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Mechanics and Fatigue in Wheel/Rail Contact
Elsevier Science 1991; US$ 188.25These proceedings demonstrate the increasing interest and importance of contact mechanics and wear to the railway industry. The 27 contributions succeed in sustaining a balance between mechanics and metallurgy, theory and practice, and will be of considerable interest to those engaged in research, as well as practising engineers. more...
George Stephenson
The History Press 2013; US$ 13.11Much is known about the achievements of George Stephenson and of his infamous creation, the Rocket, yet little is known of the man himself. This volume is a profile of the self-taught and often testy Geordie, whose Victorian invention is now the backbone of every nation on the planet. more...
Shinkansen
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95The image of the shinkansen ? or ?bullet train? ? passing Mount Fuji is one of the most renowned images of modern Japan. Yet, despite its international reputation for speed and punctuality, little is understood about what makes it work so well and what its impact is. This is a comprehensive account of the history of the shinkansen, from its planning... more...
Chinese Railways
Springer 2008; US$ 109.99Although being huge by any measure, Chinese Railways are a bottleneck for economic growth in China. The state-owned enterprise returns a small profit but is severely capacity constrained and burdened with inefficiency. A comprehensive reform and efficiency improvement program needs to be developed in order to enable Chinese Railways to support further... more...
Dynamics of High-Speed Railway Bridges
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 125.95Selected and Revised papers from the Advanced Course on Dynamics of High-Speed Railway Bridges, Porto, Portugal, 20-23 September 2005 more...
Track-Bridge Interaction on High-Speed Railways
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 135.95Selected and revised papers from the Workshop on Track-Bridge Interaction on High-Speed Railways, Porto, Portugal, 1516 October, 2007 more...
Handbuch Eisenbahninfrastruktur (German Edition)
Springer 2007; US$ 249.99Das Handbuch für kundige Leser und Studierende. Vernetzte Kapitel erläutern die Grundlagen und Zusammenhänge der Eisenbahninfrastruktur sowie der Interaktion von Infrastruktur und Fahrzeug in Maß und Zahl. Die knappe, fakten- und detailreiche Darstellung mit Bildern, Zeichnungen, Diagrammen und Tabellen ermöglicht den schnellen Zugriff auf gesuchtes... more...
Milwaukee Road Remembered
University of Minnesota Press 2008; US$ 90.00The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific was a railroad with a big personality. For a time it offered the worlds fastest steam-powered passenger trains. Extending from Indiana to Puget Sound, it crossed five mountain ranges in Montana, Idaho, and Washington. It was also the first railroad to prove the feasibility of long distance movement of... more...
Computers in Railways XI
WIT Press 2008; US$ 594.00COMPRAIL 2008 the eleventh in a series of well-established and successful international conferences on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems, was held in Toledo, Spain, in 2008. Since 1987, COMPRAIL has provided a world forum for planners, designers, manufacturers and operators to discuss how they can benefit... more...
Computers in Railways X
WIT Press 2006; US$ 730.00This book updates the use of computer-based techniques, promoting their general awareness throughout the business management, design, manufacture and operation of railways and other advanced passenger, freight and transit systems. Including papers from the Tenth International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other... more...









