The 5th edition of Railway Management and Engineering maintains its tradition of offering an innovative scientific approach to tackle a multitude of vital aspects of railways, to understand the origins and inter-relationships of the many situations and phenomena, and to suggest the appropriate methods and solutions to solve emerging problems.

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.

Autorentext

V.A. Profillidis is Professor of Transportation Engineering at Democritus Thrace University, Xanthi, Greece. He has acted as a consultant on many railway projects, with 30 years of research, teaching, and professional experience in Railway Planning, Management, and Engineering. He has published 10 books and over 200 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He has served as advisor to the Greek Ministry of Transport, the Greek Railways, and the Greek Ministry of Public Works. He has also been a research associate in the Research Department of the International Union of Railways (UIC) and in the French Railways (SNCF). He holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering, a Diploma in Law, both from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a D.E.A. and a Ph.D. from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées of Paris, France.

Inhalt

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