Railway technology, engineering and trades

This unique and up-to-date work surveys the use of mechatronics in rail vehicles, notably traction, braking, communications, data sharing, and control.

The construction of high-speed railways includes a wide variety of aspects, ranging from safety to new types of equipment and construction solutions.

Incorporates More Than 25 Years of Research and ExperienceRailway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation presents a comprehensive overview of railway passenger and freight transport systems, from design through to construction and operation.

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Este libro, con un carácter eminentemente didáctico, está escrito con la finalidad de ayudar a entender los sistemas de control y señalización en el ferrocarril.

In late nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain, there was widespread fascination with the technological transformations wrought by modernity.

Railway systems have a long history of train protection and control, as to reduce the risk of train accidents.

Great Britain not only invented the main-line railway but has also led the way in it's preservation - not just locomotves and carriages but also the buildings and structures that bear witness to the confidence of railway developers, architects and engineers.

This glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the world.

An increasing number of agencies, academic institutes, and governmental and industrial bodies are embracing the principles of sustainability in managing their activities.

Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics, Second Edition, provides expanded, fully updated coverage of railway vehicle dynamics.

Compiled by AECOM, the 2025 edition has been updated with the latest pricing information to help you manage your projects over the next 12 months through this challenging period of high inflation and financial uncertainty.

Over GBP6 billion is scheduled for investment in the UK's railway infrastructure over the next few years, with GBP1.

Safety Theory and Technology of High-Speed Train Operation puts forward solutions for train dispatching and signal control.

The former Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire, India remains, by any measure, a major economic and political actor on the world scene.

This book offers a timely introduction to railway brake systems.

An updated, in-depth history of the rise and fall of the L&N Railroad that serviced the southeastern United States.

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This book systematically and comprehensively expounds the calculation theory, design method and engineering application of CWR turnout on bridges on high-speed railway.

As natural geologic materials become scarce, nations around the world are embracing a circular economy perspective to reduce their carbon footprint.

Allows the reader to deepen their understanding of various technologies for both fixed power supply installations of railway systems and for railway rolling stock This book explores the electric railway systems that play a crucial role in the mitigation of congestion and pollution caused by road traffic.

Emissions inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs subject vehicles to periodic inspections of their emission control systems.

Railways are frequently promoted as one of the most sustainable modes of transport.

Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics, Second Edition, provides expanded, fully updated coverage of railway vehicle dynamics.

Power without control is unusable power, and long after the invention of the steam engine, finding ways of applying that power to tasks where consistency was of paramount importance was the 'Holy Grail' which many steam engineers sought to find.

Train Aerodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications is the first reference to provide a comprehensive overview of train aerodynamics with full scale data results.

Emissions inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs subject vehicles to periodic inspections of their emission control systems.

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CENELEC EN 50128 and IEC 62279 standards are applicable to the performance of software in the railway sector.

The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA08) requires implementation of positive train control (PTC) on railroads which carry passengers or have high-volume freight traffic with toxic- or poisonous-by-inhalation hazardous materials.

Este libro, con un carácter eminentemente didáctico, está escrito con la finalidad de ayudar a entender los sistemas de control y señalización en el ferrocarril.

Over GBP6 billion is scheduled for investment in the UK's railway infrastructure over the next few years, with GBP1.

This book provides an introduction to the whole concept of intermodal freight transport, the means of delivering goods using two or more transport modes, recounting both European experience and UK developments and reporting on the extensive political influences on this form of transport.

Many of the engineering problems of particular importance to railways arise at interfaces and the safety-critical role of the wheel/rail interface is widely acknowledged.

A wide-ranging and practical handbook that offers comprehensive treatment of high-pressure common rail technology for students and professionals In this volume, Dr.

An increasing number of agencies, academic institutes, and governmental and industrial bodies are embracing the principles of sustainability in managing their activities.

This book offers a timely introduction to railway brake systems.

Originally published in 1970, this volume is a valuable source of extensive data concerning Scotland's railways and locomotives.

Railway Transportation Systems covers the entire range of railway passenger systems, from conventional and high-speed intercity systems to suburban, regional, operating on steep gradients, and urban ones.

CENELEC EN 50128 and IEC 62279 standards are applicable to the performance of software in the railway sector.

A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of contemporary data science analysis for railway track engineering Featuring a practical introduction to state-of-the-art data analysis for railway track engineering, Big Data and Differential Privacy: Analysis Strategies for Railway Track Engineering addresses common issues with the implementation of big data applications while exploring the limitations, advantages, and disadvantages of more conventional methods.

Public Transportation Quality of Service: Factors, Models, and Applications is the first book to help researchers better understand the contributing factors that can improve public transportation perception among users.

Allows the reader to deepen their understanding of various technologies for both fixed power supply installations of railway systems and for railway rolling stock This book explores the electric railway systems that play a crucial role in the mitigation of congestion and pollution caused by road traffic.

This book contains selected papers resulting from the 2020 International Conference on Road and Traffic Engineering (CRTE 2020) covering Road Engineering and Traffic Engineering, aiming to provide an academic and technical communication platform for scholars and engineers engaged in scientific research and engineering practice in the field of Road Engineering and Materials, Traffic Engineering and Management and Transportation Engineering.

This book contains selected papers resulting from the 2020 International Conference on Road and Traffic Engineering (CRTE 2020) covering Road Engineering and Traffic Engineering, aiming to provide an academic and technical communication platform for scholars and engineers engaged in scientific research and engineering practice in the field of Road Engineering and Materials, Traffic Engineering and Management and Transportation Engineering.

With contributions from experts from around the world, this handbook aims to systemize the existing experience and knowledge that can be used to the development of more efficient and controlled railway systems.

The construction of high-speed railways includes a wide variety of aspects, ranging from safety to new types of equipment and construction solutions.

The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation.

Dynamic Analysis of High-Speed Railway Alignment: Theory and Practice elaborates on the dynamic analysis theory and method on spatial alignment parameters of high-speed railways, revealing the interaction mechanism between vehicle-track dynamic performance and track parameters of high-speed railways.