Sustainable railway engineering and operations

Railways are frequently promoted as one of the most sustainable modes of transport. However, their impact will in practice be significantly affected by the ways in which they are designed, constructed, and used. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the issues involved in planning, engineer...

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Other Authors: Blainey, Simon, (Editor), Preston, John, 1960- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
Series: Transport and sustainability ; v. 14.
Subjects:
Railroad engineering.
Railroads.
Sustainable engineering.
Sustainable transportation.
Technology & Engineering > Civil > Transportation.
Railway technology, engineering & trades.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9781839095900
Physical Description: 1 online resource (464 pages).

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245 0 0 |a Sustainable railway engineering and operations /  |c edited by Simon Blainey (University of Southampton, UK) and John Preston (University of Southampton, UK). 
264 1 |a Bingley, U.K. :  |b Emerald Publishing Limited,  |c 2022. 
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300 |a 1 online resource (464 pages). 
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490 1 |a Transport and sustainability ;  |v 14 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
520 |a Railways are frequently promoted as one of the most sustainable modes of transport. However, their impact will in practice be significantly affected by the ways in which they are designed, constructed, and used. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the issues involved in planning, engineering and operating sustainable railway systems. It introduces and examines a wide range of aspects of railway systems and their interrelationships with other human and natural systems. For each of these aspects it considers the key factors that affect the sustainability of the railway. Students, academic researchers and those in rail industry or related fields who are interested in railways or in transport sustainability more generally will find this to be an invaluable guide. It will be particularly helpful to those who are either relatively new to the railway context, or who have a detailed knowledge of one aspect of railways but are seeking to acquire a more holistic understanding of railway systems. 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
650 0 |a Railroad engineering. 
650 0 |a Railroads. 
650 0 |a Sustainable engineering. 
650 0 |a Sustainable transportation. 
650 7 |a Technology & Engineering  |x Civil  |x Transportation.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Railway technology, engineering & trades.  |2 bicssc 
655 7 |a elektronické knihy  |7 fd186907  |2 czenas 
655 9 |a electronic books  |2 eczenas 
700 1 |a Blainey, Simon,  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Preston, John,  |d 1960-  |e editor. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |z 9781839095894 
776 0 8 |i PDF version:  |z 9781839095887 
830 0 |a Transport and sustainability ;  |v v. 14. 
856 4 0 |u https://proxy.k.utb.cz/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-9941202214  |y Full text 

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