Evaluating train protection systems

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 606-613

  Riddington, G ^a   Beck, M ^a   Cowie, J ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Cost benefit; Probability; Rail transport; Risk; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRACTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RISKS; VEHICLES;

COST-BENEFIT; OPERATIONS RESEARCH (OR); RAIL TRANSPORT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 3042644284     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601724     Document Type: Review

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