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This book introduces the basic knowledge, concepts, terms and development process of high-speed rail (HSR) and summarizes its main achievements at this stage. It mainly expounds the connotation of high-speed rail to readers from two different aspects of theory and technology. The book explains the development process of high-speed rail in terms of time: yesterday's wheel rail high-speed rail, today's maglev high-speed rail and tomorrow's super high-speed rail; and also spatially, making a comparative analysis of the development around the world.
This book can be used as a reading material for scientific researchers, engineering technicians, management workers, teachers and students of colleges and universities as well as high-speed railfans.


Table of Contents
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION.- Chapter 2. CONCEPTUAL TERMINOLOGY OF HSR.- Chapter 3. ATTRIBUTE CHARACTERISTICS OF HSR.- Chapter 4. Wheel High-speed Rail(WHSR).- Chapter 5. Magnetic High-speed Rail (MHSR).- Chapter 6. SUPER-SPEED RAIL (SSR).- Chapter 7. GLOBAL VILLAGE IN HIGH-SPEED RAIL ENVIRONMENT.- Chapter 8. Reference.

A Brief History of High-Speed Rail

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      Publisher Springer Verlag, Singapore
      Published 3 September 2023
      ISBN-13 9789811936371
      978-9811936371
      ISBN-10 9811936374
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book introduces the basic knowledge, concepts, terms and development process of high-speed rail (HSR) and summarizes its main achievements at this stage. It mainly expounds the connotation of high-speed rail to readers from two different aspects of theory and technology. The book explains the development process of high-speed rail in terms of time: yesterday's wheel rail high-speed rail, today's maglev high-speed rail and tomorrow's super high-speed rail; and also spatially, making a comparative analysis of the development around the world.
      This book can be used as a reading material for scientific researchers, engineering technicians, management workers, teachers and students of colleges and universities as well as high-speed railfans.


      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION.- Chapter 2. CONCEPTUAL TERMINOLOGY OF HSR.- Chapter 3. ATTRIBUTE CHARACTERISTICS OF HSR.- Chapter 4. Wheel High-speed Rail(WHSR).- Chapter 5. Magnetic High-speed Rail (MHSR).- Chapter 6. SUPER-SPEED RAIL (SSR).- Chapter 7. GLOBAL VILLAGE IN HIGH-SPEED RAIL ENVIRONMENT.- Chapter 8. Reference.

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