Electric Railways : 1880-1990 (History and Management of Technology)

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Electric Railways : 1880-1990 (History and Management of Technology)

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版/ページ数 474 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780852968055
  • DDC分類 621.33

Full Description

Electric Railways 1880-1990 explores the history of the integration of both electric and diesel-electric railway systems and identifies the crucial role that diesel-electric traction played in the development of wireless electrification. The evolution of electrical technology and the modern railway produced innovations in engineering that were integral to the development of traction, power and signalling systems. This book presents a thorough survey of electric railway development from the earliest days pf the London Underground to modern electrified main line trains. The distinction between 'enforced electrification' and 'economic electrification' is also discussed and the pioneering role of J.J. Heilmann assessed.

Developed from many years of research into railway engineering, topics covered include signalling and communications, power supplies, and a detailed survey of traction systems, both AC and DC. The introduction first of mercury arc rectifiers, and later of power semiconductor controls, is also discussed in detail. The author has a long-standing interest in engineering history and has written many papers on aspects of railway technology. This book will be of particular interest to scientists and historians interested in the development of electric railways.

Contents

Chapter 1: Telegraphs, track circuits and signals before 1890
Chapter 2: Electric railways and American practice
Chapter 3: The electrification of street railways
Chapter 4: Heilmann, Ward Leonard and the electric railway
Chapter 5: Electrification of British rapid-transit lines
Chapter 6: Electrification 1900-20
Chapter 7: Track circuits, describers and electrical signalling 1890-1920
Chapter 8: Evolution of the electric railway 1920-40
Chapter 9: Railway electrification and the thermal-electric locomotive
Chapter 10: Converters, the mercury-arc rectifier and supply to electric railways
Chapter 11: Signalling, communications and control 1920-40
Chapter 12: Railway electrification 1920-40
Chapter 13: Electro-Motive, General Motors and oil-electric traction
Chapter 14: The mercury-arc rectifier locomotive
Chapter 15: Railway electrification in Britain 1920-60
Chapter 16: Signalling, communications and control 1940-70
Chapter 17: Main line direct current traction in Britain
Chapter 18: Main line alternating current traction in Britain
Chapter 19: Solid-state electronics, motor control and the locomotive
Chapter 20: Solid-state electronics in signalling, communications and control
Chapter 21: The electric railway 1965-95