Railway Management and Engineering: Fourth Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (883 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1409464636 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 552 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
V. A consultant on many railway projects, with 25 years of research, teaching and professional experience in railway management and engineering, he has been published extensively in scientific journals and conference proceedings.. A. Profillidis is a Transport Consultant and Associate Professor at Democritus Thrace University, Xanthi, Greece
'Currently, rail engineers are under enormous pressures simultaneously to improve quality of service, increase safety and yet simultaneously cut costs. They need to understand not just engineering, but also management, economics, government policy and legislation. This text can be strongly recommended for the excellent coverage it provides on all these issues, drawing on worldwide experience.'Chris Nash, University of Leeds, UK'If you are interested in learning about the role of the railway in the transport system as well as the technical and financial aspects of its business, in Professor Profillidis' book you will find accurate, well-supported answers to your questions, including a clear explanation of thecontribution that this mode of transport could make to the conservation of the environment.' Andres Lopez Pita, Catalonia Polytechnic University, Spain Review of Third Edition:'Now in its
Railways in Europe have separated activities of infrastructure from those of operation. This book aims to cover the need for a new scientific approach for railways. 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. Meanwhile, methods of analysis have significantly evolved, principally due to computer applications and new ways of thinking and approaching old problems. 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 addresses both situations (separated and unified railways). Whenever a specific technology or method is presented, the limits of its application are clearly emphasized.. 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. Railways present great differences in their technologies. In other parts of the world, however, railways remain unified. Something may be valid for one such technology, but not for another. At the same time, new high-speed tracks are being constructed and old tracks are renewed, high-comfor