The Proceedings of International Symposium on Seed-up and Service Technology for Railway and Maglev Systems : STECH
Online ISSN : 2424-3167
2003
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RAILWAY SPEED-UP : A REVIEW OF ITS HISTORY, TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
Roderick A Smith
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This short paper briefly summarizes some key events in the history of the speed-up of railways. Some of the factors inhibiting speed-up of the railway as a system are reviewed : safety, passenger comfort, economics and environmental performance. Finally, some speculations are made on the future of railway speed-up.
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