Pachl, J.: Railway Operation and Control. 4th edition, VTD Rail Publishing, Mountlake Terrace (USA) 2018, 302 p.
Printed book: USD 39.95 (EUR 34,74), ISBN 978-0-9719915-9-0
E-book (EPUP and MOBI): USD 19.00 (EUR 16.52), ISBN 978-1-7327310-0-4
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This book provides, in a compact form, the very basic knowledge in the science of railway operation in a close connection with signalling principles and traffic control technologies. It was written both as a tutorial for students of railway-related programs and as a reference for people in the industry. Although written from an European point of view, this book tries an independent look at railway operation without concentrating on the operating philosophy of a single railway. For the 4th edition, the content was thoroughly revised considering current developments in railway signalling and control technologies, and in methods for capacity evaluation. In the ATP section, a paragraph on the Chinese Train Control System (CTCS) was added. With ETCS, CTCS, and PTC, all communication-based train control systems used today in mainline operations worldwide are now covered.
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Contents- Basic Terms of Railway Operation
- Dynamics of Train Movements
- Spacing Trains
- Interlocking Principles
- Capacity Research
- Scheduling
- Traffic Control
This book is a recommended tutorial for railway programs at these academic and professional training institutions:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
- Michigan Tech University at Houghton, USA
- Central Queensland University, Australia
- Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- University of Pardubice, Czech Republic
- University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic
- Iran University of Science and Technology at Tehran, Iran
- National Cheng Kung University at Taipeh, Taiwan
- M.S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Siemens Rail Automation Academy at Braunschweig, Germany
- SIYAYA Learning, Training and Development, Johannesburg, South Africa
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