Railway technology, engineering & trades books

Focuses on the railway industry, covering the railway systems and operators in nearly 140 countries and states worldwide....  Read More >>

Human factors and ergonomics have made considerable contributions to the research, design, development, operation...  Read More >>

From the beginning of a shift, donning overalls and making up a packing, and from shunting in the marshalling yard...  Read More >>

Engines of War tells the dramatic story of how the birth of the railways shaped how wars were fought and won, facilitating...  Read More >>

This 1939 work discusses the man and his achievements in their historical and social context, and is well illustrated....  Read More >>

This text presents a holistic, systems approach to vehicle powertrain systems design. It provides students with...  Read More >>

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Includes details of design, construction and maintenance of the basic railway infrastructure comprising track and...  Read More >>

This unique book covers the crucial role that chemistry has played in the growth and development of railways in...  Read More >>

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Hints and tips, plus a listing of some of his designs from Henry Greenly, a well known writer on, and designer of,...  Read More >>

This volume contains the contributions to the 10th International Workshop on Railway Noise, held October 18–22,...  Read More >>

Robin Jones re-tells the story of the Stephensons - father George whose entire family at his birth lived in one...  Read More >>

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Ballast plays a vital role in transmitting and distributing train wheel loads to the underlying sub-ballast and...  Read More >>

Complexity in automation- and safety systems in railway as well as automotive applications are dominated more and...  Read More >>

Over the course of the first half of the nineteenth century, America would find itself following two increasingly...  Read More >>

The Sunday Times Bestseller A glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years – its history, landscape...  Read More >>

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During the last decades completely new technologies for high speed railway vehicles have been developed. However,...  Read More >>

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The popular Rock Island Railroad stretched from Chicago to Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota,...  Read More >>

Contains information on the railway industry, covering the railway systems and operators in nearly 140 countries...  Read More >>

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