Urban railways and the civil engineer proceedings of a conference organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held in London 30 September - 2 October 1987.

• Corporate Author: Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Thomas Telford, 1987.
• Subjects: Railroads > Design and construction > Congresses.; Street-railroads > Congresses.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780727749970
• DOI: 10.1680/uratce.13377
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (257 p.)

Throughout the world, the urban railway has become prominent as a transport facility for large mobile populations in big cities. This volume covers planning, design, construction and maintenance of all categories of urban railways - metros, light rail and heavy rail.