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A systemic approach to safety management on the british railway system

Jaime Santos-Reyes Department of Civil and Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK
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Alan N. Beard∗ Department of Civil and Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK
Pages 1-21 | Published online: 14 Sep 2010

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