Railroad Latest Illustrated Science of Railways / Kenichi Kawabe

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Railways
Bluebacks / Railways offer a variety of ways to enjoy, including railway, pick-up railway, model railway, station railway and timetable railway. The range of railway fans is expanding regardless of age or gender. This book is the definitive edition of the book. The author, a traffic technology writer who has pursued the question "What is Railway?", explains the latest railway technology together with a wealth of illustrations for railway fans who are eager for knowledge. ● Main contents Chapter 1 Basics of Railways - What kind of transportation means Railways - How rails were invented - Ingenious ideas for passing through curves - What is Sticky Drive? Chapter 2 Mechanism of Vehicles - Classification of Vehicles - Basic Structure of Vehicles - Structure of Bodies - Mechanism of Vehicles / Brake Equipment - Vehicles that can run at high speed on curves - Vehicles with special structures - Chapter 3 Mechanism of Railway - Structure of Railway and Tramway - Structure of Railway and Tramway - Civil engineering structures that support the tramway - electrical equipment - Disaster-prevention equipment that protects the railway - Chapter 4 Mechanism of Operation - Transportation Plan and Timetable - Automatic operation of Railway and Tramway - Civil engineering structures that support the tramway - electrical equipment - Disaster-prevention equipment that protects the railway - Chapter 4 Mechanism of Operation - Transportation Plan and Timetable - Automatic operation of Trains - Control of train operation - Ticket and automatic ticket checking system - Chapter 5 Bullet trains and high-speed railways - What are Bullet trains and high-speed railways - Operation technology of Bullet trains - Measures against noise in Bullet trains - Disaster-prevention technology of Bullet trains - High-speed railways abroad - Chapter 6 Urban railways that run through urban areas - Measures to prevent noise in Bullet trains - Disaster-prevention technology of Bullet trains - Revival of streetcars - Urban railways in various countries - Kannawa