Platform Screen Doors are an important safety feature increasingly used in subway and tram stations around the world. These doors stop unwanted access to the tracks and tunnels as well as improving the atmosphere of the station. In order to keep passengers safe and the doors operational, high-quality, reliable components have to keep them running
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Here are some of the key risks related to platform screen doors and how transport systems can avoid them.   Principal Risks of PSD Malfunction Since 2000, there have been six incidents of screen doors clamping passengers in the Hong Kong subway station. These incidents can result in injuries to fingers and other body parts. Platform screen
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Platform screen doors provide a physical barrier between the train and the platform at train and subway stations. They are an important safety feature that has been retrofitted onto many metro systems around the world. The various types of platform screen doors can all help to protect against people falling onto the tracks, as well as
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No transportation system is perfect; however, so trains do still fail on occasion. Four of the most frequent causes of trains failing to move or reach full speed are the failure of power, a defect in the master control circuit, a defect in the motor control circuit, and failure of air brakes to release. Failure of
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