Abstract
"Formal methods" denotes mathematical techniques making it possible to perform a formal mathematical proof of the compliance or noncompliance of a system to its specification. We discuss the views of the Swedish National Rail Administration on the use of formal methods to increase safety and reliability of safety-critical signalling systems. As a study, a formal requirements specification for interlockings has been developed, and an existing relay-based interlocking of a common design has been modelled and analysed. The analysis uncovered a safetycritical design error which had not been discovered using the traditional methods of quality assurance. Transactions on the Built Environment vol 34, © 1998 WIT Press, www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3509
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