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  • George Stephensonby Hunter Davies

    The History Press 2013; US$ 13.11

    Much 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...

  • Vehicle-bridge Interaction Dynamicsby Y B Yang; J D Yau; Y S Wu

    World Scientific Publishing Company 2004; US$ 127.40

    The commercial operation of the bullet train in 1964 in Japan marked the beginning of a new era for high-speed railways. Because of the huge amount of kinetic energy carried at high speeds, a train may interact significantly with the bridge and even resonate with it under certain circumstances. Equally important is the riding comfort of the train cars,... more...

  • Engineer of Revolutionary Russiaby Anthony Heywood

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 144.95

    From Marxist revolutionary to American academic, this book reveals the life of one of revolutionary Russia's most distinguished and controversial engineers - Iurii Vladimirovich Lomonosov (1876-1952). The book employs an exceptionally rich base of high-quality primary sources, that not only provides a much-needed account and assessment of Lomonosov's... more...

  • Dynamics of Bridges, Volume 5by Tom Proulx

    Springer 2011; US$ 209.99

    This the fifth volume of five from the 28th IMAC on Structural Dynamics and Renewable Energy, 2010, brings together 19 chapters on the Dynamics of Bridges. It presents early findings from experimental as well as computational investigations on the Dynamics of Bridges, including studies on Modeling Environmental Effects on the Dynamic Characteristics... more...

  • Australian Railwaymanby Ron J. Fitch

    Rosenberg Publishing 2006; US$ 15.99

    Ron Fitch was born in 1910 into a railway family. He began his career as a 16-year-old engineering cadet and completed it, 46 years later, having worked at various times for two state railways and the Commonwealth, as Commissioner of South Australian Railways. In this book Fitch gives a vivid account not only of his career but of the camaraderie of... more...

  • Transcontinental Train Odysseyby Tim Fischer

    Allen & Unwin 2004; US$ 34.53

    Tim Fischer's very personal guide to the great transcontinental railways of the world. more...

  • Practical Railway Engineeringby Clifford F Bonnett

    World Scientific Publishing Company 2005; US$ 62.40

    This textbook covers the very wide spectrum of all aspects of railway engineering for all engineering disciplines, in a ?broad brush? way giving a good overall knowledge of what is involved in planning, designing, constructing and maintaining a railway. more...

  • Transrapid und Rad-Schiene-Hochgeschwindigkeitsbahnby Peter Jehle; René Naumann; Rainer Schach

    Springer 2006; US$ 99.99

    Der Transrapid bietet im Hochgeschwindigkeitsbereich eine sehr interessante Alternative. Die Autoren zeigen in einem Systemvergleich Vor- und Nachteile des Transrapid im Vergleich mit konventionellen Rad-Schiene-Systemen, im Hochgeschwindigkeitsbereich auf Strecken zwischen 150 und 800 Kilometern und als peer-to-peer-Verbindung im Kurzstreckenbereich. Berücksichtigt... more...

  • Sir Sandford Flemingby Jean Murray Cole

    Dundurn 2009; US$ 14.99

    Best known for his major railway-building accomplishments, Sir Sandford Fleming's origins are revealed in these early diaries that record his thoughts as an 18-year-old leaving his family home in Scotland for Canada. more...

  • Shinkansenby Christopher Hood

    Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95

    The 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...