Railway Rolling Stock (Railtex) (Hardcover)

Part 1 The passenger environment: trains are for people, R.E. West

New trains, New directions, N.W. Bates

Review of the future development of air-conditioning systems within the UK railway environment, N. Bolton

Air-cycle air-conditioning of passenger saloons, R. Andra and F. Sauter

Mobile air-conditioning for modern railway cars, I.B. Vaisman

On train CCTV - the developing requirements, A. McDonald

Quieter trains - measuring the acoustic performance of an inter-vehicle gangway, G.J. Haines and P.W. Eade

At seat entertainment system - pleasing the passenger and the operator, S.J. Ollier and D.A. Newton.

Part 2 Rolling stock reliability and maintenance: optimizing maintenance, M. Etwell

Performance improvements through maintenance initiatives, A. Barr and N.B. Schulkins

Total cleanliness control [TM] approach to condition monitoring of railway fluid systems, M. Day and M. Scappaticci

Maintenance free - total reliability - why not?, A.P. Lezala and I. Flynn

The MK48 motor alternator development, M. Underwood

Train maintenance - the future is arriving - the AEA technology vision of maintenance for the 21st century, J.M. Rands et al

Maintenance plans for new vehicles, R. Elliott

New innovation, C. Thomas

Class 170 operational reliability, A.C. Bell

Adtranz DMUs delivering the future, C.A. Morbey

Electronic document management (EDM) - an engineer's view, J. Lupton

Availability - procurement involvement, A. Marsh

In-house or out-source, P.J. Cameron

Implementing turnkey contracts, R. East

Delivering trains for service, A.G. Wrighton.

Part 3 Technology and developments in rolling stock: getting new trains into the running railway, A.J. Francis

Re-inventing Motorail, N. Swift

More seats in suburban trains, C.P. Boocock

Critical issues for high-speed passenger rolling stock for non-electrified routes, B.T. Scales

Diesel engines for rail traction locomotives -meeting the challenges of lower emission limits, J. Harrison

Fluid power control systems in rail development, P. Larcey and R.J. Skinner

Assessment of the performance of tilt system controllers, R.M. Goodall et al

Taking the stress out of FEA -the use of finite element analysis for railway applications, M.J. Hampshire.

Part 4 Wheels and brakes: retro fitting a modern WSP to Midland Mainline HST coaches, M. Coney and N. Yule

Advanced modular EP brake control, J.E. Paddison and W.P. Straube

Composition brake blocks - a "cast iron" alternative, S. Morris

Getting more life from your railway wheels, P.J. Waite

Wheelsets for West Coast main line tilting trains, J.R. Snell and F. Trombini

A new wheel material for the new century, P.D. Cassidy.