Preface
List of Abbreviations
1. Railways and Transport
2. High Speeds, Magnetic Levitation and Hyperloop
3. Policy and Legislation
4. Forecast of Rail Demand
5. Costs and Pricing
6. Planning and Management of Railways
7. The Track System
8. Mechanical Behavior of Track
9. Subgrade - Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Analysis
10. The Rail
11. Sleepers – Fastenings
12. Ballast
13. Transverse Effects – Derailment
14. Track Layout
15. Switches, Tracks in Stations, Marshaling Yards
16. Laying and Maintenance of Track
17. Slab Track
18. Train Dynamics
19. Rolling Stock
20. Diesel and Electric Traction, Hydrogen Trains
21. Signaling – Automations – Interoperability
22. Safety - Level Crossings
23. Enviromental Effects of Railways
List of References
Index
Biography
V.A. Profillidis is Professor of Transportation Engineering at Democritus Thrace University, Xanthi, Greece. He has acted as a consultant on many railway projects, with 30 years of research, teaching, and professional experience in Railway Planning, Management, and Engineering. He has published 10 books and over 200 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He has served as advisor to the Greek Ministry of Transport, the Greek Railways, and the Greek Ministry of Public Works. He has also been a research associate in the Research Department of the International Union of Railways (UIC) and in the French Railways (SNCF). He holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering, a Diploma in Law, both from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a D.E.A. and a Ph.D. from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées of Paris, France.
