Computers in Railways VII (Advances in Transport)

The new millennium has seen the dawn of considerable fundamental changes in the technology used for railway operation. These include the introduction of cellular radio for main line and mass transit train control and Maglev for commercial application. Computers are now being employed extensively in every field during the whole lifecycle of a railway project from initial conception through development operation, maintenance and ultimately decommissioning. This book contains progress reports on the use of computer-based techniques and promotes their general awareness throughout the business management, design, manufacture and operation of railways and other advanced passenger, freight and transit systems. Over 125 papers are included and these were originally presented at the seventh in a highly successful series of international conferences examining this subject. Topics covered for the first time are: Advanced Train Control Systems, Train Location Systems, The Passenger Interface, Maglev and Linear Machines, and Energy Management and Condition Monitoring. The contributors also describe the latest developments in Infrastructure, Systems Engineering and Safety, Planning, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Scheduling and Crew Rostering, Freight Traffic, Power Supply, Traction, Rail-Wheel Dynamics and Pantograph and Catenary Interaction, Vehicle Dynamics and Fatigue, Traffic Control, Maintenance, Multi-Train Simulators, Training, Decision Support and Human Interface Systems, and Control Systems and Communication.