Transport Technology & Trades

The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times. They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming...

This book illustrates the work of Network Rail over the past eight years to transform the Western Region from a diesel-only railway, with track lay...

The goal of this book is to provide transportation and land use planning practitioners in the public and private sectors with the tools and resourc...

The Federal Railroad Administration''''s (FRA) rail-safety oversight framework relies on inspections to ensure railroads comply with federal safety...

This fundamental work explains in detail systems for active safety and driver assistance, considering both their structure and their function. Thes...

A family owned business specializing in light duty horse-drawn carriages, buggies, and wagons, the McFarlan Company, like many manufacturers of its...

Innovative transportation technologies will be a vital component of any future sustainable society. Gathering over 50 authoritative, peer-reviewed...

Ergonomics often seems to be involved too late in commercial project development processes to have substantive impact on design and usability. Howe...

Care and Repair of Advanced Composites, 3rd Edition has been extensively updated to keep pace with the growing use of composite materials in commer...

Reid Antony Railton, Cheshire-born automotive engineer par excellence, created an extraordinary range of cars. He rose to renown during the 1930s a...

In recent decades, metrologyan accurate and precise technology of high quality for automotive engineshas garnered a great deal of scientific intere...

HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, International Edition provides a strong foundation for servicing medium-and heavy-duty trucks, including essential informati...

When the AEC Mandator V8 was introduced in 1968 it carried with it high hopes for the future of AEC and the Leyland Group. Nothing remotely like it...

MODERN MOTORCYCLE TECHNOLOGY, Second Edition takes readers on an in-depth exploration of the internal and external workings of today''s motorcycles...

Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the world's greatest car and the race to drive the future. Elon...

Dynamics and Optimal Control of Road Vehicles uniquely offers a unified treatment of tyre, car and motorcycle dynamics, and the application of nonl...

This beautifully designed and illustrated essential guide to Porsche 911 from Motorbooks' Speed Read series explores the ins and outs of one of the...

How to get maximum performance from the MGB''s four-cylinder B-series engine for road or track.This book tells you all you could want to know, expe...

Heavy-duty wheeled vehicles (HDWVs) are all-wheel-drive vehicles that carry 25 tons or more and have three or more axles. They transport heavy, bul...

Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership: Fourth Report follows on three previous NRC reviews of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partne...

In 1893, Indianapolis carriage maker Charles Black created a rudimentary car - perhaps the first designed and built in America. Within 15 years, In...