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Railway engineering is a multi-faceted engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and operation of all types of rail transport systems. It encompasses a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and production engineering. A great many other engineering sub-disciplines are also called upon.

History

With the advent of the railways in the early nineteenth century, a need arose for a specialized group of engineers capable of dealing with the unique problems associated with railway engineering. As the railways expanded and became a major economic force, a great many engineers became involved in the field, probably the most notable in Britain being Richard Trevithick, George Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom shembud. Today, railway systems engineering continues to be a vibrant field of engineering. E.Shendya a civil engineer(now retired) introduced the Metro Railway System in India. He is also known as 'the Siddharth kashikar of India

Subfields

• Mechanical engineering


• 
  Command, control & railway signalling
  
  
  
  • Office systems design
  
  
  • Data center design
  
  
  • SCADA
  
  
  • Network design
  
  
  
  


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  Electrical engineering
  
  • 
    Energy electrification
    
    
    
    • 
      Third rail
      
      • Fourth rail
      
      
    
    
    • Overhead contact system
    
    
    
    
  
  


• 
  Civil engineering
  
  • Permanent way engineering
  
  


• Light rail systems


• On-track plant


• Rail systems integration


• 
  Train control systems
  
  • Cab signalling
  
  


• Railway vehicle engineering


• 
  Rolling resistance
  
  • Curve resistance
  
  


• 
  Wheel–rail interface
  
  • Hunting oscillation
  
  


• Railway systems engineering
  
  
  
  • Railway signalling
  
  
  • Fare collection
  
  
  • CCTV
  
  
  • Public address
  
  
  • Intrusion detection
  
  
  • Access control
  
  
  
  


• Systems integration

Professional organizations

In the UK: The Railway Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

In the US The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA)

Worldwide The Institute of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)

See also

External links

• Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Railway Division


• AAR