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Covering the operation of freight trains since the end of main-line steam in 1968, this title is a largely pictorial examination of the considerable variety of traffic and the vast array of different types of wagon - including both air - and vacuum-braked - that have been utilised by the railways over the past 40 years.
In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train. This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train. Donald Crews used childhood memories of trains seen during his travels to his grandparents' farm in the American South as the inspiration for this timeless favorite. New York magazine's The Strategist chose Freight Train as one of the "Best (Nonobvious) Baby Books to Bring to a Shower." As The Strategist stated: "The Caldecott Honor Book is spare and minimal in both art and text and follows the journey of a freight train and all its cars until it rolls off the page and into the distance. It’s a good way to learn all the different names of train cars, too." Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train.
Written by a team of recognized railway signal engineers, this book covers the systems of 12 European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.;The first chapter is devoted to railway signalling principles as applied by each country. Later chapters consider the development and application of signal engineering components and systems, together with historical references as appropriate. Subjects include practice in the cab, in the control room and by the track, train detection, level crossings and the use of radio. Finally, the future of railway signalling is discussed.
The origins of the railway industry lay in the need to carry the products of Britain's industries from source to market. Freight was the bedrock of the railways' prosperity. Useful for railway historians and modellers alike, this book describes the nature of freight operation in the steam era.
The papers in this volume examine the conditions and consequences of micro-electronic technology within one or more of various spheres of the labour process.
This outstanding thesis characterises the aerodynamic flow around a container freight train; investigating how changing container loading configurations affect the magnitude of aerodynamic forces measured on a container. 1/25th scale moving-model freight train experiments were carried out at the University of Birmingham’s TRAIN rig facility to investigate slipstream velocities and static pressure, as well as measuring, using a specifically designed on-board pressure monitoring system, the aerodynamic loads on containers. Results were compared with full scale data and assessed in terms European standards for trackside worker and passenger safety limits. Rail vehicle aerodynamic studies have tended to previously focus on high speed passenger trains in line with increases in train speed. The research presented within this thesis highlights the issues associated with the aerodynamic development around a freight train, providing the foundations for further research and a basis from which to develop international safety standards in relation to freight, as well as high speed trains.
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