Category:
Railway History
Blurb of Book:
The history of the Indian Railways though less than 150 years old, is complex and not systematically documented. There is a burning need to examine and collate the data available, and present a comprehensive historical report on Indian Raiways
Name of Publisher:
INDIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
Edition of the Book:
First
Print Year:
2008
Print Location:
New Delhi, India
Where to buy:
Limited copies with Indian National Academy of Engineering
The Report attempts to record the rich engineering heritage of Indian Railways and covers a wide range of subjects including Railway Gauge, Permenanent Way, Bridges and Civil Engineering Workshops, Construction Projects and Hill Railways, Locomotives and other Rolling Stock, Mechanical Workshops, Production Units, Electric traction, Signalling & Telecommunication and Urban Rail Transport. Each chapter traces the evolution of technolgy in each area and highlights recent developments. The Report is illustrated with photographs, diagrams and a few maps and contains a number of useful references.