CHAPTER 1 Overview 1
Further reading 11
CHAPTER 2 Mechanism 16
Unit 1 Car Body 16
Further reading 28
Unit 2 Bogies 34
Further reading 41
Unit 3 Coupler 43
Further reading 50
Unit 4 Gangways 56
Further reading 61
CHAPTER 3 The Electrical and Electronic Technology 67
Unit 1 Vehicle Transmission and Control 67
Further reading 79
Unit 2 Power Supply 82
Further reading 88
Unit 3 Monitoring and Information System 92
Further reading 102
CHAPTER 4 Pneumatic System and Braking System 105
Unit 1 Pneumatic System 105
Further reading 115
Unit 2 Braking System 117
Further reading 121
Supplementary reading 125
Lesson 1 Performance of Railway Vehicles 125
Lesson 2 Physical Aspects of Railway Dynamics 127
Lesson 3 Tracks 128
Lesson 4 Introduction to the Wheel-rail 131
Lesson 5 Curving Forces 132
Lesson 6 Creep Forces and Moments 135
Lesson 7 Some Key Factors to Vehicle Moving 136
Answers for Reference 140
Abbreviations Table 156
生词表 159
参考文献 168