Tomorrow's World (Railtech '98)
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-86058-187-8 (ISBN)
Description
The future of railway technology, from the innovators of today
Tomorrow's World features the proceedings of the 1998 Railtech event, a major European conference that brings together the industry's major innovators. Addressing the need for information and technology transfer by providing a forum for engineers of all disciplines, this conference covers a broad array of pertinent topics in engineering and business development. Current and future projects are discussed in the context of making railway technology the leader in reliability, comfort, and customer satisfaction.
Tomorrow's World features the proceedings of the 1998 Railtech event, a major European conference that brings together the industry's major innovators. Addressing the need for information and technology transfer by providing a forum for engineers of all disciplines, this conference covers a broad array of pertinent topics in engineering and business development. Current and future projects are discussed in the context of making railway technology the leader in reliability, comfort, and customer satisfaction.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
425 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86058-187-8 (9781860581878)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
PEP - Professional Engineering Publishers - is the author of Tomorrow's World - Railtech '98 - , published by Wiley.
Content
Environmental noise issues for operators of a new railway service, A.E.J. Hardy; new railways - the environmental noise dividend, C.J. Manning; design analysis of interior and exterior noise, C.F. McCulloch and E. De Geest; buying trains is easy?, I.R. Mylroi et al; making light rail affordable and attractive, D.T. Catling and T. Griffin; review of the environmental conditions inside an immobilized train in a tunnel, C.W. Pope et al; steer-by-wire - a railway technology for the future?, R.M. Goodall; a new MEng degree in railway engineering and systems, D.M. Lilley; UTILITY - utilization of transport infrastructure and land through information technology, F.C. Perrott and A.C. Renfrew; the use of simulators and CBT for railway driver training, J.W. Scott; virtual reality - toy or tool?, M. Hayhoe; progress on the Japanese Maglev system, C.J. Goodman.