Evaluation of Signal/Control System Equipment and Technology. Task 5: Economic Studies

摘要

The report presents an economic analysis of candidate state-of-the-art signal/control systems which were selected in preceding tasks of the project. The report focuses on passenger service improvements, capital and operating costs, reliability and maintainability, vandalism and the impact of standards. Consideration of these aspects leads to a cost/benefit analysis in which the technologies are configured in systems ranging in complexity from cab signaling with overspeed control to total monitoring and control from a remote point.