of Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering and Management, at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is also Director of the University''s Institute for Occupational Ergonomics and Director of the Virtual Reality Applications Research Team (VIRART). Beverley Norris is Research Manager in the Institute for Occupational Ergonomics, University of Nottingham, UK. Theresa Clarke is Head of Ergonomics at Network Rail, UK. Ann Mills is Principal Human Factors Specialist at the Rail Safety and Standards Board, UK.Contents: Part 1 Introduction: Introduction to book, John R. Wilson, Ann Mills, Theresa Clarke and Beverley Norris; Real prediction for real performance, Neville Moray. Part 2 Passengers and Public: Wayfinding, accessibility, inclusive design and passenger information systems - ''Euston station and beyond'', Matt Pattison, John R. Wilson and Theresa Clarke; Improving the content and placement of anti-trespassing signs, Nicola Forsdike, Claire Turner, Fiona Bellerby, Sue Nelson and Paul McGuire; Travel information versus commercial signboards: the battle between travel and shopping, Aswina D.P. Zwaagstra. Part 3 Driver Performance and Workload: Assessing the impact of increased numbers of CCTV images on driver only operation of a train, Wood Freer, Grimes and Brook-Carter; Understanding driver route knowledge, R. Luther, H. Livingstone, T. Gipson and E. Grimes; Robot trains: result of focus groups with remote control operators in the United States and Canada, Stephen Reinach. Part 4 Driving and Cognition: Cognitive workload of train drivers, Ilse Gillis; Train drivers and fatal accidents on the rails: psychological aspects and safety, Valdimar Briem, Sonia de Lima and Camilla Siotis; The cognitive tasks of the driver - the approach and passage through diverging junctions, Amanda C. Elliott, Sarah D. Garner and Elaine Grimes; A train driving simulator experiment to investigate driver fault diagnosis, W.H. Gibson, M.W. Halliday, L. Sutton, J. Shelton and M. Bond. Part 5 Train Cab and Interfaces - Simulation and Design: An ergonomics methodology for retrofitting equipment in train cabs, Katie Buchanan, Gary Davis and Richard Roels; The Waterfall train accident - implications and lessons learnt, Andrew S. McIntosh and Graham Edkins; Determining user requirements for a human factors research train driver simulator, Thomas K. Yates, Sarah C. Sharples, Ged Morrisroe and Theresa Clarke; A facility for testing ERTMS/ETCS conformity and human factors, Klaus P. Jaschke, Katrin Hartwig, Michael Meyer zu Hörste and Karsten Lemmer; Cardboard to computers: an evolution of design visualisation, Wright and MacDonald. Part 6 Routes, Signage, Signals and Drivability: Early route drivability assessment in support of railway investment, W. Ian Hamilton, Emma Lowe