Practical Railway Engineering
by Clifford F Bonnett
This 210 page hardback provides an introduction to basic engineering techniques as applied to railways. Designed as a textbook for Imperial College’s MSc course in Transport, it includes a foreword by Professor Tony Ridley. Brief but informative chapters cover all aspects of the railway operation from ticketing and planning to signalling, drainage and escalators.
ú19·00 from World Scientific Publishing, 57 Sheldon Street, London WC2H9HE, Great Britain.
Fax: +44 171 836 2020
UIP Manifesto
This trilingual 30-page document presents the background to the International Union of Private Wagon Owners Associations, and private wagon operations in Europe. It discusses deregulation, environmental safety, and new markets, and advocates a ’law for rail vehicles’ plus a co-ordinated approach to replacing old wagons. UIP, Boulevard du Souverain 47, Boîte 17, B-1160 Brussels, Belgium.
Fax: +32 2 672 8114
Arab Railway Statistics 1995
Amongst the statistics for 13 Arab railways, these figures show that Moroccan Railways employed 1921 more traffic staff than Syrian Railways but carried over 6 million more passengers, while Saudi Railway Organisation transported 460458 passengers with 451 staff. Tunisian Railways, at over 27 million, carried the most passengers. Other statistics give passenger and freight traffic, rolling stock, and lengths of narrow gauge and electrified lines. There are no figures for Sudan or Mauritania. A directory of 20 Arab railway organisations with personnel is included.
Union Arabe des Chemins de Fer, BP6599, Aleppo, Syria .
Fax: +963 21 225697
