Once again, a collection of contributions on the theme of "Construction of the German railway" is presented under the title "Infrastructure Projects". This time, published by DB Netz AG, the focus is not on individual projects, but rather on innovations. With Building Information Modeling (BIM), investments are better prepared and implemented....

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...

The Railways Act Compendium is now available- 16th edition. It contains a comprehensive collection of current national, European and international regulations of railway law from the AEG through the Interoperability Directive up to the COTIF. It serves as a guide for professionals and at the same time offers the necessary theoretical overview...

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 deals with basic aspects, technology, operation and financing important aspects of the urban transport system. There is an insight into the current legal foundations at European and national level. All aspects are presented, taking into account the production of modern light rail vehicles as well as basic renovation. It also explains...

This is an updated, revised and extended edition of ‘Railway Timetable & Traffic’, published in 2008. It describes the state-of-the-art methods of railway timetabling and optimisation, capacity estimation, train operations analysis and modelling, simulation, rescheduling and performance assessment. The intention is to stimulate their broader...

Following their 2010 and 2012 publications, DB ProjektBau GmbH gives an insight into the diversity of projects for the expansion of German railway infrastructure with a book entitled "Infrastructure Projects". The railway network of German railways provides the life-blood for the German and European economy. The infrastructure projects...

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...

The book intends to convey mechanical fundamentals of electric railway propulsion, which includes rail-bound guidance, transmission of traction effort from wheel to rail under the influence of non-constant levels of adhesion and the transmission of motor torque to a spring-mounted and thus swaying drive wheelset. The focal point of the book will...

Deutsche Bahn's railway network provides the life blood for the German and European economy. The infrastructure projects contribute to green mobility for goods and people in Germany . The book highlights major expansion projects, core projects and broad infrastructure improvements, huge signalling projects, the latest slab track technology,...

About 350 trains a day used the 61 km long route Augsburg - Munich, while the construction took place alongside. This was a particular challenge for the planning and realisation of the line extension. Nor was the excavation easy: the soft soils and moor areas in Haspelmoor required special construction procedures. With impressive pictures, this...

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...