Railway emergency calls should be used routinely

The threshold for making railway emergency calls is high across the board. For the railway voice communications system to function in emergencies as intended, the threshold for making railway emergency calls should be lowered through training and development of the working culture

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Finrail Oy, railway industry training institu-tions, railway operators and infrastructure managers stress the importance of making railway emergency calls in their basic and refresher training.

Making railway emergency calls in the event of incidents should be made routine through training and cultural development.

The threshold for making railway emergency calls is high across the board. For the railway voice communications system to function in emergencies as intended, the threshold for making railway emergency calls should be lowered through training and development of the working culture