This volume contains a selection of papers from the -Railtech 1996- event dealing with railway engineering, systems and safety. The topics covered include platform edge doors, factors influencing derailment risk and automatic train protection and the operational railway.

In today's maturing railway industry, the key to getting - and staying - ahead is to keep up with the latest developments across all sectors involved in railway technology. There is pressure upon the rail industry to deliver more customer benefits, with greater cost-effectiveness, faster - whether that customer has freight interests or is a passenger. The demands being made on the rail networks is steadily increasing and manufacturers are being pushed to produce higher speed, higher load, rolling stock while considering stringent safety conditions.

In today's maturing railway industry, the key to getting - and staying - ahead is to keep up with the latest developments across all sectors involved in railway technology. There is pressure upon the rail industry to deliver more customer benefits, with greater cost-effectiveness, faster.

The text explores the use of numerical simulation as a support for the design and fabrication of welded components. The papers cover such topics as: welding residual stress and distortion simulation; friction stir welding; and the integrity of welding joints.

This text reviews the present status and future potential of the different systems of energy storage, their role in power generation by renewables specifically, and the electricty market generally.

Powder metallurgy (PM) is a highly attractive process because it permits the production of unique parts with unique properties by controlling their microstructure. Since the processing route for these materials is quite different from traditional engineering materials, it is vital that the PM process is understood and the potential offered by components made via this route needs to be fully integrated with the design process.

Vibrations in Rotating Machinery provides an opportunity for the reader to be informed of new developments and industrial applications of current trechnology relevant to the vibration of machines and assemblies.

This prestigious Congress brings together the principal engineers, scientists and practitioners working in tribology around the world. This major international Congress is the showcase for more than 800 papers which represent the best in tribological research and industrial applications. One-page abstracts of these important papers are presented here in an easily accessible, single volume, formaing a vital record of work in tribology.

Topics covered include:

• Think film bearings
• Lubricant chemistry and rheology
• EHL and boundary lubrication
• ...