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The Hinton train disaster.

A M Smiley
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In February of 1986 a head-on collision occurred between a freight train and a passenger train in western Canada killing 23 people and causing over $30 million of damage. A Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Canadian government concluded that human error was the major reason for the collision. This report discusses the factors contributing to the human error: mainly poor work-rest schedules, the monotonous nature of the train driving task, insufficient information about train movements, and the inadequate backup systems in case of human error.

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Accident PreventionAlbertaCircadian RhythmDisastersEfficiencyHumansRailroadsTask Performance and AnalysisWork Schedule ToleranceJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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A M Smiley. 1990. The Hinton train disaster.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-4575(90)90039-n

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