HIGH SPEEDS DISCUSSED AT VIENNA IRCA/UIC SYMPOSIUM

Article highlights the topics discussed at the symposium on high speeds at Vienna, 1968. The symposium was divided into five sections. The first dealt with traction and rolling stock problems; the second concerned problems of fixed installations; the third was devoted to non-conventional techniques; the fourth covered general problems and the economic aspects of high speeds on existing tracks; and the fifth examined these problems and aspects in relation to non-conventional solutions and new lines of approach.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1968-7-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 485
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 124

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train protection; Control systems; Economics; High speed rail; Motors; Railroad tracks; Railroad trains; Railroads; Signaling
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037791
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 15 1973 12:00AM