ABSTRACT

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. It covers the range of railway passenger systems, from conventional and high speed inter

chapter 1|40 pages

The railway as a transport system

chapter 2|36 pages

Loads on track

chapter 3|26 pages

Behaviour of rolling stock on track

chapter 4|58 pages

Tramway

chapter 5|36 pages

Metro

chapter 6|12 pages

Monorail

chapter 8|10 pages

Suburban railway

chapter 9|14 pages

Rack railway

chapter 10|12 pages

Cable railway systems for steep gradients

chapter 12|30 pages

High-speed trains

chapter 13|14 pages

Tilting trains

chapter 16|14 pages

Heavy haul rail transport

chapter 18|30 pages

Railway safety

chapter 19|36 pages

Railway and the natural environment

chapter 20|19 pages

Cutting-edge technologies in railways