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Author
Reynolds, M. G.
Title
Severn Tunnel: Changes in Risk Assessment Following the Collision in December, 1991.
Coporate
Railtrack Great Western, UK
Book or Conf
University of Dundee and Independent Technical Conferences Ltd. Safety in Road and Rail Tunnels. International Conference, 2nd (Second). Proceedings. April 3-6, 1995, Granada, Spain, Vardy, A. E., Editors, 47-55 p., 1995
Keywords
tunnels | safety | risk assessment | passenger trains | railroad accidents
Identifiers
Severn Tunnel - principal rail link between South Wales and England (6.8 km long) - has a single bore containing two railway tracks, an it was opened in 1886; risk assessment before December 1991; Severn Tunnel collision, December 7, 1991; risk assessment since 1991