RAILWAY ENGINEERING

About the book

• This well-known text-book now in its Twenty Fifth Edition, provides an up-to-date account of the basic principles on various functions and working of Railways. Its excellent material fills a significant void in the literature of Railway Engineering. Chapter of Rapid Transit System which contains latest information on Delhi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Dubai Metro and Tube Railways.

  The substantial matter with sufficient solved problems covering the new syllabus in railway engineering of almost all the Indian Universities as well as Polytechnic Institutions and also examples of latest and modern railways and tunnels constructed during past decade are cited at appropriate places. Appendix-I covers updated information regarding “Units of the Indian Railways” and

  Appendix-II gives information about “Training Institutions of the Indian Railways”.

  Appendix-III describes some of the “Famous Indian Trains”,

  Appendix-IV contains the list of “Abbreviated Terms” used in the book and in Appendix-V “Multiple Choice Questions”. All the articles have been given the numbers to enhance the readability and convenience of the reader.

  The topics of the subject are covered in 23 well-arranged chapters and 5 appendices; it now contains:

  * 233 Self-explanatory and Neatly Drawn Diagrams

  * 26 Useful Tables

  * 27 Solved Illustrative Problems

  * 191 Multiple Choice Questions

  * 371 Questions at the end of the chapters.

  The book should prove to be extremely useful to the Civil Engineering students preparing for the Degree Examinations of all the Indian Universities, Diploma Examinations conducted by various Boards of Technical Education, Certificate Courses as well as for the A.M.I.E., U.P.S.C., G.A.T.E., I.E.S. and other similar competitive and professional examinations. It should also prove of interest to the practising professionals.

What is Included?

• 1 : INTRODUCTION

  2 : RAILWAY SURVEYS

  3 : TRAIN RESISTANCES AND ROLLING STOCK

  4 : RAIL GAUGES

  5 : RAILS

  6 : RAIL FASTENINGS

  7 : SLEEPERS

  8 : BALLAST

  9 : PLATE-LAYING

  10 : MAINTENANCE

  11 : CREEP

  12 : CURVATURE OF TRACK

  13 : STATIONS AND YARDS

  14 : STATION MACHINERY

  15 : POINTS AND CROSSINGS

  16 : COMBINATIONS OF POINTS AND CROSSINGS

  17 : SIGNALLING

  18 : INTERLOCKING

  19 : RAILWAY TRACTION

  20 : EARTHWORK AND DRAINAGE

  21 : TUNNELLING

  22 : RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

  23 : MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

  Appendix I : UNITS OF THE INDIAN RAILWAYS

  Appendix II : TRAINING INSTITUTIONS OF THE INDIAN RAILWAYS

  Appendix III : FAMOUS INDIAN TRAINS

  Appendix IV : Abbreviated Terms

  Appendix V : Multiple Choice questions Bi