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Author:   Simon Blainey (University of Southampton, UK) ,  John Preston (University of Southampton, UK)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.667kg
ISBN:  

9781839095894

ISBN 10:   183909589
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   08 August 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction; Simon Blainey and John Preston Chapter 2. System and Route Planning; Simon Blainey Chapter 3. Railway Station and Interchange Design: A Station Design that Perfectly Fits the Quality Needs of Passengers; Mark Van Hagen Chapter 4. Community Rail: Helping Our Railways to Deliver Social, Environmental and Economic Sustainability; Jools Townsend Chapter 5. The Railway Track System: Performance and Trackbed Design; Louis Le Pen and William Powrie Chapter 6. Railway Earthworks: Design and Performance; Joel Smethurst and William Powrie Chapter 7. Noise and Vibration; David Thompson and Giacomo Squicciarini Chapter 8. Rail Vehicle Dynamics; David Thompson and Giacomo Squicciarini Chapter 9. Passenger Rolling Stock; Mark Robinson and John Roberts Chapter 10. Sustainable Urban Railways; Peter White Chapter 11. High Speed Rail; Andrew Mcnaughton Chapter 12. Capacity, Timetabling and Sustainability; John Armstrong Chapter 13. Signalling and Traffic Management; Jörn Pachl Chapter 14. Towards a Sustainable Digital Railway; Heather Steele and Clive Roberts Chapter 15. Regulation, Organisation and Governance for Sustainable Railways; John Preston Chapter 16. Towards a Financially Sustainable Railway; Jonathan Cowie Chapter 17. Rail Safety; Andrew W Evans Chapter 18. Interior Passive Safety; Mark Robinson and John Roberts Chapter 19. Conclusions; John Preston and Simon Blainey

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Simon Blainey is an Associate Professor in Transportation at the University of Southampton's Transportation Research Group. He has 15 years' experience in railway-related research, focussing particularly on the areas of demand modelling and appraisal. He is Programme Lead for the university's MSc courses in Transport Planning and Engineering, and leads the module on 'Railway Engineering and Operations'. John Preston is the Chair in Rail Transport at the University of Southampton, where he has been variously Head of Group, School and Academic Unit over the last 12 years. He has almost 40 years of experience in transport research and education. His research includes demand and cost modelling, regulatory studies, land-use and environment interactions.

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