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A naturalistic study of railway controllers

T. Farrington-Darby Centre for Rail Human Factors, Institute of Occupational Ergonomics, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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John R. Wilson Centre for Rail Human Factors, Institute of Occupational Ergonomics, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK; School of Safety Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. J. Norris Centre for Rail Human Factors, Institute of Occupational Ergonomics, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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Theresa Clarke Ergonomics National Specialist Team, Network Rail, 40 Melton Street, London, NW1 2EE, UK
Pages 1370-1394 | Published online: 20 Feb 2007

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