Railway transportation systems : design, construction and operation /
Pyrgidis, Christos N.,
Railway transportation systems : design, construction and operation / Christos N. Pyrgidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. - xxxvi, 475 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
"This book presents a comprehensive overview of railway passenger and freight transport systems, from design through to construction and operation. It covers the range of railway systems, from conventional and high-speed inter-urban passenger systems, through suburban and regional and urban, specialist and freight. For each, it provides a definition, a brief overview of its evolution, the main design, construction and operational characteristics, the preconditions for the selection and the steps required to check the feasibility of its implementation."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781482262155 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
2015-032938
Railroads--Design and construction.
Railroad engineering.
Transportation engineering.
TF200 / .P97 2016
625.1
Railway transportation systems : design, construction and operation / Christos N. Pyrgidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. - xxxvi, 475 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
"This book presents a comprehensive overview of railway passenger and freight transport systems, from design through to construction and operation. It covers the range of railway systems, from conventional and high-speed inter-urban passenger systems, through suburban and regional and urban, specialist and freight. For each, it provides a definition, a brief overview of its evolution, the main design, construction and operational characteristics, the preconditions for the selection and the steps required to check the feasibility of its implementation."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781482262155 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
2015-032938
Railroads--Design and construction.
Railroad engineering.
Transportation engineering.
TF200 / .P97 2016
625.1