May 16: Account of meeting which opened May 5, 1930; review of papers dealing with locomotives of new types and improvements in steam locomotive. May 23: Reports of sectional meetings, as follows: relations between railways and seaports; concrete ties; concrete and reinforced-concrete structures; machines for simplifying statistical work; penetration railways; electrification of secondary lines. May 30: Section dealing with ways and works; breakage, wear and jointing of rails; competition of road transport. June 6: Electric locomotives for main-line traction; speed control in classification yards; cooperation of staff. June 13: Static and dynamic stresses in railway bridges; signaling; economic traction methods; rail motor vehicles. June 20: Permanent-way equipment of light railways; permanent-way tools and maintenance; all-steel coaches. June 27: Question of staff training; summary of proceedings at plenary and final sessions and notes on visits, excursions, and social functions. (See also - no. 606 July 1930, pp. 289-293; Engineering vol. 129, n 3363 May 16, 1930 pp. 819-821; Engineer, vol. 149, nos. 3876, 3877, 3878, 3879 and 3880, Apr. 25, 1930, pp. 466-467, May 2, pp. 482-484, May 9, pp. 526-528, May 16, pp. 552-554, and May 23, pp. 578-579)
The international railway congress, Madrid
Ry Engineer
Railway Engineer ; 51 , n 607
1930
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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