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008			150429s2014 enka ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9781409464648 _qelectronic bk.
020			_a1409464644 _qelectronic bk.
020			_z9781409464631
020			_z1409464636
020			_z9781472407788
020			_z1472407784
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100	1		_aProfillidis, V. A. _q(Vassilios A.)
245	1	0	_aRailway management and engineering / _cby V.A. Profillidis.
250			_aFourth edition.
264		1	_aFarnham, Surrey, England : _bAshgate Publishing Limited, _c[2014]
264		4	_c©2014
300			_a1 online resource (xxxi, 517 pages) : _billustrations (black and white).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"In a rapidly changing world, with increasing competition in all sectors of transportation, railways are in a period of restructuring their management and technology. New methods of organization are introduced, commercial and tariff policies change radically, a more entrepreneurial spirit is required. At the same time, new high-speed tracks are being constructed and old tracks are renewed, 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 give a new role to the railways within the transportation system. Meanwhile, methods of analysis have significantly evolved, principally due to computer applications and new ways of thinking and approaching old problems. Thus, it becomes necessary to come up with a new scientific approach to tackle management and engineering aspects of railways, to understand in-depth the origins and inter-relationships of the various situations and phenomena and to suggest the appropriate methods and solutions to solve the various emerging problems. This book aims to cover the need for a new scientific approach for railways. It is intended to be of use to railway managers, economists and engineers, consulting economists and engineers, students of schools of engineering, transportation, economics, and management. The book is divided into three parts, which deal succes-sively with management, track, and rolling stock, environment and safety. Each chapter of the book contains the necessary theoretical analysis of the phenomena studied, the recommended solutions, applications, charts and design of the specific railway component. In this way, both the requirement for a theoretical analysis is met, and the need of the railway manager and engineer for tables, nomographs, regulations, etc. is satisfied."--Back cover.
505	0		_aRailways and transport -- High speeds and magnetic levitation -- Policy and legislation; Forecast of rail demand -- Costs and pricing; Planning and management of railways -- The track system; Mechanical behavior of track -- Subgrade : geotechnical and hydrogeological analysis -- The rail -- Sleeper : fastenings -- Ballast -- Transverse effects : derailment -- Track layout -- Switches and crossings -- Laying and maintenance of track -- Slab track -- Train dynamics -- Rolling stock -- Diesel and electric traction -- Signaling, safety, interoperability -- Environmental effects of railways.
588	0		_aPrint version record.
650		0	_aRailroad engineering.
650		0	_aRailroads _xManagement.
650		7	_aRailroad engineering. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01088593
650		7	_aRailroads _xManagement. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01089045
650		7	_aEisenbahnbau. _0(DE-588)4014019-2 _2gnd
650		7	_aEisenbahnbetrieb. _0(DE-588)4014024-6 _2gnd
650		7	_aEisenbahntechnik. _0(DE-588)4151498-1 _2gnd
650		7	_aEisenbahnverkehr. _0(DE-588)4151503-1 _2gnd
650		7	_aTRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial _2bisacsh
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aProfillidis, V. A. (Vassilios A.). _tRailway management and engineering. _bFourth edition _z9781409464631 _w(DLC) 2013037783 _w(OCoLC)863043841
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