In German! Planning – Dimensioning – Execution – Maintenance – Retrofitting. The 3rd completely revised and substantially expanded new edition of the handbook "Earthworks of Railways" was written by proven experts in both railway construction and geotechnics. This has made it possible to achieve a holistic view of the load-bearing system of...

The railway system is developing at high speed: "Deutschlandtakt" and digitalisation, sensor technology, hybrid drives and environmental friendliness are current topics. As a result of the interoperability of the railways in the European Community (EU), the railway system has changed profoundly - not without impact on the handbook "The Railway...

Basics - Error Detection - Correction - Quality: A comparative overview of the DACH countries and the UK This technical book provides a comprehensive, practical overview of all aspects of track alignment correction, taking into account the relevant regulations of the DACH countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and the United Kingdom. First...

Rail freight traffic is a volatile market and, in terms of market participants, much more lively than, for example, long-term contracts, which are based on local rail passenger transport. The new business compendium "railfreight.eu" portrays 600 active freight railways in the well-known and standardized layout of the "Europäische Bahnen"...

Now only € 69,- instead of formerly € 106,-: You save 35 %! The current overview of the railway market in Europe. The market overview provides up-to-date data on around 1100 rail transport and infrastructure companies in 34 countries: Market analysis "Europe", created by Independent Regulator's Group-Rail (IRG-Rail) Quick overview for each...

Sustainable Track Greening requires the integration of knowledge and experience from railway track engineering and vegetation science. Selection of systems (track structure- and vegetation system), location specific conditions as well as maintenance effort are closely related and should be considered at large. The Handbook Track Greening offers...

This book fills the gap in the market between the numerous theoretical works, which are limited to one topic or few specific topics on rail vehicle technology, and the books for professionals. The target group for this book is students of railways and rail vehicle technology as well as professionals from the industry who wish to refresh or...

This book provides the reader with an overview of rail freight transport, including intermodal transport. It focuses on competition in rail freight transport and the role of individual market participants. The content is supplemented by a description of the historical development of market regulation in transport and the presentation of current...

Track System - Substructure - Maintenance - Economy The english edition of the "Handbuch Gleis" conveys connections between the individual track components and their demands in a clear and concise manner. Compared to the first English edition, ths second edition contains several additional sections on the following topics: Equivalent conicity...

Designing Railways looks at the construction and planning of new railways, and maintenance of railway infrastructure, covering the initial spatial planning studies, financial budgeting, and project planning This book presents the current state of the railway technology in Germany and also in Austria to a lesser extent. It looks forward to...