Featuring 100 papers presented at the Ninth International Conference on Computer Aided Design, Manufacture and Operation in the Railway and Other Advanced Mass Transit Systems (COMPRAIL), this book will be invaluable to management consultants, engineers, planners, designers, manufacturers, operators and IT specialists who need to keep abreast of the latest developments in the area.

The COMPRAIL series has become the world forum for all major advances in this important field, and this latest conference volume highlights themes of great current interest. These are: Planning; Human Factors; Computer Techniques, Management and Languages; Electromagnetic Compatibility and Lightning; Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS); Freight; Advanced Train Control; Train Location; CCTV/Communications; Timetable and Operations Quality; Timetabling; Traffic Control; Online Scheduling and Dispatching; Dynamic and Wheel/Rail Interface; Power Supply/Catenary; Power Supply/Energy; Traction and Maglev; Obstacle Detection/Collision Analysis.