Railway Planning, Management, and Engineering, Profillidis 9780367350116 New..

Name: Railway Planning, Management, and Engineering, Profillidis 9780367350116 New..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Railway Planning, Management, and EngineeringAuthor(s): V Profillidis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367350116, 978-0367350116\nSynopsis\nIn a rapidly changing world, with increasing competition in all sectors of transportation, railways are currently restructuring their planning, management, and technology. As commercial and pricing policies change and new methods of organization are introduced, a more entrepreneurial spirit is required. At the same time, new high-speed tracks are being constructed and old tracks are being renewed, magnetic levitation trains are in operation, hyperloop systems are being planned, high-comfort rolling stock vehicles are being introduced, logistics and combined transport are being developed. Awareness of environmental issues and the search for greater safety attribute a new role to the railways within the transportation system. Meanwhile, methods of analysis have evolved signific.