Electric Railway Handbook

Author : A. Morris Buck
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330106891
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book The Electric Railway written by A. Morris Buck and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Electric Railway For several years the author has felt the need of an adequate text-book for instruction of advanced students taking electric railway courses. It was to meet this need that this volume was prepared. It is so arranged that certain portions may be omitted without affecting the continuity, as each chapter is a complete unit in itself. Since most students take electric railway courses after having mechanics, a fundamental knowledge of this subject is assumed. Similarly, power plant and transmission line work are usually taken as independent courses, and are referred to in this book only as they directly affect the main subject. Car house design and equipment are entirely omitted, for, while of prime importance in electric railway operation, they are topics of limited scope which have no direct bearing on the other factors which make up a railway system. Such points arc very fully covered in some of the recent electrical handbooks. Although intended primarily as a text-book, it is believed that this volume contains much matter of interest to the practising engineer, since it purposes to give the underlying principles of electric railway design and operation. It must, however, be borne in mind that no attempt has been made to write a handbook, and that definite figures have been given only when necessary to make the text clear. In connection with a book of this character, the author considers it essential that frequent reference be made to the current technical press for standard practice and recent developments in the field. The Electric Railway Journal is especially to be recommended in this connection. It is impossible to give credit for all the suggestions and criticisms which have aidexl the author in the preparation of this book. The sources of material are given, so far as possible, in footnotes. Especial thanks arc due Prof. A. S. Richey, of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, for reading the manuscript, and for valuable suggestions made by him; and Mr. E. G. Young, of the University of Illinois, for his aid in preparing the illustrations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.