Extending the use of train numbers to maintenance machines

Implemented

Rail R

Accident

28.10.1997

C22/1996R/S54

Recommendation

Also service railcars (and other track machines) travelling on a line should be assigned a train number or other identifier clearly distinguishing them from other trains in service so as to avoid any possible misinterpretations. Their present long identification codes require unnecessarily long talk times in the line radio.