Author: Alan Warner
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099268760
Category : Bildungsromans
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
It is the early 1970s and for 16-year-old Simon Crimmons there's really not much to do in the Highlands of Scotland. The only local drama and romance is the West Highland Line, so Simon joins up as a train driver. But that summer he is introduced to a world far more glamorous and strange than the railways can provide.
Rail Human Factors
Author: Nastaran Dadashi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0203759729
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
The rail human factors/ergonomics community has grown quickly and extensively, and there is much increased recognition of the vital importance of ergonomics/human factors by rail infrastructure owners, rail operating companies, system developers, regulators and national and trans-national government. This book, the fourth on rail human factors, is
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0203759729
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
The rail human factors/ergonomics community has grown quickly and extensively, and there is much increased recognition of the vital importance of ergonomics/human factors by rail infrastructure owners, rail operating companies, system developers, regulators and national and trans-national government. This book, the fourth on rail human factors, is
People and Rail Systems
Author: John R. Wilson
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351912291
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Following on from 2005's Rail Human Factors: Supporting the Integrated Railway, this book brings together an even broader range of academics and practitioners from around the world to share their expertise and experience on rail human factors. The content is both comprehensive and cutting-edge, featuring more than 55 chapters addressing the following topics: ¢ Passengers and public ¢ Driver performance and workload ¢ Driving and cognition ¢ Train cab and interfaces: simulation and design ¢ Routes, signage, signals and drivability ¢ Signalling and control of the railway ¢ Planning for the railway ¢ Engineering work and maintenance ¢ Level crossings ¢ Accidents and safety ¢ Human error and human reliability ¢ SPADs: signals passed at danger ¢ Human factors integration and standards ¢ Impairments to performance ¢ Staff competencies and training. People and Rail Systems: Human Factors at the Heart of the Railway will be invaluable for all those concerned with making railways safer, more reliable, of higher quality and more efficient. It will be essential reading for policy-makers, researchers and industry around the world.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351912291
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Following on from 2005's Rail Human Factors: Supporting the Integrated Railway, this book brings together an even broader range of academics and practitioners from around the world to share their expertise and experience on rail human factors. The content is both comprehensive and cutting-edge, featuring more than 55 chapters addressing the following topics: ¢ Passengers and public ¢ Driver performance and workload ¢ Driving and cognition ¢ Train cab and interfaces: simulation and design ¢ Routes, signage, signals and drivability ¢ Signalling and control of the railway ¢ Planning for the railway ¢ Engineering work and maintenance ¢ Level crossings ¢ Accidents and safety ¢ Human error and human reliability ¢ SPADs: signals passed at danger ¢ Human factors integration and standards ¢ Impairments to performance ¢ Staff competencies and training. People and Rail Systems: Human Factors at the Heart of the Railway will be invaluable for all those concerned with making railways safer, more reliable, of higher quality and more efficient. It will be essential reading for policy-makers, researchers and industry around the world.
The Deadman's Pedal
Author: Alan Warner
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099268760
Category : Bildungsromans
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
It is the early 1970s and for 16-year-old Simon Crimmons there's really not much to do in the Highlands of Scotland. The only local drama and romance is the West Highland Line, so Simon joins up as a train driver. But that summer he is introduced to a world far more glamorous and strange than the railways can provide.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099268760
Category : Bildungsromans
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
It is the early 1970s and for 16-year-old Simon Crimmons there's really not much to do in the Highlands of Scotland. The only local drama and romance is the West Highland Line, so Simon joins up as a train driver. But that summer he is introduced to a world far more glamorous and strange than the railways can provide.
Decisions
Author: United States. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Operation and Maintenance of Diesel-electric Locomotives, 1965
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diesel locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diesel locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1991: Department of Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1991
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Commerce
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1598
Book Description
Hours of Service of Railroad Employees
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 89-80. Considers S. 2180, to reduce working hours for train crews and other railroad workers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 89-80. Considers S. 2180, to reduce working hours for train crews and other railroad workers.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1494
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1494
Book Description