I like to call your attention to an article in a forum I read - the usenet group comp.risks.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.risks Digest number 24.51
The author is Peter Ladkin who has written extensively about computersthat operate parts of our world.
The topic is controls of the German Railways ET 425 trainset.
John
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