Railway technology, engineering and trades Books
Scholastic Right On Track newspaper edition
Book SynopsisDiscover all the frightful facts behind the story of the railways across the world in this brand new Horrible Histories book. From the puffing pioneers of the British railways who worked down in the mines to the money grabbing railroad surveyors in the United States, this is a seriously horrible historical read with all the gore and more.
£6.99
Profile To the Sea by Train
Book Synopsis'Andrew Martin is a railway wizard' Telegraph 'Leaves you with renewed confidence that trains can still be the most civilised way to travel' Financial Times Throughout the twentieth century, the seaside service posters of Britain's railways promisedfresh air and frivolity to millions of urban dwellers with the phrase: 'To the sea by train'. A staple of modern British life, the seaside getaway was intertwined with the train, in whose compartments holidaymakers were shunted from smog-choked cities to sandy coves.With his signature wit and anecdotal style, Andrew Martin captures an era defined by its railways: fromthe development of Brighton and Scarborough into pleasure resorts, and the introduction of bankholidays and two-day weekends, to the advent of cheap flights and the British coast's subsequentdecline. Humorous and evocative, To the Sea by Train takes a charming tour through Britain's mostbeloved pastime.
£17.09
Special Interest Model Books Building Simple Model Steam Engines
Book SynopsisThere is a fascination about the simple oscillating steam engine which attracts even the builders of true-scale, exact-to-prototype quadruple expansion marine engines! It may be their sheer simplicity of mechanism, it may be memories of childhood days when Father Christmas put one in the stocking, or it may just be the fun of seeing the machine work. This book describes the making of four such models: Polly - a vertical steam plant. Elizabeth - a horizontal steam power plant. Hercules - a working model steam crane. Jenny Wren - a miniature vertical steam engine. The author built all four himself, and the first three were all featured in articles which appeared in Model Engineer magazine and elsewhere. Designs and methods of construction are clearly detailed with instructions that even a beginner will be able to follow.Table of ContentsPolly - a vertical steam plant. Elizabeth - a horizontal steam power plant. Hercules - a working model steam crane. Jenny Wren - a miniature vertical steam engine.
£10.35
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The History of The Channel Tunnel: The Political,
Book SynopsisThe Channel Tunnel, has been one of histories most protracted and at times acrimonious, construction projects. From the paranoia of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when there was a fear that foreign hordes would rush through the tunnel and invade Britain, to the lethargic attempts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, its a miracle, that this great feat of Engineering, was ever constructed at all. Nicholas Faith, has delved into the archives and researched the fascinating truth about this project, that took so long to authorise and construct. The author has found material in the archives, both in Britain and abroad, that has not been previously published or seen, outside a closed group of people.
£18.75
McFarland & Co Inc The American Steam Locomotive in the Twentieth
Book Synopsis Between 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time--enormous engines that powered a colossal industry. They were deceptively simple machines, yet, the more their technology was studied, the more obscure it became. Despite immense and sustained engineering efforts, steam locomotives remained grossly inefficient in their use of increasingly costly fuel and labor. In the end, they baffled their masters and, as soon as diesel-electric technology provided an alternative, steam locomotives disappeared from American railroads. Drawing on the work of eminent engineers and railroad managers of the day, this lavishly illustrated history chronicles the challenges, triumphs and failures of American steam locomotive development and operation.
£47.17
Transworld Publishers Ltd The Trainspotter's Notebook: The unmissable book
Book SynopsisThe adventure filled memoir from the world's most beloved trainspotter, TikTok sensation Francis Bourgeois.'Francis is one of the kindest, most genuine people I've met in a long time. His passion and unadulterated happiness is inspiring. I can't wait for more magical adventures with him.' - Joe Jonas'A National Treasure Of The TikTok Age.' - Grazia'Thrashing builds and builds. I look down and pull up my sleeve: I've got goosebumps, making all the hairs on my arm stand on end. I'm absolutely buzzing.' From sleeping in a car to get a good shot of 73962 Dick Mabbutt to trainspotting with Niall Horan, Francis Bourgeois has been on one hell of a ride over the past year. Bringing joy to millions, his epic journeys have highlighted the importance of connecting with your passions.In The Trainspotter's Notebook, Francis shares his greatest trainspotting adventures and takes you with him across the fields and footbridges of Britain, passing through historic terminals and backwater stations in pursuit of tones, thrash and locomotive perfection. Told in his inimitable style, these hilarious and heart-warming tales take you behind the scenes of his most popular videos, and celebrate the places and people of the railway.Are you ready to depart?'Oh for goodness sake, I'm on the wrong platform!'Trade ReviewA National Treasure Of The TikTok Age. * Grazia *Our favourite TikTok trainspotter. * The Face *Francis Bourgeois' unique style and infectious enthusiasm is proving to be a 'hellfire' hit. His delight is infectious. * The Observer *The world's most famous trainspotter. * The Times *'Francis is one of the kindest, most genuine people I've met in a long time. His passion and unadulterated happiness is inspiring. I can't wait for more magical adventures with him.' * Joe Jonas *
£10.44
Robert Schwandl U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Paris: Urban Rail in the
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£16.15
Columbia University Press Lines of the Nation
Book SynopsisProvides the history of the Indian railways. from the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies, and the construction of employee housing, this book explores the public spaces and social relationships created by the railway bureaucracy. It traces their influence on the formation of Indian nationalism.Trade ReviewA most worthwhile read. -- Ian J. Kerr American Historical Review This fine piece of scholarship deserves to be read by all those who wish to contribute to the field of historical anthropology. -- Manish K. Thakur Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Lines of the Nation is a substantial contribution to the study of the railway in South Asian history and society. H-TravelTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part 1 1. The Indian Railways and the Management of the Material and Moral Progress of Nations, 1849-1860 2. An Indian Traveling Public, 1850-1900 3. Governing the Railway Family, 1860-1900 4. Industrial Unrest and the Cultivation of Railway Communities, 1897-1931 5. An Economy of Suffering: The Ethics of Popular Nationalism in Petitions from Railway Workers, 1930-1947 6. Public Genealogies: Anglo-Indian Family Histories and the Railway Archive, 1927-1950 Part 2 7. Uncertain Origins and the Strategies of Love: Portraits of Anglo-Indian Railway Families 8. Traces of the Archive: Documents, Bodies, and Nations in Anglo-Indian Family Histories 9. Railway Morality: Status and Authority in the Postcolonial Railway Bureaucracy 10. Ruins and Ghosts: The Uncanny and the Topography of the Colonial Past in the Railway Colony Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£54.40
Taylor & Francis Ltd Dynamics of HighSpeed Railway Bridges
Book SynopsisThe dynamic behaviour of bridges strongly affects the infrastructure system of high-speed railways, and is a crucial factor in safety issues and passenger comfort. Dynamics of High-Speed Railway Bridges covers the latest research in this field, including: Recently developed dynamic analysis techniques; Train excitations; Design issues for high-speed railway bridges Fatigue conduct of viaducts and large span bridges; Bridge dynamic behaviour; Case studies.Dynamics of High-Speed Railway Bridges will be invaluable to professionals, scientists, public institutions and students involved in the design, construction and maintenance of high-speed railway bridges.Table of ContentsTable of contents Preface 1 Dynamic behaviour of rail bridges: The train excitation 2 Design issues related to dynamic effects for high speed railway bridges in Spain 3 Dynamics of bridges under moving loads (past, present and future) 4 Experimental verifications of vibration – and fatigue conduct of viaducts and large span bridges, crossed by high-speed trains 5 Last developments of dynamic analysis of bridges under moving train loads 6 Assessment of the dynamic response of high-speed railway bridges in interoperable lines 7 Dynamic behaviour of ballast on railway bridges 8 Dynamic analysis of structures under high speed train loads: case studies in Spain 9 Dynamic calculations of high-speed railway bridges in France – some case studies 10 Recent advances in the understanding of bridge dynamic behaviour on The West Coast Main Line Route Modernisation Project
£133.73
John Wiley & Sons Inc Vehicle Powertrain Systems
Book SynopsisThis text presents a holistic, systems approach to vehicle powertrain systems design. It provides students with the basic knowledge and understanding required to undertake an optimal design process, while at the same time identifying the real-world constraints involved in this process such as emissions, noise, and fuel economy.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Vehicle powertrain concepts 1.1 Powertrain systems 3 1.2 Powertrain components 11 1.3 Vehicle performance 13 1.4 Driver behaviour 18 1.5 Role of modelling 20 1.6 Aim of book 23 1.7 Further reading 24 1.8 References 24 Chapter 2 Power generation characteristics of Internal Combustion Engines 2.1 Introduction 4 2.2 Engine power generation principles 5 2.3 Engine modelling 46 2.4 Multi cylinder engines 91 2.5 Engine torque maps 107 2.6 Magic Torque (MT) formula for engine torque 117 2.7 Engine Management System 117 2.8 Net output power 117 2.9 Concluding remarks 117 2.10 Further reading 117 2.11 References 117 2.12 Review questions 117 2.13 Problems 117 Chapter 3 Vehicle Longitudinal Dynamics 3.1. Introduction 4 3.2. Torque generators 5 3.3. Tractive force 9 3.4. Resistive forces 26 3.5. Vehicle Constant Power Performance (CPP) 43 3.6. Constant Torque performance (CTP) 71 3.7. Fixed Throttle Performance (FTP) 82 3.8. Throttle Pedal Cycle performance (PCP) 103 3.9. Effect of rotating masses 108 3.10. Tyre slip 118 3.12. Vehicle coast down 129 3.13. Driveline losses 140 3.14. Concluding remarks 149 3.15. Further reading 149 3.16. References 150 3.17. Review questions 151 3.18. Problems 152 Chapter 4 Transmissions 4.1. Introduction 4 4.2. Need for gearbox 4 4.3. Design of gearbox ratios 7 4.4. Gearbox kinematics and tooth numbers 41 4.5. Manual transmissions 54 4.6. Automatic transmissions 127 4.7. CVTs 140 4.8. Concluding remarks 151 4.9. Further reading 152 4.10. References 153 4.11. Review questions 154 4.12. Problems 156 Chapter 5 Fuel Consumption 5.1 Introduction 4 5.2 Engine energy consumption 5 5.3 Driving cycles 11 5.4 Vehicle fuel consumption 19 5.5 Shifting effects 33 5.6 Software 46 5.7 Automated gearshifts 51 5.8 Other solutions for fuel efficiency 57 5.9 Concluding remarks 65 5.10 Further reading 66 5.11 References 68 5.12 Review questions 69 5.13 Problems 71 Chapter 6 Driveline dynamics 6.1 Introduction 3 6.2 Modelling driveline dynamics 4 6.3 Bond graph models of driveline components 11 6.4 Driveline models 21 6.5 Analysis 28 6.6 Concluding remarks 51 6.7 Further reading 52 6.8 References 52 6.9 Review questions 53 6.10 Problems 54 Chapter 7 Hybrid electric vehicles 7.1. Introduction 4 7.2. Types of hybrid electric vehicles 5 7.3. Power split devices 20 7.4. HEV component characteristics 49 7.5. HEV performance analysis 70 7.6. HEV component sizing 82 7.7. Power management 122 7.8. Concluding remarks 135 7.9. Further reading 136 7.10. References 137 7.11. Review questions 138 7.12. Problems 139
£71.96
David & Charles The London North Western Railway
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: The Prelude Chapter 2: The ‘Precursors’ Chapter 3: Train Service Metamorphosis Chapter 4:The ‘Experiment’ Class Chapter 5: Interchange Trials Chapter 6: The ‘George the Fifth’ Class Chapter 7: Outstanding Performance Chapter 8: The ‘Prince of Wales’ Class Chapter 9: Trails and Tribulations Chapter 10: Post-Grouping Performance Chapter 11: A Final Appraisal Chapter 12: Case Histories Chronology Acknowledgements Index
£17.99
David & Charles GWR Engines Names Numbers Types and Classes A Reprint of the Engine Books of 1911 1928 and 1946 with Some Pages from That of 1938
Table of ContentsPublisher’s Note Chapter 1: Great Western Railway: Names of Engines (1911) Chapter 2: Great Western Railway Engines: Names, Numbers, Types and Classes (1928) Chapter 3: Great Western Railway (1938) Chapter 4: Great Western Railway: Names, Numbers, Types, Classes, Etc of Great Western Railway Locomotives (1946)
£17.09
Emerald Publishing Limited Architecture Digital Engineering Environment and
Book SynopsisThis volume includes high-quality papers on best practice in planning, design, construction and management for large-scale railway infrastructure projects. It is divided into two sections: ground engineering (geotechnics, groundworks and earthworks) and structural engineering (bridges, viaducts, tunnels and underground structures).
£71.25
The History Press Ltd Disaster on the Dee Robert Stephensons Nemesis of
Book SynopsisPresents a look at one of the first major railway disasters in Britain, the fall of the Dee bridge in May 1847, which occurred just outside Chester with the loss of five lives. This book provides detailed technical insight and is illustrated with contemporary material. It is useful for engineering students, historians and railway enthusiasts.
£16.19
McFarland & Company Great Railroad Tunnels of North America
Book SynopsisDescribing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the US, and Mexico, this covers the period from the creation of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in the 1850s to Copper Canyon’s Continental and El Descanso tunnels in the early 1960s. In addition to providing details on the tunnels, it considers the reasons they were created, their engineers, and their use.
£20.89
Stenlake Publishing PULLMAN TRAINS OF GREAT BRITAIN BY KIDNER
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£8.95
Stenlake Publishing Sir William Stanier A New Biography by
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£11.35
Stenlake Publishing Sir Vincent Raven and the North Eastern Railway
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£11.35
Michigan State University Press Michigan Railroad Lines Volumes 1 2
Book SynopsisThis work covers each of Michigan's steam and electric railroads, detailing every main and branch line of every railroad corporation that operated in the state by giving the stations and mileage of each. This detail also includes a list of the owners of each line.
£108.00
Cornell University Press We Took the Train
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A delightful anthology."—Los Angeles Times Book Review "Will prove stimulating to anyone interested in the story of rail travel."—Railroad HistoryTable of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction The Iron Horse Arrives 1 Narrative of an Excursion on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad: Author Unknown 2 Letter about the Hudson River and Its Vicinity: Freeman Hunt 3 A Ride from Boston to Providence in 1835: Samuel Breck 4 In America: Charles Dickens America's Railroads Mature 5 Sketches of Prison Life: A. O. Abbott 6 A Pleasure Trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate: Florence Leslie 7 A Winter Railroad Ride: Linda Thayer Guilford 8 By the Way of Council Bluffs: Robert Louis Stevenson 9 Nine Thousand Miles on a Pullman Train: M. M. Shaw Traveling without Tickets 10 "Brownie": Charles P. Brown 11 Riding Freights to Jamestown in 1936: Erling Kildahl The Electric Way 12 Riding the Interurban: J. S. Moulton 13 Riding the C. &L. E.: the Editor of The Deshler Flag The Glory Years 14 Traveling by Rail: Ellen Douglas Williamson 15 A Ride in the Cab of the Twentieth Century Limited: Christopher Morley 16 I Travel by Train: Rollo Walter Brown Twilight of Rail Travel 17 Slow Train to Yesterday: Archie Robertson 18 Troop Train: David P. Morgan 19 A Dirge for the Doodlebug: William D. Middleton 20 Mr. Frimbo on the Metroliner: Tony Hiss 21 Rolling Home for Christmas: Riding Amtrak in the 1980s: Eric Zorn Index
£19.94
Taylor & Francis Ltd Scottish Locomotive History
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1970, this volume is a valuable source of extensive data concerning Scotlandâs railways and locomotives. Material that has appeared in books, technical journals, society and institutional proceedings is here gathered together, enabling the reader to easily trace details of design and construction on the five main railways of Scotland from 1831 until 1923 when all the railways in Britain came together under English control. As well as being of interest to engineers, this volume will also appeal to railway and social historians. Table of Contents1. Historical Prologue 2. Initial Stages 3. The Trend-setters 4. The Third Trend-setter 5. A New Star in the Firmament 6. The Trends Develop 7. James Manson Leaves His Mark 8. The Drummond Trend Widens 9. John Farquharson McIntosh 10. The Introduction to Superheating.
£99.75
CRC Press Spons Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price
Book SynopsisCompiled by AECOM, the 2025 edition has been updated with the latest pricing information to help you manage your projects over the next 12 months through this challenging period of high inflation and financial uncertainty.It provides a full breakdown of labour, plant and material elements for civil and highway works. Cost guidance is given at a number of levels, varying from the more general functional costs to detailed resource costing; and in conformity with CESMM4 and the Highways Method of Measurement, and updated to the CIJC wage agreement.All prices have been updated via comprehensive supplier engagement combined with AECOMâs market intelligence and a short-term inflationary forecast to ensure you have the most accurate cost data available. Activity descriptions and build ups have been updated to reflect changes to standard specifications, Building Regulation changes, emerging practices, and changing outputs.All the standard features you have come to expec
£185.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Governor Controlling the Power of Steam
Book SynopsisTHE FIRST BOOK TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE CENTRIFUGAL GOVERNOR -AN EARLY ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 200 PHOTOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS, PLANS AND DIAGRAMSFROM CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS' FIRST ESSAYS ON CENTRIFUGAL FORCE IN 1673, THE BOOK SPANS MORE THAN 250 YEARS OF THE SPINNING BALLS'
£25.50
Amberley Publishing George and Robert Stephenson
Book SynopsisA brilliant, perceptive biography of the father and son who initiated the age of the railway.
£11.69
David & Charles Tribute to the Deltics
£7.99
David & Charles London Midland and Scottish Railway Wagon
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Wagon Design and Construction Chapter 2: Livery and Numbering p15; Chapter 3: Goods Brake Vans Chapter 4: Open Goods Wagons Chapter 5: Covered Goods Vans Chapter 6: Mineral Wagons Chapter 7: Open Wagons for Specialised Traffic Chapter 8: Vans for Specialised Traffic Chapter 9: Livestock Vehicles Chapter 10: Tank Wagons Chapter 11: Hopper Wagons Chapter 12: Four Wheeled Special Wagons Chapter 13: Bogie Special Wagons Chapter 14: Container Trucks and Containers Appendix 1 – Freight Stock Colour Shade Appendix 2 – LMS Building Programme 1924-47 Appendix 3 – BR Built Vehicles to LMS Designs Index
£12.34
David & Charles A Century of Locomotive Building
Table of ContentsIntroduction by W. A. Tuplin Introduction by J. G. Warren George Stephenson (1781-1848) The Two Stephensons (1803-1859) Chapter 1: The First Railroads Chapter 2: The Fist Rail Locomotives (1804-1814) Chapter 3: George Stephenson’s First Locomotives (1814-1825) Chapter 4: The Stockton and Darlington Railway Chapter 5: The Edward Pease (1767-1858) Chapter 6: The Foundation and Development of Robert Stephenson & Co (1823-1859) Chapter 7: The First Locomotives of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (1825-1829) Chapter 8: The First Locomotives in France (1828-1829) Chapter 9: The ‘Lancashire Witch’ (1828) Chapter 10: The First Locomotives for America and some Remarkable Designs (1828-1829) Chapter 11: The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Chapter 12: The ‘Rocket’ Chapter 13: The Rainhill Trails Chapter 14: The Firebox of the ‘Rocket’ Chapter 15: The Blast Pipe Chapter 16: The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Chapter 17: The ‘Rocket’ Type Chapter 18: The ‘Northumbrian’ Chapter 19: The Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Chapter 20: The ‘Planet’ Chapter 21:The ‘Planet’ Type and come more Experiments Chapter 22: Hackworth and Stephenson Locomotives on the Stockton and Darlington Railway (1830-1840) Chapter 23: The Stephenson Locomotive in America (1831-1836) Chapter 24: The Six-Wheeled Locomotives Robert Stephenson’s Planet (1833-1841) Chapter 25: Brunel and The Broad Gauge Chapter 26: The ‘Long Boiler’ Locomotive Robert Stephenson’s Patent (1841-1845) Chapter 27: Evolution of the ‘Stephenson’ Link Motion (1835-1842) Chapter 28: The Gauge Experiments and the Stephenson Locomotive (1845-1860) Chapter 29: The Latter Developments of the Robert Stephenson & Co (1859-1923) Chapter 30: The Modern Steam Locomotive (1903-1923) Appendix Index
£23.39
David & Charles London and North Western Railway Precursor Family
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: The Prelude Chapter 2: The ‘Precursors’ Chapter 3: Train Service Metamorphosis Chapter 4:The ‘Experiment’ Class Chapter 5: Interchange Trials Chapter 6: The ‘George the Fifth’ Class Chapter 7: Outstanding Performance Chapter 8: The ‘Prince of Wales’ Class Chapter 9: Trails and Tribulations Chapter 10: Post-Grouping Performance Chapter 11: A Final Appraisal Chapter 12: Case Histories Chronology Acknowledgements Index
£13.29
IGI Global Innovative Applications of Big Data in the
Book SynopsisUse of big data has proven to be beneficial within many different industries, especially in the field of engineering; however, infiltration of this type of technology into more traditional heavy industries, such as the railways, has been limited.Innovative Applications of Big Data in the Railway Industry is a pivotal reference source for the latest research findings on the utilization of data sets in the railway industry. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as driver support systems, railway safety management, and obstacle detection, this publication is an ideal resource for transportation planners, engineers, policymakers, and graduate-level engineering students seeking current research on a specific application of big data and its effects on transportation.
£209.70
Pen & Sword Books Ltd George and Robert Stephenson: Pioneer Inventors
Book SynopsisThis is a new biography of two great British engineering pioneers, who did much to develop the world we now live in. George and Robert Stephenson, were at the forefront of early railways and were at the cutting edge of modern engineering history. Industrial historian Anthony Burton looks into these two giants of the late Georgian and early Victorian age, who were responsible for the development of much of the early railway map in both Britain and other parts of the world. The work examines the lives of the two men and their ability to overcome some of the most pressing engineering problems of their time. This is a new work, with newly researched material published here for the first time, which take a fresh look at both pioneering engineers and their achievements.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Victoria's Railway King: Sir Edward Watkin, One
Book SynopsisThe accomplishments, and initiatives, both social and economic, of Edward Watkin are almost too many to relate. Though generally known for his large-scale railway projects, becoming chairman of nine different British railway companies as well as developing railways in Canada, the USA, Greece, India and the Belgian Congo, he was also responsible for a stream of remarkable projects in the nineteenth century which helped shape people's lives inside and outside Britain. As well as holding senior positions with the London and North Western Railway, the Worcester and Hereford Railway and the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, Watkin became president of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. He was also director of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railways, as well as the Athens-Piraeus Railway. Watkin was also the driving force in the creation of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's 'London Extension' - the Great Central Main Line down to Marylebone in London. This, though, was only one part of his great ambition to have a high-speed rail link from Manchester to Paris and ultimately to India. This, of course, involved the construction of a Channel tunnel. Work on this began on both sides of the Channel in 1880 but had to be abandoned due to the fear of invasion from the Continent. He also purchased an area of Wembley Park, serviced by an extension of his Metropolitan Railway. He developed the park into a pleasure and events destination for urban Londoners, which later became the site of Wembley Stadium. It was also the site of another of Watkin's enterprises, the 'Great Tower in London' which was designed to be higher than the Eiffel Tower but was never completed. Little, though, is known about Watkin's personal life, which is explored here through the surviving diaries he kept. The author, who is the chair of The Watkin Society, which aims to promote Watkin's life and achievements, has delved into the mind of one of the nineteenth century's outstanding individuals.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Rail Transportation: Positive Train Control,
Book SynopsisThe Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA08) requires implementation of positive train control (PTC) on railroads which carry passengers or have high-volume freight traffic with toxic- or poisonous-by-inhalation hazardous materials. Chapters 1 and 2 discuss passenger railroads'' PTC progress and FRA''s steps to assist them, and how passenger railroads and FRA plan to approach the 2018 and 2020 deadlines. Chapter 3 reports on the FRA''s passenger equipment safety standards using a performance-based approach to adopt new and modified requirements governing the construction of conventional and high-speed passenger rail equipment. Chapter 4 examines key characteristics of FRA''s and FTA''s rail safety oversight programs and strengths and limitations of FRA''s and FTA''s rail safety oversight programs. Crashes at highway-rail grade crossings are one of the leading causes of railroad-related deaths. Chapter 5 examines the focus of FRA''s grade-crossing-safety research, how states select and implement grade-crossing projects and what data are available from FRA to inform their decisions, and the challenges states reported in implementing and assessing projects and the extent to which FHWA assesses the program''s effectiveness. When a train is not moving but its engines are running, it can present risks and disruptions for the surrounding community as reported in chapter 6. Railroad bridges carry heavy and potentially dangerous loads over busy roadways and important waterways. Many of these bridges are a century old or more. However, unlike road bridges, which are the responsibility of public entities, railroad bridges are the responsibility of the private railroad companies that own or operate them. Congress has acted in recent years to improve oversight of railroad bridge safety, but incidents have prompted concerns about whether enough is being done to protect the public as discussed in chapter 7. Train derailments or collisions are often well-publicized events and receive significant attention from policymakers seeking to reduce their reoccurrence. Less attention has been devoted to trespassing, although it is a much greater cause of rail-related fatalities than derailments and collisions combined. As reported in chapter 8, over three-fifths of deaths in rail incidents have been pedestrian trespassers, and vehicle-train accidents at railroad grade crossings account for nearly one-third Congress created the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program to offer long-term, low-cost loans to railroad operators, with particular attention to small freight railroads, to help them finance improvements to infrastructure and investments in equipment. This program is the focus of chapter 9. Chapter 10 examines how WMATA spent its capital funds from fiscal years 2011 through 2017, how WMATA''s new capital planning process addresses weaknesses it identified in the prior process, and WMATA''s progress toward its track preventive maintenance program''s goals and how the program aligns with leading program management practices.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Railroads in the United States: Considerations &
Book SynopsisPressure is building for greater passenger use of freight rail-road rights of way. Freight rail-road rights of way are owned by private, for-profit corporations, and the routes potentially most useful for passenger service are typically the busiest with freight traffic. In many cases, states or commuter rail authorities have reached agreement with freight rail-roads to share either their track or right of way. However, unlike Amtrak, which has eminent domain power over freight facilities and can appeal to a federal agency to determine the terms of its access to freight track, other would-be passenger rail operators do not have any statutory leverage when negotiating with freight rail-roads. This likely increases the price public authorities pay for access and leaves them with no apparent recourse when freight rail-roads reject their offers.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Railways: Types, Design & Safety
Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors present current research on the types, design and safety issues of railways. Topics discussed include the acoustic characteristics of noise in train stations; monitoring railway structure conditions and opportunities to use wireless sensor networks as tools to improve the monitoring process; hydraulic absorbers as dampers to dissipate the energy of oscillations in railway electric equipment; development of train fare calculation and adjustment systems using VDM++; efficient development and verification of safe railway control software; and evolution of the connectivity of the Portuguese broad gauge railway network (1948-2012).
£119.99
University of Massachusetts Press Underground Movements: Modern Culture on the New
Book SynopsisFor more than a century the New York City subway system has been a vital part of the city’s identity, even as judgments of its value have varied. It has been celebrated as the technological embodiment of the American melting pot and reviled as a blighted urban netherworld. Underground Movements explores the many meanings of the subway by looking back at the era when it first ascended to cultural prominence, from its opening in 1904 through the mid-1960s. Sunny Stalter-Pace analyses a broad range of texts written during this period-news articles, modernist poetry, ethnic plays, migration narratives, as well as canonical works by authors such as Hart Crane, William Carlos Williams, and Ralph Ellison-to illustrate the subway’s central importance as a site of abstract connection, both between different parts of the city and between city dwellers who ride the train together. Writers and artists took up questions that originated in the sphere of urban planning to explore how underground movement changed the ways people understand the city. Modern poets envisioned the subway as a space of literary innovation; playwrights and fiction writers used it to gauge the consequences of migration and immigration; and essayists found that it underscored the fragile relationship between urban development and memory. Even today, the symbolic associations forged by these early texts continue to influence understanding of the cultural significance of the subway and the city it connects.
£22.75
Nova Science Publishers Inc Positive Train Control: Issues & Economics for
Book SynopsisPositive Train Control (PTC) is a communications and signalling system that has been identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a technology capable of preventing accidents caused by train operator or dispatcher error. PTC is expected to reduce the number of accidents due to excessive speed, conflicting train movements, and engineer failure to obey wayside signals. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA08) requires implementation of positive train control on railroads which carry passengers or have high-volume freight traffic with toxic or poisonous-by-inhalation hazardous materials. This book provides an overview of the issues and economics for improved rail safety. While PTC promises benefits in terms of safety, its implementation entails substantial costs and presents a variety of other policy-related issues. These include the interoperability of individual railroads'' systems, sufficient radio spectrum to support PTC, and the possibility that PTC could be a barrier to market entry.
£146.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Employee Fatigue in the U.S. Railroad Industry:
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Rail Safety: Challenges, Oversight Issues &
Book SynopsisThe Federal Railroad Administration''s (FRA) rail-safety oversight framework relies on inspections to ensure railroads comply with federal safety regulations. FRA inspects railroad infrastructure and operations, identifies safety defects, and may, if warranted, cite the railroads for violations of federal safety regulations. This book examines the overall framework that FRA, the states, and the railroads use to ensure rail safety; the extent to which FRA and the railroads assess safety risks and allocate resources to address those risks; and what challenges, if any, exist to FRA''s current safety framework, and what ongoing and emerging issues FRA faces.
£63.74
G2 Entertainment Ltd Best of British Steam Engines
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Story of Crossrail
Book SynopsisThe story of an engineering marvel of the twenty-first century, from Britain's bestselling railway writer. Crossrail, first conceived just after the Second World War in the era of Attlee and Churchill, has cost more than £15bn and is expected to serve 200 million passengers annually. From Reading and Heathrow in the west, the Elizabeth line will extend to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, including 42 kilometres of new tunnels dug under central London. The author sets out the complex and highly political reasons for Crossrail's lengthy gestation, tracing the troubled progress of the concept from the rejection of the first Crossrail bill in the 1990s through the tortuous parliamentary processes that led to the passing of the Crossrail Act of 2008. He also recounts in detail the construction of this astonishing new railway, describing how immense tunnel-boring machines cut through a subterranean world of rock and mud with unparalleled accuracy that ensured none of the buildings overhead were affected. A shrewdly incisive observer of postwar transport policy, Wolmar pays due credit to the remarkable achievement of Crossrail, while analysing in clear-eyed fashion the many setbacks it encountered en route to completion.Trade ReviewThere will surely be lessons from Crossrail to suggest how the work might have been done even more efficiently and quickly * Financial Times *PRAISE FOR CHRISTIAN WOLMAR: 'An excellent history of the London Underground' The Times on The Subterranean Railway. 'A lucid and engaging account of the far-reaching effects that trains have had upon society' The Railway & Canal Historical Society on Railways. 'A wonderful account of how our railways came to be' Jon Snow on Fire and Steam. 'A marvellously informative, entertaining and rightly partisan book' * Sunday Times, on Fire and Steam *
£17.00
Crecy Publishing Southern Way 60
Book SynopsisSince its first issue published in 2007, The Southern Way has become the acknowledged definitive journal on the history and heritage of the Southern Railway and the Southern Region of British Railways. The quarterly periodical has now reached issue number 60, and it continues to be the ''go-to'' reference for all those interested in the UK''s Southern Railways. Each issue contains a variety of articles and photo features, each offering an in-depth exploration of an historical aspect of the railways, rolling stock, infrastructure, incidents, events and people associated with ''The Southern Way''.The 60th issue of The Southern Way continues the tradition of previous issues with articles including:- The Queen and the Southern- 1948 - A Year of Change- Elmers End to Addiscombe and Sanderstead- Southern Engine Sheds in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire- Southern Railway Platform Tickets- A Day in the Life- Accidents will Happen- Longmoor Military Railway Open Day- Class 33 Mock-ups- Class 33s in the 1960s- Bulleid''s Class 4DD EMUs- Raworth/Bulleid Class 70 Electric Locomotives- BR Standard 2-6-4Ts on the SouthernIllustrated throughout its 96 pages, including rare and previously unseen colour images, The Southern Way continues to be the ultimate reference source for railway modellers, historians and enthusiasts.
£13.46
Crecy Publishing Southern Way 61
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£14.95
Crecy Publishing Southern Way 62
Book SynopsisThe quarterly periodical has now reached issue number 62 with 63 to follow in November. It continues to be the ''go-to'' reference for all those interested in the UK''s Southern Railways. Each issue contains a variety of articles and photo features, each offering an in-depth exploration of a historical aspect of the railways, rolling stock, infrastructure, incidents, events and people associated with The Southern Way.Features in the new 62nd edition include:- Locomotives at Nationalisation- Class 456 Farewell- Southern Snippets: Second World WaR- The Wimbledon & Croydon Railway- Southampton Pacifics- Southern Engine Sheds in Sussex- A Day in the Life- Dorking Greystone Lime Co.
£13.46
Crecy Publishing Speedlink Volume 1: A comprehensive pictorial study of the rolling stock used on this service 1977-91
£21.25
Crecy Publishing Southern Way 63
Book SynopsisThe quarterly periodical has now reached issue number 62 with 63 to follow in November. It continues to be the ''go-to'' reference for all those interested in the UK''s Southern Railways. Each issue contains a variety of articles and photo features, each offering an in-depth exploration of a historical aspect of the railways, rolling stock, infrastructure, incidents, events and people associated with The Southern Way. Among the features and articles in Issue No. 63 are:That was the year that was - 1963Southern Snippets - Continental TrafficA Class of their Own Southern Sheds in KentClass 442 - End of the ''Plastic Pigs''A Day in the Life Hayling Island Farewell
£13.46
Crecy Publishing Handbook for Railway Steam Locomotive Enginemen
Book SynopsisThe burgeoning of the railway preservation movement all across the United Kingdom in the last 50 years has meant that there are now a considerable amount of steam locomotives preserved, maintained and in full working order and being run in frequent public service by preservation societies on heritage lines. This means that there is a continuing need for a practical handbook to help drivers and those responsible for maintaining the locomotives in safe condition for public use, covering all the basics of steam locomotive construction, technology and operation - this book fulfils that need admirably. The book is a reprint of an official handbook issued for the education of and day-to-day use by British Railways enginemen in late 1957, when it was distributed to all members of the BR footplate grades concerned with steam power. In lucid terms, and with the aid of over 90 contemporary diagrams, many of which employ a variety of colours to distinguish, for example, saturated steam, superheated steam, exhaust steam, air, oil and water passages, the book provides an accessible guide to the basic principles of steam locomotive construction and operation.
£17.00
Key Publishing Ltd Rolling Stock Review 20242025
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£11.69
Key Publishing Ltd Modern Railway Review 2025
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£9.49
