The article describes an analysis of the impact of automating signaling equipment at category A level crossings on the workload of a traffic controller in the LCS (Local Control Center). The method of automating the operation of level crossing signaling equipment at category A crossings was presented by the authors last year. The results of the analysis were developed in accordance with the methodology used at PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. As a result of the analysis, the conditions under which the application of the automation proposed by the authors for category A level crossing equipment may be beneficial from the perspective of the traffic controller’s workload in the LCS are presented.A railway crossing, understood as the intersection of a railway with road or pedestrian traffic at rail level, has been one of the most dangerous places since the beginning of the railway, where many accidents still occur. According to various data, the number of accidents at railway crossings has been fluctuating for several years at approximately (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine