Jane's World Railways
In a rapidly changing world of increasing commercialisation and privatisation of state-owned systems, Jane’s World Railways ensures you do not get left behind.
Content Structure
Jane’s World Railways is designed to give the reader data on railway systems and railway equipment manufacturers across the globe. A companion volume, Jane’s Urban Transport Systems, gives details on metro, light rail and bus operations in the world’s larger cities.
Structure
This title is divided into two main sections:
- Railway systems and operators:
This is a country-by-country listing of the railway systems and operators of the world. (This section is followed by a list of operators of international rail services in Europe.) - Manufacturers and services:
This section concentrates on the manufacturing industry and is broken into a number of chapters, detailing firms active in various sectors: - Locomotives and powered/non-powered passenger vehicles
- Diesel engines, transmission and fuelling systems
- Electric traction equipment
- Passenger coach equipment
- Freight vehicles and equipment
- Brakes and drawgear
- Bogies and suspension, wheels and axles, bearings
- Simulation and training systems
- Signalling and communication systems
- Passenger information systems
- Revenue collection systems and station equipment
- Electrification contractors and equipment suppliers
- Cables and cable equipment
- Permanent way components, equipment and services
- Freight yard and terminal equipment
- Vehicle maintenance equipment and services
- Turnkey systems contractors
- Information technology systems
- Rolling stock leasing companies
- Consultancy services
At the front of each Manufacturers and Services chapter are two company listings; an alphabetical listing and a listing by country. A separate section covers railway associations and agencies.
Record structure
Railway systems and operators: For most countries, basic data is given on the transport ministry, including key personnel and contact details. Network maps are also provided. System operators then follow, with address, telephone and fax numbers, web site, key personnel, track gauge, route length and, where appropriate, length of track electrified and electrification system. Information then follows, covering:
- Political background
- Finance
- Passenger operations
- Freight operations
- Intermodal operations
- New lines
- Improvements to existing lines
- Traction and rolling stock
- Signalling and telecommunications
- Electrification and track
Motive power details are given in tables. The smaller systems do not necessarily have entries for each standard subheading, while for the larger systems, the standard subheadings are broken down with italicised subheads on individual subjects.
Manufacturers and services: Each entry gives details of the manufacturer including address, telephone, fax, web site, key personnel, information on products or services provided, recent contracts and, where appropriate, background information and recent developments and contracts.
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Sections
- Analysis
- Glossary
- Manufacturers and services - bogies and suspension, wheels and axles, bearings
- Manufacturers and services - brakes and drawgear
- Manufacturers and services - cables and cable equipment
- Manufacturers and services - consultancy services
- Manufacturers and services - diesel engines, transmission and fuelling systems
- Manufacturers and services - electric traction equipment
- Manufacturers and services - electrification contractors and equipment suppliers
- Manufacturers and services - freight vehicles and equipment
- Manufacturers and services - freight yard and terminal equipment
- Manufacturers and services - information technology systems
- Manufacturers and services - locomotives and passenger vehicles
- Manufacturers and services - passenger coach equipment
- Manufacturers and services - passenger information systems
- Manufacturers and services - permanent way components, equipment and services
- Manufacturers and services - revenue collection systems and station equipment
- Manufacturers and services - rolling stock leasing companies
- Manufacturers and services - signalling and communications systems
- Manufacturers and services - simulation and training systems
- Manufacturers and services - turnkey systems contractors
- Manufacturers and services - vehicle maintenance equipment and services
- Railway associations and agencies - european
- Railway associations and agencies - international
- Railway associations and agencies - national
- Railway systems and operators
Commonly Used Terms
Alta Velocidad Española. Spanish name given to French design of high-speed train, Alternating current, American Public Transit Association, Association of American Railroads, Automatic car identification, Automatic fare collection, Automatic ticket vending machine, Automatic train control, Automatic train operation, Automatic train protection. System which takes control of train in event of failure of driver to respond to adverse signals, Automatic vehicle identification, Autorail Grande Capacité. Railcar made by Bombardier, Build, operate, transfer, Cathode ray tube, Center of Competence, Centralised traffic control, Closed-Circuit Television, Completely knocked down, Computer-aided design, Continuously welded rail, Design, build, operate and maintain, Design, build, operate and transfer, Diesel multiple-unit: a self-powered diesel train, Diesel-electric multiple-unit: a dmu with electric transmission, Direct current, Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, Distance/velocity measurement device, Electric multiple-unit: a self-powered electric train, Electrical and mechanical, Electro Motive Division (former name of locomotive manufacturing division of General Motors), EuroCity. European international intercity passenger service conforming to predetermined levels of quality, European international passenger service meeting predetermined standards for performance and accommodation, Foot equivalent units (standard method of measuring container capacity/traffic), French-designed cab-signalling system, as used on the TGV network, Gate turn-off thyristor employed in traction control systems, General Electric, General Motors, General Packet Radio Service, Geographical Information System, German driver vigilance system, Global positioning system (satellite tracking technology), Global System for Mobile Communications, Gross domestic product, a measure of national output, Gross national product, a measure of national income, counting GDP plus income from foreign investments, Heating, ventilation and air conditioning, Hertz (unit of measurement of the electrical frequency of AC power systems), High-frequency heavy rail suburban passenger service in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, Integrated gate bipolar transistor. Leading edge technology for control of electric traction systems, InterCity Express. The German design of high-speed train, InterCity Night. Brand name for German Rail's overnight services, InterCity Tilt. The German design of intercity tilting train, InterCity. European domestic intercity passenger service conforming to predetermined levels of quality, International trade association for European railway equipment manufacturers, based in Brussels, International Union of Road-Rail Transport Companies. Formed to develop and operate combined transport in Europe, Internet Protocol, Italian tilting train, designed by Fiat, Japanese high-speed railway system, Kilovolts. 1 kV = 1,000 V, Kilowatts. 1 kW = 1,000 W, Light rail vehicle, for operations on urban systems (a modern tram), Light rapid transit (modern tram system), Light-emitting diode, Ligne à Grande Vitesse. French high-speed line, Linear induction motor, Linienzugbeeinflussung (ATP), Liquid crystal display, Magnetic levitation, Megawatts. 1 MW = 1,000 kW, Neubaustrecke. Newly constructed line, usually for high-speed services, in Germany, Original equipment manufacturer, Passengers per annum, Rollende Landstrasse.'Rolling highway' piggyback system for conveying lorries, Swedish tilting train, designed by Adtranz (now Bombardier Transportation), The European Rail Traffic Management System/European Train Control System, Train à Grande Vitesse. The French design of high-speed train, Train Operating Company, Treno Alta Velocita. The Italian design of high-speed train, Union Internationale de Chemin de Fer. International trade association and lobying organisation for railway operating companies, based in Paris, Variable voltage, variable frequency. Leading edge technology for the control of electric traction systems