Overview

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. It also examines in depth freight railway systems transporting conventional loads, heavy loads, and dangerous goods. For each system, the text provides a definition; an overview of its evolution and examples of good practice; the main design, construction, and operational characteristics; and the preconditions for its selection. Additionally, it offers a general overview of safety, interfaces with the environment, forces acting on the track, and techniques that govern the stability and guidance of railway vehicles. This new edition brings two new chapters. One concerns pre-feasibility studies of urban rail projects, and the other analyses the operation of railway systems under specific weather conditions and natural phenomena. New material examines dilemmas, trends and innovations in rail freight transportation; a new definition for high-speed rail; a number of case studies; and an update of cutting-edge technologies. It is ideal for graduate students, engineers, consultants, manufacturers, and transport company executives who need a reference and guide.

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Author:   Christos N. Pyrgidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   1.183kg
ISBN:  

9780367494216

ISBN 10:   0367494213
Pages:   556
Publication Date:   01 November 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The railway as a transport system. 2. Loads on track. 3. Behaviour of rolling stock on track. 4. Tramway. 5. Metro. 6. Monorail. 7. Automatic passenger transport railway systems of low- and medium-transport capacity. 8. Suburban railway. 9. Rack railway. 10. Cable railway systems for steep gradients. 11. Organisation and management of passenger intercity railway transport. 12. High-speed networks and trains. 13. Tilting trains. 14. Metric track gauge intercity railway networks. 15. Organisation and management of freight railway transport. 16. Heavy haul rail transport. 17. Operation of railway systems under specific weather conditions and natural phenomena. 18. Railway safety. 19. Railway and the natural environment. 20. The research in the railway domain - Cutting-edge technologies in railways. 21. Applicability verification – A supporting tool for the conduction of feasibility studies of urban mass railway transportation systems.

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Christos N. Pyrgidis is a professor in railway engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece. He earned a diploma in civil engineering (AUTh, 1981). He specialised for five years at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, France, in transportation infrastructure (CES), transport economics (DEA), and railway engineering (PhD). From 2004 – 2007, he served as the Greek representative to the Administrative Board of the European Railway Agency. Since 2014 he has been a member of the Scientific Committee of SHIFT2RAIL.

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