Publisher's Synopsis
The contributions in the present three volumes contain selected papers from the 1st International Conference on Computer Aided Design, Manufacture and Operation in the Railway and other Advanced Mass Transit Systems (COMPRAIL 87) organized by the Computational Mechanics Institute, Southampton, UK, and held in Frankfurt in July 1987. These books contain the latest information on the different set of topics by managers, scientists and engineers directly involved in these areas of railway technology and will be of general interest to managers, scientists, engineers and other researchers in the railway industry, academia and government departments. Computer applications are increasing more and more in railway systems, and the customers can benefit from the latest information provided. Computers in Railway Management deals with the use of the computer in various aspects of railway management, including data collection and data processing. Specifically, the topics dealt with are management functions related to planning and design of networks, financial systems, traffic forecasting, maintenance of rolling stock and track, train scheduling and other operational aspects. Computers in Railway Installations, Track and Signalling includes an overview of the use of the computer in railway infrastructure design, rolling stock design, signal box design and signalling, while Computers in Railway Operations is concerned with computer and microprocessor applications in AC or DC transmission, traction, train operations and advanced train control systems.
