A Brief History of High-Speed Rail

A Brief History of High-Speed Rail

1st Edition 2023

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book introduces the basic knowledge, concepts, terms and development process of high-speed rail (HSR) and summarizes its main achievements at this stage. It mainly expounds the connotation of high-speed rail to readers from two different aspects of theory and technology. The book explains the development process of high-speed rail in terms of time: yesterday's wheel rail high-speed rail, today's maglev high-speed rail and tomorrow's super high-speed rail; and also spatially, making a comparative analysis of the development around the world.


This book can be used as a reading material for scientific researchers, engineering technicians, management workers, teachers and students of colleges and universities as well as high-speed railfans.

Book information

ISBN: 9789811936371
Publisher: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition 2023
Language: English
Number of pages: 172
Weight: 300g
Height: 155mm
Width: 234mm
Spine width: 14mm