Impact of Change of the Interlocking on the Acceleration of Railway Transport: A Case Study from the Podbrezová Railway Station

Table 11

Main advantages, disadvantages, and risks associated with the use of interlocking.

Mechanical interlocking cabin			Electronical signal box
Advantages	Disadvantages	Risks	Advantages	Disadvantages	Risks
Independence from electricity supply	Long interval of crossing	Possible failure of the human factor	Fully automatic operation	Dependence on electricity supply	High probability of falling into a stereotype
More employment	High staff costs	Possible injury to switchman and station inspectors at the necessary entrance to the trackage	Lower economic costs for employees due to the reduction of their number	Relatively frequent failure rate	High probability of human factor failure in electronic signal box failure
More jobs	Independence of signals at the position of switches	Insufficient security of the train and shunting path	Elimination of the need to enter the trackage	High acquisition costs	Higher sensitivity of the interlocking to external conditions