Railway Planning, Management, and Engineering
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Railway Planning, Management, and Engineering

  1. 658 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Railway Planning, Management, and Engineering

About this book

In a rapidly changing world, with increasing competition in all sectors of transportation, railways are currently restructuring their planning, management, and technology. As commercial and pricing policies change and new methods of organization are introduced, a more entrepreneurial spirit is required. At the same time, new high-speed tracks are being constructed and old tracks are being renewed, magnetic levitation trains are in operation, hyperloop systems are being planned, high-comfort rolling stock vehicles are being introduced, logistics and combined transport are being developed. Awareness of environmental issues and the search for greater safety attribute a new role to the railways within the transportation system. Meanwhile, methods of analysis have evolved significantly, principally due to computer applications, the internet revolution, satellite technologies, and artificial intelligence, all of which offer new ways of thinking about and addressing old problems.

Railway Planning, Management, and Engineering aims to fulfill the need for a new scientific approach for railways. It is intended to be of use to railway planners, managers, economists, engineers, and students in engineering, transportation, economics, and management. The book is divided into three parts, which deal successively with planning, management, track, rolling stock, safety, and the environment.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9780367350116
eBook ISBN
9781000629040
Edition
5

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. 1. Railways and Transport
  10. 2 High Speeds, Magnetic Levitation, and Hyperloop
  11. 3 Policy and Legislation
  12. 4 Forecast of Rail Demand
  13. 5 Costs and Pricing
  14. 6 Planning and Management of Railways
  15. 7 The Track System
  16. 8 Mechanical Behavior of Track
  17. 9 Subgrade – Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Analysis
  18. 10 The Rail
  19. 11 Sleepers – Fastenings
  20. 12 Ballast
  21. 13 Transverse Effects – Derailment
  22. 14 Track Layout
  23. 15 Switches, Tracks in Stations, Marshaling Yards
  24. 16 Laying and Maintenance of Track
  25. 17 Slab Track
  26. 18 Train Dynamics
  27. 19 Rolling Stock
  28. 20 Diesel and Electric Traction, Hydrogen Trains
  29. 21 Signaling – Automations – Interoperability
  30. 22 Safety – Level Crossings
  31. 23 Environmental Effects of Railways
  32. List of References
  33. Index