A systems analysis of the Ladbroke Grove rail crash

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 235-244

  Lawton, Rebecca ^a   Ward, Nicholas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash investigation; Error; SPAD; Systems; Train safety

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ERROR ANALYSIS; RAILROADS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CRASH INVESTIGATION; HUMAN ERROR; SPAD; TRAIN SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; DISASTER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RAILWAY; SAFETY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DISASTERS; HUMANS; LONDON; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RAILROADS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 12344271110     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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