TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pyrgidis,Christos N.
TI  - Railway transportation systems: design, construction and operation 
SN  - 9781482262155 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
AV  - TF200 .P97 2016
U1  - 625.1 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Railroads
KW  - Design and construction
KW  - Railroad engineering
KW  - Transportation engineering
N1  - "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
ER  -